Lafagan's Logic

Too nnich importanoe is self-import anee. Yon may cheat otliers now, tut your self also in the loiiL run. The greatest honor that man caí render to (;1 is lo be gootl to himseït '■ What man is delicient of 'in sonso h( ' usually makea np in mulisknesa. The best of men have some littl( wc;iki](ss(is, which is lucky forwomen Nature ia frank and will allow nt man to abuse himself without givinc : hiin a liint of it. Our embarrassments are more oftei the outgrowih of our own merit thai other pèople'a fault. Rernembor this: Howcvcrsmall yoi consider your possessions there is gom one who envíes yon thrm. Thore is no luck, but therc is such í thing as hard work aud knowing lum to make it answer ior what others cal "luck." The only talent that man ander al eircumstances has sucoeeded in handins ao-n-n to his son is the abilitv to fuder prime whisky. Too many young men believe tliai "the woild owes every man a living'' and that it requircs no effort on man's part to make the eollection. I have made a fooi of myself severa! times so far in this life, but 1 don'l remember aom of havingany pridein the matter at the time or sincè. When i man hasn't got pridi cnough left to brag of his ancestors he doesn't generally amount to mueli more in this life than the queen ot clubs when it isn't fernmp. No matter how low down man maj eet there is not more than onc in everj linndrcdof them but will prove true toa small trust if his pride bs strengthened by yonr seeming faitb in him. TTirrch of the world ia prejudiced against facts, because facts stick to the text and don't go out of the way te concoet a palatablo medium for " the world's own genteel taste and wise opinions. Nature givea to man intelligence; to no animal that gets drunk ttp'on the ' slilitt'st provocation, betrays his (rienda, or makes its ancestors ashamcd of it. One breach of faith will always be remembered, no matter how loyal youi j subsequent life may be. People maj imagine diat they trust you, yet ail the time they have an eye to the ! er break. Siraply believing the truths of j ligion doesn't make you religious; nm may appreciate right and yet aot 4 right; weeping over martyrs is not as licroic as having had your lamp j du at ihc stake.