PROVERBS WRITTEN BY AN ANCIENT BRAHMIN.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4745, 22 March 1884, Page 4

PROVERBS WRITTEN BY AN ANCIENT BRAHMIN.

" * The' first 'step towards being wise is to know that thou art ignorant, and if thpu ' wouldst not be esteemed foolish in the judgment of others, cast off the folly of being wise in thine own conceit. ' If r thou believe a thing impossible, „ thy despondency/ shall make it so; ' bat he that perseveretb shall overcome all difficulties. To be satisfied with little is the greatest I wisdom,' and be who increases his riches *" increasetrv hisi" cares;"but,a contented mind is a hidden treasure. ' [

Labour not after' riches firsthand think tho'if afterward wilt enjoy them.' He who oeglecteth the present moment throws away all that he hath. . „, .'!,*■/.' Whentnoirdoest good, do it .because it ' 'is" good, not because men esteem it; when ihou avoidest evil, flee from it because it ;is evil, not because men speak against it. * Be honest for the love of honesty. Who is it that affirms most boldly P Who gis it that holds his'opinions most obstinately P ' Even he who ha£h most, ignorance, for he also hath.s&ost pride. j Pursue' that* which is honourable; do ) that which is light,, and the applause of thine own conscience will be more joy to theo than. the shouts of. millions who 1 ' know not that thou dese'rvest them. 7 ; !