FLASHES OF THOUGHT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 May 1907, Page 4

FLASHES OF THOUGHT.

WHEN WE SCINTILLATE. Epigrams are the diamonds of discourse.—"The Simple I'lan." LIFE'S STEl'l'lNU STOXKS. The phrilosophy of life is to nia:;e capital out of misfortune!!.—Mr I'cei'bolnu Ol'l'v CIIAXCiXf! MOIiALS. Tlu> standard for the good man in on-? generation is not tile standard ill another.—The Spectator. THE ESSENTIAL QUALITY. Taet is to a woman ill priwite life what genius is to artists.—Clara Morris in the New York Journal. THE NECESSAIiY EVIL. People are never weary of complicating each other's lives and then calling it politeness.—Mr Kelde Howard ill the Sketch.

INEVITABLE WOMAN". No serious and lasting social progress is possible if woman does not aid it and benefit by it.—Charles Lelourneau in the Revue Franco-Auglaise. THE IDLE MAN'S HOBBY.

When men have nothing else to Ihink about they invariably turn their attention to the failings of women.--Pearl Humphrey in the Manchester Despatch. WHERE NATCHK SCORES. Nature demands of us an ell'ort to attract our mate. Fashion require- merely that we should annoy the rival.—E. bacon Watson in "The Barony of Rrcndon." THE PERILS OF THE WELLMEAN IXO. My pet aversion is "the well-meaning person." lie means well but rarely does well, and so his good intentions magnify bis shortcomings twenty-fold Miss Ethel Matthews in the Throne. THE POWER OF A THEORY. Every reform or great educational movement began, in the first instance, with the novel theory of some one person, whose work has often lived while his name is forgotten. All enthusiasts, and these are the people who rule the world, are enthusiasts.—Lady Phyllis in the Bystander. 'intellectual hermits.

Tt is not uncommon to see odd people who desire no mental companionship. They are the hermits of the intellectual world. They live on affectionate terms with a large circle of acquaintances who do not understand tlieiu in the least. Their true intimates: are their books, and if they confide it is upon paper—The Spectator.