APHORISMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 428, 25 August 1908, Page 4

APHORISMS.

We live in a beautiful world but few good things are to be had in it without hard work; good solid work is as necessary to peace of mind as it is for the health of the body. The most important things in the world are good air, good water, good food, good health, and a good conscience; the millionaire can have no more of these than, if so much as, the artisan. The worst things are pain, worry and sin ; and these money only cannot take away, but may even bring. We often complain of the faults of others, but have much more reason to complain of our own. They do us much more harm. And yet how we love them ! There is one person we can certainly make happy—if we set about it the right way. Every man can, if he chooses, keep his mind on the whole at peace, contented and cheerful.

A mistake, if it be a honourable mistake, need not necessarily be a misfortune ; it may be a good useful lesson, and one that can be turned to good account. The darkest shadows in life are those which a man makes when he stands in his own light. We cannot all be great or powerful, rich or clever, but we may all be happy and good. We can all make our lives bright and beautiful, if we choose.