A THOUGHT FOR A QUIET HOUR.
We are apt—even the most tolerant of us —to' be a little supercilious as to the ideas, the emotions, the intelligence, and the ultimate aims, of what we are pleased to call “the masses.” We are apt to underestimate their appreciation of what is the best. But it is always worth while giving them credit for some intelligence, some measure of appreciation for the treasures of literature, of music and of art. We can all be missionaries for the best.
If we get our set-backs —as wo are bound to do in a world so mired; if some people drift inevitably to the second best, or worse, let us not be discouraged, but go on doing our part. Many a time, in the most unexpected quarters, we shall reap our reward. When all is said and done, human nature renders loyal allegiance to beauty, to purity, to sincerity and truth; to all that is best in man and in he works of his creation.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3015, 25 March 1926, Page 1
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170A THOUGHT FOR A QUIET HOUR. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3015, 25 March 1926, Page 1
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