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Show ' GEMS OF THOUGHT. There is a time tot everything, and , the secret of success In life lies in doing things at just the right moment. It is the man who determines the dignity dig-nity of the occupation; not the occupation occupa-tion that measures the dignity of the man. It is not calculable what may be accomplished ac-complished in everything in life by moderate mod-erate beginnings aud judicious pers verance. Never do anything which if you should see in another you should count a jus occasion to despise him for, or to tliinj any way more meanly of him. . It is idleness that creates impossibilities, impossibili-ties, and where men caro not to do a thing, they shelter themselves under a persuasion that it cannot be done. Habit in a child is at first like a spi-der's spi-der's web; if neglected, it becomes a thread of twine; nest a cord or rope; finally, a cable, and then who can break it? It is great prudence to gain as many friends as we honestly can, " especially when it can be done at so easy a rate as a good word; it is a great folly to make an enemy by ill words. Without the friendly exchange of kindly words and deeds, without the sunshine of loving looks and smiles of welcome and encouragement, a house may be a habitation, bnt never truly a home. Blessed is that man who, to his age, has preserved the freshness, the simplicity simpli-city and the purity of youth. If upon earth there is one sight more refreshing than another, it is the beholding of u ood, great man. Montreal Star, |