The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02
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WISDOM.
RY MEMBER OF CLASS D.

BY MEMBER OF CLASS D.
but where shall wisdom be found, and where
is the place of understanding? Man knoweth
not the price thereof, neither can it be found IN
the land of the living The sea saith it is not in
me, and the deep saith it is not in me. Behold,
the fear of the Lord. that is WISDOM and to de-
part from evil, that is understanding"
The above quotation. as you all know, is from
the Bible; the language, you see, is poetical, and
in the original Hebrew it is written in verse.
The words are very striking and very beautiful
and it would be very difficult to find their equal
in any book yet written. l am not lacking IN
respect and admiration for that Sacred BOOK,
although at times may be guilty OF w1tt1clsm
or criticism on certain passages. l regard the
Bible as the concentrated wisdom OF all the
| greatest and best minds that enlightened this
world for 1000 years of its history. l have read
| it through three times and committed several
chapters to memory. 1t is lucky that l did, Tor
| have not seen copy since nave Deen III the
prison. Wisdom is my subject Wisdom IS pru-
dence, judgement. discretion; the proper and
judicious use of all knowledge.
Knowledge is the education which man &C
ouires by study, observation and experience.
knowledge is not wisdom; unfortunately, WIS
dom only comes to us with age and experience.
Yetth is not always the case; old men are not
always wise, neither are gray hairs sign OF
understanding. We sometimes find youth pos
sessed of phenomenal wisdom. Joseph DaVlo
and Solomon of the Old Testament are striking
examples Erudition is that knowledge whlch
a man gains by the reading and study OF DooKs'
and scholar is one who is versed in the sciences
and languages and literature of ages past ana
present A we'll read man is sometimes called
| COme-
thing more than the mere reading of books to
make a scholar. Among the ancents wise
e man was called philosopher; in modern times
t. we call him sage
An artist is one who uses his knowledge or
gifts in the production of that which is pleasing
Z to the senses, Thus we have artists in dress,
music painting. sculpture, acting, singing, en-
craving and decorating The function OF the
# artist is to please and amuse. Art is a GIT OF
e nature: the artist, like the poet IS Dorn' hoI
l. made Without form, color and design ale
largely developed in the brain, no amount OF ed
u ucaton and training can make an artist. Mos'
, education is superficial; profound man IS oiie
l. who has fathomed some branch OF huihah
n knowledge to its depths. Thus Shakespeare was
e a wise man, profound man ana an arIis'
70 although he cannot properly be called
scholar: his inventive genius as poet ano
&c dramatist makes him an artist. He was a WISE
- man because every play points moral; he was
~ a profound man because he had fathOmed TIT
~ depths of human nature and knew all th'
. thoughts, passions and impulses OF the heart
II from the humblest beggar to the king on TN
% throne as we'll as the God who MADE IL. bu
IA we have no reason to believe that he cOuio ildV
written work on astronomy, botany, cheh
istry or the science of optics. He may neve
ColoV Aricf nfl
IN pius: he probably didn't understand the law
falling bodies of force and resistance. OF attrac
or ion and repulsion or the immutable laws 9
eft geometry. At the present time, by philost
d. pher we mean a we'll balanced mind; man WIN
makes the best of everything man whom fol
time cannot eate nor disaster depress, ma
III who never worries, no matter what happen:
Ce Genius is native talent. genius is a man Q
NC woman gifted by nature with eXtraordlnai
TIC mowers. Thus we have the genius OF sOng'
poetry painting, the military genius, etc.
lid Alexander the Great was the greatest mllltar
er- genius probably, the world ever saw, for at I'LL
he age of twenty he raised and equipped all arm
Id of thirty thousand men and led 1t form TO Col
auer the world, and in thirteen years never lo
,in a battle He probably inherited MS gehi'
10 from his father, who was also great genera
et it's said the only book he read was Homer. 81
~ ONION is often spoken of as the Wlsest man I'LL
ever lived Considered either as king, a Judg
an architect or a ruler he certainly mas no PEI
tin among men, The fame OF his wisdom went u
wa to the uttermOst parts of the earth attractlI
to the great Queen of Sheba, who maze speci
son tourney to hear him. Solomon hlmseH Sd
that he tried all earthly pleasures, even TO ma
noe ness and folly, and his final verdict IS: YAM
l"s of vanites all is vanity During his wise reis
sAAN 1,oror hoo 6GV4SC
10y ted by wars, lived in peace with all the worl
VIC and Jerusalem became the wealthiest city in II
world. 1t is said that he made silver and 60
[rs. az plentiful in Jerusalem as the stones in Ct
of Streets He personally superintended q
ON erection of the greatest temple ON earth al
on, wrote a book of proverbs and wise sayings Whl
has never been surpassed; he says that the Wa
49, of wisdom are ways of pleasantness and all n
49,, paths are peace
,ab- Aio "P0 .,,onn rho .ncip
, af Greeks Socrates was the greatest phllosophe
among the Romans, Michael Angelo was
greatest genius; Among the Germans Hu
< by boldt was the greatest philosopher, ana amo
H. the English, Herbert Spencer. From sun
urs France that beautiful but bloody little count
in which all the world adOres and tries TO lmlta
] he we get Victor Hugo, the philosopher, poet a
author; De Lesseps, the engineer; Bernhar
wen Vic "0'i 49, ''.o N . 20. so,,;,c of ,nodio
g & juan VI az. ~, $50, &c sonu Amerc. :
day ailo "'',' .-Ao So So. ,;1o.a,,,or poni.n
lain gwen Us o"' oAo s.. 49, .,,,orio. 10.
,ove RI or, o'. ,onr the few immortal names
nful FutOn Erickson Howe, Morse, Draper, Glllt
ck.' Goodyear, Pullman. Westinghouse and Eds
VIM We have no great philosopher in this country
ver. present. Yale, Harvard anu rllno ratns nc
,rOs- plotuceu hiS WSsSt Point few great geners
icin- Philosophers have degenerated into wits,
N of witty sayings nave taken tlie Piact W 49,
but ~ & n1ia3 To heart fuil of care and trout
now because a man writes a humorous article
yyet unfair to suppose tna1 me is nge IN