The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-22
Next Week "SeI-controP' Is TO Be the Topic, and
Many Good Thoughts WI Be Expressed.


cal ard philosophical truth to the truth
Of civil life, It win be acknowledge
even by those who practice It not. thai
clear and round dealing IS the home Of
mans nature, and that mixture Of false
hood is like alloy IN coin Of GOLD and sill
/ yer. which may make the metal work The
/ better. but Il embaseth H. There
/ is no vice that doth so cover a man witt
shame as to be found false and perfidi-
Gus; and therefore Montague saith pref
/ thy. when he inquired the reason why
/ the word Of the lie should be such a dis
I grace and such an odious charge: III
/ it be well weighed. to say that a man
I lieth Is as much as 10 say that he Is
brave toward God and a coward toward
man. For a lie faces God and shrinks
/ from man" Surely the wickedness Of
/ falsehood and the breach OF faith cannot
possibly be so highly expressed as IN that
/ it shall be the last peal to call the judg-
ments Of God upon the generations OF
men. being foretOld that when Christ
ccmeth He shall not find faith upon the
/ earth. Francis Bacon.
v.M
Be true 70 mankind, and whatever you do
( Pc true 70 the one who Is friendly 70 you;
Be true 10 your kindred, the young and
the old;
Be always TO parents comfort untold
Be true to yourself, making honor your
creed;
Be ever alert to perform a good deed:
Be true TO your Maker. and when life is
done,
Be not with the wanting. bur one ~ Ezis
own
c. A. BREwToN.
50 S street northwest
IF a man be sincerely welded to truth.
he must make up his mind 10 find her a
| poruonless virgin. and he must. take her
Tor herself alone. The contact. too.
must be TO love- cherish. and obey her.
not only until death. but beyond H. For
this Is a union that must survive not
only death, but time, the conqueror OF
death" JAMES ". MORSE
Riverdals. Ma.
Truth IS a correct representation OF
things and the strongest principle on
earth
Seize on the truth where'er It's found.
I Among your friends or among your foes.
Or Christian or on heather grounds:
The plant IS divine where'er IL grows. 90
H. W SMITH ID. d.
7G Morton street northwest
Robert Bur = says:
The honest man. though e'er so poor.
Is king O. men for that"
Honesty and truthfulness 20 well To-
gether Honesty Is truth and truth is
honesty. Truth alone may not constitute
a great man. but Il is the most important
element Of a great character. II gives Sc
curity 10 those who employ him and con-
rdence 20 those who serve under him.
Truth is the essence of principle. integ-
rity. and independence. II is the primary
need Of every man.
Lies" says Ruskin may be light and
accidental, but they are an ugly SCOT
trom the smoke OF the pit. and il is bet
ter that our hearts should be swept clean
or them without our care as 20 which is
largest or blacklist"
Truth and honesty show themselves in
various ways. They characterize the men
Of just dealing, the faithful men Of busl-
ness. the men who will not deceive you
10 their own advantage. Honesty is the
plainest and humblest manifestation OF
the principle Of truth Let him that would
tive well attain 20 truth and then. and not
before, he viii cease from sorrow.
MALCOLM d LANBOURNE
An Fourteenth street northwest
My child. you dream the world is fair.
And thy spirit VIII sigh 10 roam:
And thou must go. but never. when there.
Forget the truth You own
Though pleasure may smile with a ray
more bright.
II daZzles 70 lead astrav.
Likes the meteor's flash, twill deepen the
night
When thou treadest the truthful way.
Truth and right against trees and might
this hand IS always striven
MARY E. CAMERON.
AGED -
I profoundly believe that whoever viii
cheerfully surrender himself 10 the daily
duty Of living and promulgating truth.
and to the prayer OF faith will emerge
into light which he knows 10 be divine.
Anon.
s z ADKINS.
Truthfulness stamps the man. We
recognize II without effort as easily as
we do our a b c's No matter how low
his calling or occupation. no matter how
coarse in speech or actions, we are sure
to feel awed in his presence. He pos
sesses something that's high. heavenly.
cody. He knows he can front the world
with a true yes or no"
And what's more disagreeable than
lies, sham, hypocrisy. OF course. they
are successful for a while, but sooner
or later they are found out. Then what
a fall our reputation takes Truth is
indeed. the guardian Of character.
But 10 be true TO others. we must learn
the primary lesson Of being true To our
selves. When we have acquired and as
simulated 20 ourselves the full meaning
OF being true 70 ourselves" we will find
that by force Of habit II by nothing else.
we cannot be false TO any man.
THOMAS =. MURTO.
SIG Sixth street northeast
Truth is the bond OF union and the
basis Of human happiness. Without this
virtue there is no reliance upon Ian
guage. no confidence in friendship. no
in promises and oaths-Se-
lected.
The real nobility OF birth
To age, maturity. or youth,
The very crown OF creature worth
Is easy. guneless. open truth.
Selected.
JULIA BIAS
~ E street.
Truth Is our strongest hold while we
live, and will cause us. after death. being
accorded with the greatest Of pleasures.
1t has been. and is yet the only sure
foundation upon which we can safely
build.
All persons who are holding honorable
positions, and on whom rest great re-
possibilities. in a manner. they are re-
puted 20 be truthful. Many OF them who
once lived In penury have SCARED above