. About a great book . abroad is little where we live lie the tempta-tions we must defeat, or perish. Notfly in search of others more showy,but less lethal. Easy to wash thefeet of strangers, masked ourselves. 25 Hard to be merely meek and chari-table with those about us. A resolute woman is a very resolutething. When ye seek favors of the great,behoves ye know the very thing yeaim at. Words never yet painted a likenessof despair. Humility and a teachable spirit arethe roads to wisdom. Priest, monk, hermit, call thyselfwhat thou wilt, to her [mother] thouart but one thing; her chil
. About a great book . abroad is little where we live lie the tempta-tions we must defeat, or perish. Notfly in search of others more showy,but less lethal. Easy to wash thefeet of strangers, masked ourselves. 25 Hard to be merely meek and chari-table with those about us. A resolute woman is a very resolutething. When ye seek favors of the great,behoves ye know the very thing yeaim at. Words never yet painted a likenessof despair. Humility and a teachable spirit arethe roads to wisdom. Priest, monk, hermit, call thyselfwhat thou wilt, to her [mother] thouart but one thing; her child. The Almighty loves him whothinks of others. And to think that there are folk inthe world that have all the beautifulthings which I have here, yet notcontent. Let them pass six monthsin a hermits cell, seeing no face ofman; then will they find how lovelyand pleasant this wicked world is;and eke that men and women areGods fairest creatures. Charity profanes nothing; not evena church: soils nought, not even achurch. 26. WE HAVE A HOBBY We have a hobby. Our friendsknow it, and most of them long agoceased to pity. But we have noapologies to make. We believe inhobbies. Our days have been hap-pier because, in the few hours ofleisure in a somewhat busy and stren-uous life, we have had a few hobbiesthe pursuit of which has yieldedrecreation and pleasure. One whopossesses a hobby leads a more fulllife. We do not care what that hob-by may be — whether it is a passionfor the collection of snails and bugs,or a fondness for books and man with a hobby is a betterman than he who is without thissolace. And right here permit us to say 29 that these fellows with hobbies —these collectors of things out of theordinary—are as a rule a benevolentlot. While there is a peculiar pleas-ure in the thought that you havesomething no one else possesses orcan possess, yet the true collector isever willing to share his joy with theless fortunate. We know there arePhilistines even in this da
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