Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
THE MAN WHO TALKS

Everyone should remember that . joys are our wings and sorrows our spurs Some people have the habit of using the spurs in life too much It may be that sorrows are just as , necessary as joys. perhaps we could not fully appreciate the one without the other The contrasts in life all have their values. Newtons s law of motion sto every action there is an equal and opposite reaction mi ght be extended to the law of emotions. The beauty of love would not be so i we'll recognized were it not for the Wickedness of hate, or the value of charity without the manifestation of selfishness What would experience in life be worth without the natural bal ances and counterbalances? When we talk of the ups and downs of life we are not talking of disorder, for they are regulated by law As free chooserS it is up to us to see that We get more sweet than sour, more gladness than sadness. Some types of sadness are really sinful for which we should pray to be forgiven, as well as relieved.
 It was Thackerav who said: "A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears" hence he has to have it pointed out to him in order that he may grow in wisdom What the fool does at last the wise man does to begin with. Those are, indeed, fortunate. who get a good start in life and make few errors It is because there always has been and always will be preponderance of fools in the world that knaVes exist and seem to prosper. It was Hare who ventured to call attention to the fact that "only fool is always right How fools may be recognized is by the importance they manifest over small parades and little honors The man who realizes his own importance never is conscious of his own short comings If you will lend your thought to this subject you will find there are fools in many high and responsible places.
 What do you think of the person who. discovering an idea in a book they are reading which they cannot endorse, throw down the book and close their eyes and their hearts to the book forever after, and scorn the author :? Some people are more responsive to their dislikes than to anything else. They feel it is their duty to let you know when they draw the line; and the line they actually draw is a bar to enlightenment. They shut them selves up like a box turtle for fear they may get a broader view of things. They are mighty uncomfort- able folks. too, for they are always
 
 ta9onism and usually making an un derestimate of the characters of esti- mable people. They are so positive in feeling and manifestation that they become impertinent and wearying to all who come in contact with them.
 Of all the anglers, perhaps those who fish for compliments have the most satisfactory season, for there is no bar to it-their season is everlasting. They never speak of the big one that got away or of the little one they had to throw back because it was not of legal size. They fish in deep pools and get all kinds, of course. Compliments are sure to vary, and we have no doubt there are "speckled beauties" among them. One writer declares some com pliments are presented with a bow, as if to beg pardon for paying them" These do not have to be angled for. There is no such thing as telling how compliments eyer got so sugary- there is hardly ever a tart one among them. Diplomatic compliments are still defined as lies in court dress Of all angling fishing for compliments is the most unsatisfactory, for it bears upon it the mark of reluctance or in sincerity.