The Light of Reason

November 1905
Published Monthly

Vol. VII. No. 11.

Edited by James Allen

Announcements	Editor
Editorial	Editor
Nothing is ever done beautifully, which is done in rivalship, nor nobly, which is done in pride.	Ruskin
Seed time precedes harvest. Nature will not pay in advance. You must render a service before you can reap a reward. Go forth then into your chosen field. Do not hesitate; do not stipulate but Labor and hope and trust. What you anticipate may...	N. M. Zimmerman
How to Reconcile Unselfishness with One's Duty to Oneself	Christiana Duckworth
“A More Excellent Way” (Poem)	S. L. E.
Words which are simple, while their meaning is far-reaching, are good words.	Mencius
Self-Confidence	J. S. Akehurst
Why should we anticipate our sorrows? Tis like those who die for fear of death.	Denham
The path of duty lies in what is near, and men seek for it in what is remote. The work of duty lies in what is easy, and men seek for it in what is difficult.	Mencius
Steadfastness (Poem)	Samuel Stone
Look at life with far-reaching gaze; refuse to be limited within the narrow boundary of conventionalities.	Anon
Echoes of the Past (Richard Baxter)	Thomas W. Allen
Failure is only when we cease to try.	Newbolt
Look Out	L.
If you have any real mission, do not wait to do it on a large scale, in large places, and grand circumstances. When the grand occasion comes, welcome. If it does not, no place or opportunity or condition is too mean for you to accomplish the...	P. C. Mozoomdar
Reflection	Oswald Godman
Sunset (Poem)	Alfred J. Allen
Altruism	John D. Macdonald
A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that he can be relied on, that what he says he knows, he really does know, and that when he says he will do a thing, he can do it, and does it.	Anon
Finite and Infinite	Horace Cox
The Quarry (Poem)	Adelaide Reynolds Haldeman
The Developing of Love	Mary Harris
He whose wickedness is very great brings himself down to that state where his enemy wishes him to be. He himself is his greatest enemy. Thus a creeper destroys the life of a tree on which it finds support.	Buddha
It is well to put aside the annoyances of by-past time, dropping the remembrance of disagreeables; but it is better still to pass them by in the beginning without taking them up. Overlooking them. Prevent the impression, and there will be no...	Julia H. Johnson
Covetousness	Signs of the Times
Remember that to-morrow's supplies are not needed until to-morrow comes.	Trine
Our Groups and Their Work	Editor
The Editor's Tour, Reports of Meetings	Editor
Reviews of Books	Editor

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