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Read Ebook: Thoughts: Selected from the writings of favorite authors by Freeman Jessie K Compiler Yule Sarah S B Compiler Fabiola Hospital Association Oakland Calif
Font size: Background color: Text color: Add to tbrJar First Page Next Page Prev PageEbook has 319 lines and 27055 words, and 7 pages"Take a dash of water cold And a little leaven of prayer, A little bit of sunshine gold Dissolved in the morning air; Add to your meal some merriment And a thought for kith and kin; And then, as a prime ingredient A plenty of work thrown in: But spice it all with the essence of love And a little whiff of play: Let a wise old book and a glance above Complete a well spent day." "He who is always inquiring what people will say, will never give them opportunity to say anything great about him." Chilo, having had the question put to him, What is difficult? said: "To be silent about secrets; to make good use of one's leisure; and to be able to submit to injustice." "When opposition of any kind is necessary, drop all color of emotion out of it and let it be seen in the white light of truth." The new conditions of life demand the higher spirituality of the individual. But what is this? Is it a name, a mental state of exaltation, an ecstasy? Is it an exalted hour, or is it conduct? Is it a merely theoretical thing, a vision caught in some rare hour?... If it be thus, it may have a decorative value in ethics, but is devoid of any practical bearing on our common life. Unless spirituality is the power that transforms falsehood to truth, selfishness to generosity, unless it enters into character as a pervasive force, of what use can it be? "The summer vanishes, but soon shall come The glad young days of yet another year. So do not mourn the passing of a joy, But rather wait the coming of a good, And know God never takes a gift away But He sends other gifts to take its place." "The Present, the Present is all thou hast For thy sure possessing; Like the Patriarch's angel, hold it fast Till it gives its blessing." "'This one thing I do,' or, 'These forty things I dabble in,'--which shall it be?" "Instead of wishing that all men were of our mind, we should account it one of the first blessings of life that there are men who do not agree with us. The currents of sea and air are not more necessary than the currents of thought." "Don't nurse opportunity too long--take it into active partnership with you at once, lest it leave you for other company." We just shake hands at meeting With many that come nigh; We nod the head in greeting To many that go by,-- But welcome through the gateway Our few old friends and true; Then hearts leap up, and straightway There's open house for you, Old Friends, there's open house for you! The surface will be sparkling, Let but a sunbeam shine; Yet in the deep lies darkling, The true life of the wine! The froth is for the many, The wine is for the few; Unseen, untoucht of any, We keep the best for you, Old Friends, the very best for you! "Hold thy peace or say something better than silence." "Friend, all the world's a little queer, excepting thee and me; and sometimes I think thee a trifle peculiar." "It was the heaven within her that made a heaven without." "Talk happiness; the world is sad enough Without your woes. No path is wholly rough: Look for the places that are smooth and clear, And speak of these to rest the weary ear Of earth, so hurt by one continuous strain Of human discontent and grief and pain." "Of all bad habits, despondency is among the least respectable, and there is no one quite so tiresome as the sad-visaged Christian who is oppressed by the wickedness and hopelessness of the world." "If bitterness has crept into the heart in the friction of the busy day's unguarded moments, be sure it steals away with the setting sun. Twilight is God's interval for peace-making." "The initial need to enjoyment is not many possessions, but much appreciation." "No matter how narrow your limits Go forth and make them broad: You are every one the daughter or son, Crown prince or princess of God." "God will never leave you without light enough to take one step. Don't stop walking till the light gives out." "Happiness does not depend on money or leisure, or society, or even on health; it depends on our relation to those we love." "As I walked by myself I talked with myself, And myself said this unto me: Make friends with thyself, Be true to thyself, And thyself thy good angel shall be." "Diving and finding no pearl in the sea, Blame not the ocean, the fault is in thee." Be happy, peaceful and satisfied just as you stand, having sufficient steadiness and independence to hold your own against the eddies and rapids about you. Apply practically that which you perceive spiritually. CHRISTMAS DAY. "God never loved me in so sweet a way before, 'Tis He alone who can such blessings send, And when His love would new expressions find, He brought thee to me, and He said, 'Behold a friend.'" "We can never see the sun rise by looking into the west." "It was only a glad 'Good-morning' As she passed along the way, But it spread the morning's glory Over the live long day." "Far out of sight, while sorrows still enfold us, Lies the fair country where our hearts abide: And of its bliss is naught more wondrous told us, Than these few words, 'I shall be satisfied.'" "Though there come a million, Wise Saadi dwells alone." INDEX TO POEMS PAGE Abbott, Dr. Lyman, 64, 135 Alcott, Louisa May, 88 Aldrich, Thomas B., 38, 138 Alger, Wm. R., 127 Allen, James Lane, 48, 62 Allen, Mary Wood, 133 Allison, Francis J., 39 Amiel, 19, 64, 99 Arabian Proverb, 45 Arabic, From the, 41 Arnold, Edwin, 118 Arnold, Matthew, 138 Auerbach, Berthold, 59 Augustine, St., 25 Aurelius, Marcus, 38, 41, 62, 74, 122 Bacon, Francis, 60 Balzac, Honor? de, 40 Barker, Laura, 82 Add to tbrJar First Page Next Page Prev Page |
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