HINDU PHILOSOPHY.

Shannon News, 1 April 1924, Page 4

HINDU PHILOSOPHY.

No knowledge can b;. attained with* out study. If you wish to be free from sin, avoid temptation. Never excite those thoughts in others which* will give them pain, or cause them to sin. , - Forget not that tho brightest part of your life is only like a flower, which is withered almost as soon as blown, perform your duty faithfully; and God will bestow his blessing upon you. ' i ■ . Use no indecent language for want of decency shows want of sense. , Never value yourself upon your fortune; for this is a sign- of a weak mind. Be not proud; for pride is odious to both God and man. stress. Sport not with pain and distress, nor use the meanest insect with wanton cruelty. . > Envy not the appearance of happiness in anyone, for you know not hia secret troubles. . . Apply yourself to learning ;it will add much to your honour. Fear God He is the Creator and pre-

server of all. . Do not insult a poor man; his misery entitles him to pity. - Prosperity gains friends; adversity tries them. ... It is wiser to prevent a quarrel tha to revenge it. . . To err is human; to forgive is divine. ~ He is always rich, who considers himself as having enough. , . The golden rule in happiness is to be moderate in your expectations. ■ It is better to reprove, than to. be angry secretly. ■ . ' . ■ Diligence, industry and submission to advice are material duties of the young. Anger may glance into the breast of a wise man, but it rests only in the bosom of fools. Sincerity and truth are the foundation* of all virtue. By other's faults, wise men correct their own. . . To. mourn without measure is tony, not to mourn at all is insensibility. Truth and error, virtue and vice are things of an immutable nature. > When our vices leave us we flatter ourselves that we leave them. A man may have a thousand intimate acquaintances, and not a friend among them all. ■ ■ ■ * .-;■ The finest talents- would be lost in obscurity, if they were not called forth byistudy and cultivation. - Idleness is the root of all evil. The acquisition of knowledge is the most honourable occupation. Beware of false reasoning, when you are about to inflict an injury you cannot repair. : He can never have a true friend who is often changing his frienships. , Virtuofus youth gradually produces flourishing manhood.* v A contented mind and a good conscience will malco a man' happy in all conditions. ..,,'.'..,, ~,,.-!■