Search thine own heart. What paineth thee In others, in thyself may be; All dust is frail, all flesh is weak; Be thou the true man thou dost seek. --_Whittier._ Beware of despairing about yourself.--_St. Augustine._ If you were born to honor, show it now: If put upon you, make the judgment good That thought you worthy of it. --_Shakespeare._ Then a voice within his breast Whispered, audible and clear: “Do thy duty; that is best; Leave unto the Lord the rest!” --_Longfellow._ “There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come to you. Give love, and love to your heart will flow, A strength in your utmost need; Have faith, and a score of hearts will show Their faith in your word and deed.” Fortune will call at the smiling gate.--_Japanese Proverb._ “Talk health; the dreary never-ending tale Of mortal maladies is worn and stale. You cannot charm or interest or please By harping on that minor chord, disease. Say you are well, or all is well with you And God shall hear your words and make them true.” Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.--_Epictetus._ How true it is that what we really see day by day depends less on the objects and scenes before our eyes than on the eyes themselves and the minds and hearts that use them.--_F. D. Huntington._ You have not fulfilled every duty, unless you have fulfilled that of being pleasant.--_Charles Buxton._ If I am not for myself who will be for me? But if I am for myself alone what am I? If not now--when?--_Hillel._ I asked the New Year for some motto sweet, Some rule of life by which to guide my feet; I asked and paused. It answered, soft and low: “God’s will to know.” “Will knowledge then suffice, New Year?” I cried; But ere the question into silence died, The answer came: “Nay; this remember, too, God’s will to do.” “To know; to do; can this be all we give To Him in Whom we are, and move and live? No more, New Year?” “This, too, must be your care: God’s will to bear.” Once more I asked: “Is there still more to tell?” And once again the answer sweetly fell; “Yea, this one thing, all other things above; God’s will to love.” --_J. M. C. Bouchard, S. J._ Shun idleness, it is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.--_Voltaire._ Few men suspect how much mere talk fritters away spiritual energy--that which should be spent in action, spends itself in words. Hence he who restrains that love of talk lays up a fund of spiritual strength.--_F. W. Robertson._ Truthfulness is the foundation of all personal excellence. It exhibits itself in conduct. It is rectitude, truth in action, and shines through every word and deed.--_Samuel Smiles._