To return evil for good is devilish,
To return good for good is human,

But to return good for evil is Godlike.
-A SPANISH WRITER.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with

good.

ing.

"BIBLE-ROMANS 12."

A handful of good life is worth a bushel of learn

-GEORGE HERBERT.

A man may be as brilliant, as clever, as strong, and as broad as you please; and with all this, if he is not good, he may be a paltry fellow; and even the sublime which he seems to reach, in his most splendid achievements, is only a brilliant sort of badness.

-PROF. BLACKIE.

For as sound belongs to the drum, and shadow to the substance, so in the end misery will certainly overtake the evil-doer.

-BUDDHA.

"My dear," said Sir Walter Scott on his deathbed, to his son-in-law, "be a good man, be virtuous; be religious, be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here."

Whoever places in man's path a snare,
Himself will, in the sequel, stumble there.
Joy's fruit upon the branch of kindness grows;
Who sows the bramble will not pluck the rose.

Since loss or gain are to our acts assigned,
Do good, for 'tis far better good to find.
-"ANWAR-I-SUHAILI,"*

Father of light and life! Thou Good Supreme!
O teach me what is good! teach me thyself!
Save me from folly, vanity, and vice,

From every low pursuit ! and feed my soul

With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure,
Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss!

Oh let me, let me ever dwell
Amidst the good, where'er it be,
Whether in lowly hermit-cell

Or in some spot beyond the sea.f

-THOMSON.

-TORU DUTT.

THE GOLDEN RULE.

The good are resolved not to injure or hurt,

Though 'twould gain them that wealth which brings great

ness on earth.

Nor will they return of the ill they receive,

Though a foe should inflict an undeserved pain.

If one should do hurt to an unprovoked foe,

He will never escape from the sorrow 'twill bring.

Would you punish the man who has injured your mind?
Oh, put him to shame by your kindness and love.

What good has he gained by his knowledge and skill,
If he strive not for others as much as himself?

Translated by Eastwick.

From Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan.

No man should consent to inflict or permit
What he knows will give pain to his bitterest foe.

Of virtues the chief-to do nought that is mean,
Though the man may be bad and the time apropos.
Why do men e'er inflict upon others the pain
That experience teaches themselves to avoid?

If a
man in the morning bring grief to his foe;
With the eve, uninvited, 'twill come to himself.

To give pain to another brings ten back again,
Would you guard you from grief? to another cause none.*

GOOD MAN.

Advance in all that is in harmony with good; retreat from all that is opposed to it. Walk not in the paths of depravity, nor deceive yourselves by sinning in the dark where none can see you. Accumulate virtue and store up merit; treat all with gentleness and love; be loyal, be dutiful, be respectful to your elders and kind to your juniors; be upright yourselves in order that you may reform others; compassionate the fatherless. and widow; reverence the aged, cherish the young; do not injure even little insects, or grass, or trees. Pity the wickedness of others, and rejoice at their virtues Succour them in their distresses and rescue them when in danger; when a man gains his desires, let it be as though his good fortune were your own; when one suffers loss, as though you suffered it yourself. Never publish the failings of another, or make a parade of your own merits; put a stop to evil, and afford every encouragement to goodness; be not grasping, but

• Cural Songs, from the Folk-Songs of Southern India by Gover.

learn to content yourself with little. When you are reviled, cherish no resentment; when you receive favours, do so as deprecating your deserts; be kind and generous without seeking any return, and never repent of anything you may give to others. This is to be a good man ; one whom heaven will guard, whom all will respect, whom blessings and honours will accompany, whom no evil will touch, and whom all gcod spirits will defend.

-TEACHING OF TAOISM,*

Quoted in Religious Systems of the World.

64. GRATITUDE.

Gratitude is the memory of the heart.

A thankful heart is like a box of precious ointment which keeps the smell long after the thing is spent.

Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,

The bee's collected treasure's sweet,

Sweet music's melting fall; but sweeter yet
The still small voice of Gratitude.

-GRAY.

There is also a relation of an obliged person to his benefactor, that is, one that hath done him good, of what kind soever, whether spiritual or corporal; and the duty of that person is, first, thankfulness, that is, a ready and hearty acknowledgment of the courtesy received; secondly, prayer for God's blessings and rewards upon him: and thirdly, an endeavour, as opportunity and ability serves, to make returns of kindness, by doing good turns back again.

"THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN."

Serve him who is your benefactor. Consider him equal

to God, and have reverence for him in your mind.

When a man has done you a kindness you must return it-this is eternal law.

An ungrateful man can never be redeemed.

-VALMÎKÎ,