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A Russian wolfhound arrived in England and was inter' viewed by a British setter. Asked how he was fed in Russia, the wolfhound replied that he had all he could eat of the finest meat. Asked the setter: "Then why do you come here where fine meat is scarce and expensive?" Said the wolfhound: "Well, a fellow likes to bark once in a while, too."

Lord chesterfield ""ia,*"ul"a "la" ,"q,tir" long study and application, but the most useful of all, that of pleasing, require3 only the desire." * * *

De Maupassant said: "\i[/hat is conversation? Mystery?

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It is the art of never seeming wearisome, of knowing how to say everything interestingly, of pleasing with no matter what, of fascinating with nothing at all." **t<

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler used to say that in every organization there are a few who really do things, a scmewhat larger group who just stand still and watch, and the rest of the gang just take things for granted and don't care. ***

Gie me ane spark o'nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire; Then, tho I trudge through mud and mire, At plow or cart; My muse, though hamely in attireMay touch the heart.

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Eight hundred years ago a Russian poet named S'Hota Rustaveli wrote this wonderful pattern for friendship: "What you keep is lost; what you give is yours forever." *t<*

The greatest "triple-threat" man in history was, of course, Aristotle. When Will Durant was asked to name the greatest thinkers in history he put Aristotle at the top of the list. When H. G. Wells was asked to name the greatest men in history, he put Aristotle on his very short list. When Elbert Hubbard was asked to name the best educated men in history, he named Aristotle.

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Dangerous times, such as panics and depressions, produce dangerous men. The railroad panic of 1847 started in the United States and spread abroad, with riots following unemployment and starvation. Then arose a God-hating young man named Karl Marx, preaching his hatred of employers and property owners. His preachings still have vast numbers of followersCommunists. rS * tN.

Montaigne said that fashion is a tax placed on the vanity of the rich by the industry of the poor. He was also the author of the remark that if you want to know what God thinks about wealth, take a look at a lot of the folks He gives it to.

2185 swered: "ft is man's highest aspiration, man's brightest hope, the love of God, the pursuit of happiness, the acceptance of responsibilities, the exercise of our just rights, a commitment of the Democratic way of life, the dedication of one's life to the cause of liberty and justice for all mankind."

To be "ill-clad, ilt-rrouJea Jnu ,lr-r"u" is not a state that awakens enthusiasm. Yet philosophers have long reminded mankind that is has some wonderful compensations. They recall that a majoritya very large majorityof the great men of historythe truly great menthe intellectual giants, have been nursed at the breast of poverty, and that genius is much more likely to be found in a cottage, or even a hovel, than in a mansion.

Our sense of humor is the only weapon we possess that is strong enough to overthrow self-pity.Maude Taylor.

Most of those who have climbed highest'on the ladder of lasting fame have started at the lowest round. In the midst of toil and the sweat of labor, on the verge of want or in the midst of financial worry, an army of the great souls of history have been fashioned and forged. That may be worth remembering wheri sorneone compares the economic condition of teachers and scholars with that of men in other walks of life. Read history. Sublimity,and wealth go seldom hand in hand.

Grand Opera. says Ed Gardner, is whbre, when a man gets stabbed, instead of bleedinghe sings.