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Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give.—Hannah More. • • • • Take tho humbug out of this world, and you have not much left to do business with. —H. W. Shaw. • • • • The best is the cheapest.—Franklyn. • • • • I have often said that all the misfortunes of men spring from their not knowing, how to live quietly at home, in their own rooms, —Pascal. o•, • o A witty writer is liko a porcupine; his quill makes no distinction between friend and foe. —H. W. Shaw. • • • • He bought a Bible of tho new translation, And in his life he showed great reformation; He walked mannerly and he talked meekly; He heard three lectures and two sermons weekly; He vow 'd to shun all companions unruly, And in his speech he used no oath but "truly"; "And zealously to keep the Sabbath's rest. —Sir John Harrison.
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Wairarapa Age, 1 April 1920, Page 4
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152REFLECTIONS Wairarapa Age, 1 April 1920, Page 4
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