The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-08

that = wisdom" The two definitions are
not Incompatible. II We estimate all
things according TO their true value, We
san not fail TO pu, God foremost in our
thoughts. because by reason Of what He
= Aut whA, HE does. He = and ought
20 % more 20 US than any other being or
substance. The fear Of the lord-that is
p-y-s rriHgntly wisdom, because IL places
the highest value upon that which Is
highest and best in the universe. But
not less Is it wisdom 10 place a just yalu-
alton upon other things which in the
icoursS % life invite cur attention. Says
one OF the old Puritan diviues CDr. Isaac
( Burrows: Wisdom instructs us to eN-
anime. compare, and rightly value the OBJ
I JectS that court our affections and Chal-
lenge our care; and thereby regulates
our passions and moderates our endeav-
ors. beCetting a pleasant serenity and
peaceable tranquility of mind" This
serenity and tranquility of mind tends to
, lengthen life. just as worry and fretting
tend to shorten, it; so that 1t is no mere
figure of speech to say Of wisdom:
Length of days is In her right hand.
and in her left, riches and honor. Her
ways are ways of pleasantness and all
her paths are peace"
The wise shall inherit glory, but
shame shall be the promotion of fools"
'"rhe wise man is he who fears God"
1t is the fool who hath said In his
heart there is no God" Therefore.
say that wisdom is the supreme aim ana
END OF all true education.
WISDOM WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE.
The poet Cowper has pointed out that
"knowledgc and WISDOM so far from be-
ing one have oft times no connection
, And no better example can be given to
illustrate this fact than Solomon, usually
spoken of as the wisest of men. 1t Is
said that there came of all people to
hear his wisdom" His was "A wisdom
that you could hear far better than see.
1t consisted of words rather than deeds.
Looking at his life, We are reminded OF
that English king who never said Il 100
> ish thing, and never did "A wise one. Sol
ONION uttered 5000 proverbs, packed full
, of wisdom in the most condensed form.
and his songs were "A l,yJJ-all doubtless
; good of their kind. He understood and
: appreciated the excellence of all moral
virtues and the undesiraDcness of their
lcontrary vices. No man could discourse
SO well as he on duties, public and prl-
T lvato. And yet while he knew all this and
. was intellectually wise, he did not act
according to his knowledge. Judged by
lour standards of virtue, he would not he
, regarded as very respectable in his life.
! Not only did he depart from those viz
:, tues la whose path wisdom directs us to
walk, but he even forgot the Lord, the
! fear of whom he had said was the begin
,f ming of both wisdom and knowledge. He,
the wise man fell into idolatry, and was
20 the ultimate cause of the dissolution of
* the Hebrew Confcderacy. No man that
reads the proverbs of Solomon can doubt
N that he knew what wisdom was. But
Al no man who reads the story of his life
- can believe that i'll any true sense he was
y himself wise. 1t is not enough, then, tc
is know wisdom or even TO love wisdom
l. what is needed Is to bc wise-both tc
n know and to do what Is best. knowl
IA edge. then, is not wisdom. The scholars
= who die as result OF dcbauchery, may
to have knowledge, but no wisdom
l. Burr had knowledge, but no wisdom
lie Byron, Shelley, Poe-all had knowledge
:. but no wisdom on the other hand
a Washington. Lincoln Mckinley, had bu
n little knowledge, speaking after the
" fashion of the schools, but they hac
IT great wisdom. knowledge is "A valuabl,
:, possession, but wisdom tells you what tc
Is do with it, \ certain amount of knowl
i edge is necessary to everyone. Without
lie this, man is at great disadvantage
l. even In the ordinary pursuits of life. The
J. common sense legislation of the day re-
al QuiTcs all children TO attend school long
n. enough to get this absolutely necessary
;, amount of knowledge. Whether one shal
go on and devote more time and LABOR
al
n wisdom TO decide, and wisdom Will dcctd,
4 It, not according to the absolute valu,
a of knowledge, but according to the sacri
E flee that must be made, according TO The
l. character of the mind to be educated
~ and according to the use which III,
- knowledge can be put to after 1t Is gain
Is ed. The paths in life that lie open tc
10 the young are almost innumerable. The
7 least inviting, but the one taken by the
10 IL IN nj m "A
/ assisted by little or no thought. The man
l. with little or no education Will take this
u path because he can take no other And
= the boy who wishes TO walk In that path
all his life can make sure of doing so by
\ not getting an education, In all other
# paths, even those in which like aGricul'
j. ture and the mechanic arts, muscle plays
"a a prominent part, thought is the reaI
3 master. In invention 10y which human
,e comfort is augmented and progress as
l. surcdi in the creation of "A literature, the
i intellectual and spiritual food of world
n in the eloquence which lifts men ont OF
l. their dead selves and makes them be-
! come the servants of humanity, in mas
&c terng and directing the forces OF nature
= so as nightly To increase production and
Is values, In all these thought Is the ruler
:, KNOWLEDGE AND ITS USES.
"a But whether it bc invention, creation
q, inspiration, or accumulation, the wis'
If man does not necessarily do what h,
,c thinks Is best IN itself, but what, bcin.
~ good, he can do best. Better be a gooC
ld blacksmith than poor lawyer or an in
be different preacher; better produce wealth
OF and accumulate IL than write worthless
as book; better, in short, have a heart o
wisdom and know what one can do hes
d. and then do ii. Daniel Webster was
la great lawyer, at the head of the AmerI
ut can bar: great orator and statesman
1t the leader in the United States Senate
ne in period distinguished for stormy dis
De cussions and the investigation Of pro
he found principles. lie was wise In choos
ing to be what he was, As bushes.
ry man, judging from the way he conducted
m his own affairs, he would probably hav,
10 been Obliged TO make an assignment fo
:, the benefit of his creditors at least one,
e. a year. Even II We claim that the enc
le of education is the getting OF knoMledge