Show firbie I 1 I 1 it i CHAPTER VI 1 my son if thou des destreet irest a happy chappy old age walk in the paths of prudence virtue continual continually ty turning inh neither to the right hand nor to the I 1 left t i 2 there are streams on either side of the right path many things botempt to tempt thee but they lead to neither happiness nor joy therefore reject them 3 the true path Is narrow and Is beset with thorns and briars also steep mountains over which thou mu must st climb nevertheless it leads to such felicity that mortals little dream of 4 riches and wor worldly I 1 d I 1 y wealth glitter it like k es sunbeams on either elther side of this path and these are accod accompanied danied with many worldly pleasures and seeming enjoyments enjoy ments 13 5 but remember wealth vanishes pleasures fade away and the enjoyment of yesterday is forgotten today to day for there is nothing bothin enduring in all these things 6 for worldly pleasures and enjoy ments together with the possession ol 01 riches are like the butterfly which cally sally flutters his wings today to day but to morrow worrow Is no more 7 youth Is a season of bu buoyant 10 ant hope the tile meridian of lif life ilfe ea a period of reflection and sober thought while old age must retrospect the past be it either good or bad 8 regrets Re griets come after wrongdoing wrong doing and a wrong once committed cannot be undone for neither time or circumstance can ever be recalled 9 youthful tollies follies as they sare aare are termed do not no t f furnish ap elections in afterlife on the contrary they result in bitter regrets 11 to those thos who dho indulge in them 10 the very aged siro will recount to his childr children sn and his chil ekil childrens drens dreas children that portion of the history of his life which Is not darkened by black spots but he carefully avoids avoid any of his dishonorable acts 11 we prefer to have the f future disclose our wrongs Is rather after han than khan haa bear the humiliation of confessing them during our lives although 11 the latter is by f far ar the best beit wa way aay 12 some tave have vainly imagined that a wrong committed in dagi daiK darkness mess wess and which is not seen by human eye is unknown only to themselves forgetting that in the seventh thousand year yeal the secret acts of all men will be revealed 13 then as we cannot escape the consequences of wrong doing how necessary it Is that we should avoid committing evil of any kind bendin tending as it does to our dishonor 14 virtue Is a jewel II lightly fitly prized by many but no sacrifice that can be made in order to retain its lustre will ever be regretted by its possessor ii 15 lost virtue Is like a wrecked vessel which should it reach the harbor no amount of painting and gilding can restore to its original condition and though it may afterwards breast many a wave and successfully ride many a storm yet its value is forever lessened 16 13 honesty of heart will produce honesty of purpose and und must result in honest action which is the admiration of all both good and bad 17 s A dishonest person will wil ird prevaricate r evarl evari misrepresent cheat theat lie an and steal for to do otherwise would he be to acknowledge his wickedness which h he e dA dishonest honest never do willingly 18 truth is a gem often hidden out of sight it is true but which whenever uncovered shines with such brilliancy as to totally eclipse all false reflections cik cli claiming lining to be of itself 19 error Is an evil viewed from any standpoint but when once indulged in it is like an unnatural appetite ever craving for that which only tends to destroy 20 love Is a choice attribute a gitt gilt from god pure in its intuitions pure in its desires pure in its aspirations stronger than death for it outlives the power of death and endures forever 21 pure love between the sexes Is always tractable and governable possessing as it does docs the highest aims it yields to reason and does not scorn good advice and counsel 22 passion and foolish fancy are often mistaken for love bythe by the young anu and and are ungovernable self sufficient scorning wise counsel not topping stopping to reflect t norto nor non to reason they pursue arsue their own course blindly which always ends in disappointment and sorrow 23 jealousy as exhibited by mortals mortal 8 Is a base passion always blind cruel and vindictive havin bavin having its foundation in selfishness it Is oni only app appeased cased when self is gratified wherever wherever ever it shows itself it is is a acknowledgment of weakness either in mau man or woman 21 it is said by some that jealousy is a companion of jove nay love reversed it is not so love out ail all fear love ii is conil ding dinc trusting and would suffer a thousand brot wrongs digs rather rathel than injure t the he object loved while jealousy is always fearful mistrusting envious treacherous and often murderous PROVE S T |