The New York herald., 1922-05-04
spots In Human Nature.

Spots In Human Nature
stupidity and jealousy are two black
spots in human nature which. more than
the love for money, are the root of all
evil"
tht ~"Cio through life without ever ascrib-
ne4g to your opponents motives meaner
III nan your own
NJ Nothing so lowers morale as jealousy.
II Give it up. Be great"
"Another sure way to rame Is to know
Ifwhat you mean. Almost no one II he Is
Y truly eminent knows what he means
II ."pur avoidance of frankness in life
and in arts is often but cowardly way
OF shirking unpaIatable truths"
do not put your photographs at all
ages into an autobiography. Photo
graphs give away what you have done
with your life"
Youth looks into the mirror unneces-
earily through vanity and says: What
an interesting face. | wonder what
lie is to be up to-? Your betters do not
look into mirrors so often. We know
what he has been up to-
"My own theme is courage as you
should use it in the great fight that
seems to be coming between youth and
youth mean you and by your betters
us"
A little later he revealed that NC
Connachie is the name / give my unruiy
half of myself-my whiting half. am
the half that is dour and practical and
canny He is the fanciful half.
You have got more in common with
the youth of other lands than the youth
6f any age can ever have with each
.. Ia ntt.fa hav
out many sons very like ours from the
same sort of homes and the same sort
of universities with the same sort of
hearts, who had as little to do as our
youth with the great adventure of war
Urges Leagued Youth.
"Can we doubt that many of those
from both sides who have gone into the
beyond and who were once opponents
are now friends? You ought to league
youth as your practical beginning.
sound to myself as IL / were advocating
rebellion. Perhaps / may be arrested on
leaving the hall.
You will have TO work harder than
ever and possibly not so much at the
same things. You'll have to know more
OF modern languages IL you are to dis
cuss league of youth with the students
OF other nations when they come over
10 st. Andrews for a conference
II am far from taking sides against
n the classics. One of the most valiant
men who ever trod ST. Andrews, Dr.
Johnson. said that doubtless the Al
mighty could have created a better fruit
than Strawberries but that doubtless
also He never did. IL Is doubtless also
that He could have provided us with
better fun than hard work. but | don't
know what that is.
''ro be born poor Is probably the next
best thing. The greatest glory that mas
ever come TO me was to be swallowed
up I'm London. not knowing n soul and
without means of existence. had the fun
OF working until the stars went out. To
have known any one would have spoiled
u. didn't even quite know the Ian
guage. When rang for the boots they
thought wanted glass of water. so I
drank the water ana worked on. } There
was no food in the cupboard SO / did
not have TO waste time eating"
War Rumbiing Upbeeded.
Barrie said that youth had too long
been left in the hands OF its betters In
national affairs. Things about the next
war. for instance. and why the last one
ever had beginning. Your betters had
no immediate share in the cause Of The