Part 141 (1/2)

1965

Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time

1966

To love truth for truth's sake, is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues

--_Locke_

1967

Truth, when not sought after, soht

--_Menander_

1968

A thousand probabilities don't make one truth

1969

TRUE TO TRUTH

In an Eastern land a boy once set out froin life and earn his livelihood Before parting with hiold dinars, which, for safety, she sewed inside his waistcoat Her last counsel to him was, to seek and to folloays the truth On his way he had to cross part of a desert, infested by robbers One of these saw hiot?” he sternly deold dinars sewed up in hter; he thought the boy was joking And, turning his horse, he galloped back to his troop

By-and-by, another horseed on, and old dinars, sewed up in ain This robber, too, burst out laughing, and turned away, thinking the boy wasfun of him

They had soe reply Their leader turning it over in histhe troop, soon overtook the young traveler He put the saave the saan to feel the boy's clothes, till he counted--one, two, three--the forty gold dinars just as he had been told ”What made you tell the truth, my boy?” he asked ”My God and my mother, sir,” was the reply ”Wait for alloped back to his troop In a few ed that the boy hardly knew hiuises, his appearance was quite altered ”Come with me, my lad,” he said; and he pointed to the spires of a distant city ”I cannot go with you,” said the boy; ”you are a robber!” ”I was,” the iven it up forever I have a large business in yonder city, and I wish you to coether; and when they arrived at the city the boy entered his employment, and ultimately became very wealthy and influential

1970

My ais that are true

1971

TRUTH

Seize upon the truth, where'er 'tis found, A your foes, On Christian or on heathen ground, The flower's divine, where'er it grows

1972