The Washington herald., 1910-05-22

is street northeast.
Honorable mention.
A hundred men stand on the shore and
say. There is no land beyond" One
brave and trustful man, like Columbus,
believes that the complete world is com
plete and sails for fair land beyond the
sea and finds it-Phnlips Brooks.
NJ AGNES DUNN.
Confidence is that feeling Of the mind
that gives us faith and courage. makes
US work boldly and fearlessly, guides us
on to the attainment. of success. and
shines forth as light. thus giving others
confidence in US.
1t is the shining pathway 20 its pos
SCISSOR that dispels the gloom and perme-
ates IN the darkest recesses Of doubt and
discouragement ever VIGOROUSLY leading
US onward and forward.
II we have confidence I'm ourselves the
world win have confidence in US. and we
will accept no defeat as decisive and ac-
knowledge no criterion but success.
CLIFTON r. KING.
Confidence is the best OF all our pos
sessions. for. combined with intrepidity
and a sprikIing Of modesty, II clears the
way to merit that would otherwise be
discouraged by difficulties. Confidence in
our fellow-man takes away all suspicious
distrust and leaves as full Of excuses for
all errors and watchful for the good quail
tiles IN each person with whom we come
in contact. The individual who has faith
in himself and trust in human nature Is
an optimlst. whether he realizes II or not.
b. ". SONEN.
Trust that man in nothing who has not
confidence in any one.
A Z. SATTERFIELD.
Confidence, one Of the winning forces
in life. is a part OF the stock IN trade OF
those who dwell on the sunny side Of the
street. SUNSHINE CHR.
In order 10 maintain his position upon
the narrow steel girder under his feet
the mechanic working at the dizzy height
Of fifteen or twenty stories upon the
skeleton Of one Of our modern skyscrap-
"a y l4itNl1 W lOETfrN NhIlllltlllf III l4l-
ability TO do SO. To lose that confidence
FOR a moment would be disastrous. just
so. confidence I'm our ability 10 perform
any given undertaking will put us far on
the way 10 its successful completion
This does not mean that confidence will
take the place Of knowledge The latter
We must have as a groundwork for our
confidence. Fear, the antlthesis OF conf
dence. will benumb our faculties and rem
der our every effort abortive; but conf
denCe in ourselves. in our feuOw-men.
and I'm a supreme power that makes for
righteousness viii cause us 10 walk erect
through life and viii keep our feet from
stumbling. Confidence is one Of the es-
sential elements Of success.
ARTHUR W. BEER.
We were born for confidence. first in
God and in humanity. and woe to him
that cannot trust, Still. trust brings
with It suffering, for all are imperfect
and TOO many are false, There are none
who do not sometimes Gisappolnt us.
How rare on earth is that constant fdel-
ity over which time and place exert no
power!
Trust or confidence seeks perfect good
ness. but II never can find full repose till
II has found the Perfect Being and ex-
pandS under His unchanging faithfulness
into the sure hope Of Astounding good. It
has often been observed that the strength
OF an army IS more than doubled by con
fdence in its chief Confde. only con-
fde. and you will be strong. You cannot
conceive the mighty energy treasured up
in living trust. Put your trust in your
own spiritual being: put your confidence
in the living cog NirS Z. NJ. CHAuI.E.
II IS indeed a blessing TO have a friend
in whom we have unlimited confidence.
one 10 whom we can conhdentlally go
when in any doubt or trouble and feel
that we can fully rely upon his counsel
And when we learn 10 have confidence in
our brother we are learning 10 have con-
fidence in God. and with confidence in
Him comes a confidence in ourselves. II
men had no confidence in each other the
whole activities Of life would be at an
end. Mrs. A. I. NJ AyERIIL.
Confidence is conquerer Of men; victori-
our both over them and in them:
The iron viii Of one stout heart shall
make a thousand quail:
4 feeble dwarf dauntlessly resolved Will
turn the tide Of battle.
And rally to a nobler strife the giants
that had fled.-Tupper.
NJ AGNES DUNN.
II have no confidence in myself are
words frequently heard. What a poor
compliment they are to ourseIf and what
a pitiful confession OF weakness they
betray! Those who utter them fail to
realize the immense possibilities of the
man within themselves.
Confidence is the alpha and omega OF
accomplishment. All history shows that
the great leaders OF men were those who
could inspire the greatest confidence in
others. Now. If we lack It in ourselves,
how can we make others believe in us?
It IS part Of the optimist's- creed to be-
lieve in confidence and to inspire it in
others by precept and example. Depend
OF the man within ourselves and there
is no such word as fail. ARTHUR LENOx.
It is not well to enter upon any enter
prise unless you have a certain amount
OF confidence First, have perfect conf
dence in Christ, and then II your work IS
for some good you can almost always be
sure Of success. GLADYS l. RANDOLPH
Confidence in one another. in ourselves
and in God IS 70 character building and
sustaining what food is TO the body
Confidence without credulity is a system
of uniform justice TO all, with ourselves
n AN OnTnEToT 1900