GEMS OF THOUGHT
EARNESTNESS A man in earnest finds means, or if he cannot find, creates them. —Channing. There are important cases in which the difference between half a heart and a whole heart makes just the difference between signal defeat and a splendid victory.—A. H. K. Boyd. The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct. —Confucius. Without earnestness no man is ever great or does really great things. He may be the cleverest of men; he may be brilliant, entertaining, popular; but he will want weight. —Bayne. The reformer must be a hero at all points, and he must have conquered himself before he can conquer others. Sincerity is more successful than genius or talent—Mary Baker Eddy. To impress others we must be earnest; to amuse them, it is only necessary to be kindly and fanciful. —Tuckerman.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 November 1943, Page 6
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