True belief

It is a fact that if one states the Truth, no one can T help believing what he says if only he make himself understood. If I issue an order in truth, there is no question but it will be both understood and obeyed. Suppose I issue an edict that every person should...

Lash up the lazy sheep

1. A hermit living among boulders, taking but water alone. A tiger ate him. 2. A man lived in great state highly respected and honoured. Fever killed him. The one should not have shunned society, the other should not have sought it. Neither of them lashed up the lazy...

Blasphemy

It is not that blasphemy is offensive to God. He is used to it, for He has met it under many conditions. But it is insulting to the atmosphere and destructive of him who uses it. * * * * The man of purpose says No to all lesser calls, all minor opportunities. In other...

To the man of the future

In a picture gallery at Brussels there is a painting by Weirk. A naturalist holds in his right hand a magnifying glass and in the other a handful of Napoleon and his marshals, guns and battle-flags tiny objects, swelling with meaningless glory. He examines these...