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Title: Every life a delight
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Potts, James Henry, 1848-1942
Subjects: Conduct of life
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati, The Abingdon Press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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t of the blue earth of South Africa, its weightin the rough was over three thousand carats. After a year,however, in the polishing shop of an Amsterdam lapidary,though it had lost weight, its value had enhanced and it wasconsidered fit to shine in the British crown. Diamonds, however, all have intrinsic worth. Plentitudedoes not seem to lower their cost nor lessen their brilliancy.They can be imitated, but not cheapened. Excellence inheresin them. They are never anything but diamonds. So with those gems of character which God has set in moraland spiritual crowns. They may shine by multitudes unseen, inhumble cots, around beds of affliction, in halls of learning, inmission fields afar, but they are all diamonds still. Angels seethem and appreciate their beauty. Great men know them andaccord them their dues. They can not be destroyed by fire, orsword, or neglect. They are heavens own priceless gems lentawhile to earth but soon to flash in imperial splendor through-out eternal years. 162
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A POLISHED DIAMOND Happy Inspirations CHEERFULNESS Some life qualities aie like a field of thistles, homely andhurtful; others are like a garden full of roses and lilies, fragrantand beautiful. Cheerfulness is a delightful life quality, as full of bright bou-quets as a bird song is full of music. What sunshine is to flowers, and what flowers are to personswho love them, so good cheer is.to society; it develops, refines,and makes glad. If one is determined to be miserable in this world, he caneasily find enough to make him so, but if he wishes to be happy,he can open the windows of his soul and let in the sunshine.Lifes day is light or dark in proportion as our vision is clearand out spirit bright. I would rather have a fool make me merry than experiencemake me sad. A song in the heart and a bouquet in the windoware sources of gladness. Innocent cheeriness beautifies any face and modifies anydeformity. A club-foots smile is more attractive than a beauty-queens scowl. Some fastidious pe

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