The Washington herald., 1909-08-29

feet. frees him from tie dominivns OF his
own passions and propensities. II places
him In relation "a the best interests OF
| his kind Enjoyment sill come as the
unbldden sweeteuer Of labor and crown
ever right work.
MALCOLM D. LA,iBoRNE.
/ 34I Fourteenth street nort vest.
When Alexander had $, bdUed the world
! and wept that none wers left 20 dispute
his arms. his tears ee sn involuntary
/ tribute 70 a monarch know not
mans empire over hlmSe- Jane Porter
Conquer thyseif TIL thou hast done
that thou art a slave. for il Is almost as
well for thee 70 be IN subsection 70 an
others appetite as thy own.-Burton.
What is the best government? That
which teaches Us 10 govern ourselves
I Goethe.
/ In the supremacy OF self-contrOl con-
sists one OF the projections OF the ideal
! man.-Herbert Spencer.
One Of the most important but one OF
/ the most difficult things for a powerful
mind Is % be It's own master. The Bible
/ tells US that He that Is slow 70 anger
| is better than the mighty. and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a
city" Ms W. F. HALLECK.
] 655 Maryland avenue northeast.
There are several avenues that extend
from the handspring Of life. and OF them
one that is OF very great Importance TO
US is that OF self-control It is the pivot
/ upon which our success and our failures
revolve and that which will hinder our
being so easily decoyed into temptation;
and we are less liable to cause others
pain by our speaking harsh and IL
spoken words. With it we have a weapon
sufficient 10 protect us from that which
/ Is detrimental 70 our happiness. But
when we think Of the hundreds. yea the
/ thousands OF our fellow-mortals who are
destitute OF self-control our minds. very
| likely. VIII wander 70 those who have
exchanged their good names OF truth.
honesty. and sobriety for that OF false
hood. knavery. and ebTiety: or those who
have forfeited their freedom and happi-
ness for that Of the confines of prisons:
and last but not least, to the millions
who are conscience Of their having souls
10 save, but for the want Of self-control
60 needless. step by step, down, down,
deep and deeper IN misery and despair.
Like a rudderless ship upon the sea
Heavily ladened with silver and gold.
Are we who're rich on this worlds goods
But are powerless Of self-control.
Lord, I beseech Thee TO guide our steps
And everything that we do and say,
And grant our heart. minds. and hands
May controlling powers display.
stay the arms of violent men,
And their hands of vengeance hold
When their fury IS raging high
And with their passions beyond control.
D. W. MOORE.
zls E street northwest.
Here is a quotation which shows The
need for self-control from The Settlers
Wife" where remorse came too late:
Boys flying kites haul in their white
winged birds.
But you can't do that when flying words
Thoughts unexpressed may sometimes
fall back dead.
But God himself can't kill them when
they're said"
he. HUNTER,
we should every night call ourselves
to an account: What inhrmity have I
mastered to-day7 What passion opposed?
What temptation resisted? What virtue
acquired2 Our vices will abate Of them
selves If they are brought every day to
the shrift."
Better conquest never canst thou
make than arm thy constant and thy
nobler parts against giddy, loose sug-
gestions." MIR
BetsTie.
When a rational being so far forpats
himself as to inhict PAIN he lacks self
control. Surely he would not deliberately
offend unless there were something
wrong with his moral constitution. That
curt reply. that species Of wit which
stabs, that assumed air OF superiority,
that glance Of contempt-in short, all Of
his venial weaknesses together with his
grievous digressions. would never find