The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-05-07

One great secret OF happiness IS new
er to allow your energies to stagnate.
The old proverb about too many irons
in the fire is absurd. Have them all
in-shovel, tongs, poker and all-the~
more the better.
An Indian philosopher being asked
what were, according to his opinion
the two most beautiful things of the
universe, replied: "The starry heavens
above our heads, and the feeling of
duty in our hearts"
1t is not a good thing to have ILL
health; it is not good thing to have
bodily ailments; but it is great deal
better to have bodily ailments that
work out manhood than good health
that works out imbecility.
| Many ideas grow better when trans
planted into another mind than in the.
one where they sprang up. That which
was weed in one intelligence becomes
a flower in the other, and flower
again dwindles down to mere weed
by the same change.
A sound philosopher once said: "He'
that thinks innocent pastime foolish
has either to grow wiser, or is past the
ability to do SO; and l have always
counted it an impudent fiction that
playfulness is inconsistent with great
ness. Many men and women have died
of dignity
Everything which takes the mind
out of self, that comfortable corner
where it loves to nestle, and forces it
into the bracing air of the outside
world, tends to develop within us that
faculty of realizing which is the root
of all sympathy and the cornerstone
of all social welfare.
Honor to him who first through the
impossible paves roadv' Such, indeed,
is the task of every great man; nay, of
every good man in one or the other
sphere, since goodness is greatness, and
the good man, high or humble, is ever
a martyr, and spiritual hero that
ventures forward into the gulf for our
deliverance."
You are not obliged to discuss your:
business or affairs with everyone you
may chance to know; but in dealing
with a confidential friend be perfectly
frank. Disclose the real motives of
your conduct, and then those who
differ from you may still respect you,
Nothing is more fatal to friendship
than prevarication and deceit.
1t is not the indolent or the easily
worked man that has the necessary
amount of leisure for the attainment
of some desirable local or general OBJ
ject. 1t is rather the busy man who,
by the careful outstanding of fractions
of time which other less thoughtful
people would waste, can and does
achieve incomparably great and valu-
able results.
1t is a fact that seems to be not al
ways appreciated by the majority of
persons that the mind needs rest quite
as much as the body. The idea of rest,
to most people, seems to mean just to
leave off physical exertion; but this is
one of the most serious mistakes. 1t
is often the case that the mind is much
more in need of rest than the body,
and that physical recuperation is next
: to impossible without freedom from
mental strain and worry,
Do not become self-indulgent. Do,
not talk about leaving to the young
the tasks of life, or about getting out
of their way. Get out of nobody's.
way, and, above all, do not stand in
your own way. DO not step out of the,
ranks-that is, do not step out Of SYM
pathy with the spirit of the age in
which you live. Love the young; be-
young yourself; keep in the line of
sympathy and feeling with those who
are young. Rejoice with them. Live
with them.
, It may be set down as a rule that
one can never afford not to be gen.
E tleman. 1t is best to learn this rule
: early and practice it late. 1t is not
we'll to say mean things of another.
. because in most cases you will have to
take it all back in bitterness of heart
when he does you an unexpected favor.
7 1t is not wise to treat anyone brusquely. o.
because you cannot always Judge
, bird by the feathers he has on. 1t is
} not well to look down on anybody, be-
cause the time may come when he will
look down upon you. There is GER
tain selfhood in everyone which should
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