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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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in danger of quick death. Persons who give way to the craving for freedom usuallyfall under a most terrible tyranny, being slaves to temptation,and often the victims of appetite and lust. True self-control hasmore happiness in it in one minute than self-indulgence has in awhole lifetime. Man can not use much of the earth upon which he has hishome, and the more he craves the less contented he will be. Itis told that Cineas the philosopher once asked Pyrrhus whathe would do when he had conquered Italy. I will conquerSicily. And after Sicily? Then Africa. And after youhave conquered the world? I will take my ease and bemerry. Then, asked Cineas, why can you not take yourease and be merry now? A man is his own best world. Let him conquer that and hehas conquered all. He that conquers can rest. Complacency follows struggle.The ruler of his own spirit is a prince enjoying peace. His hearthas room for every delight, and it is there that sweet Contentis most likely to find her mild abode. 158
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CONTENTED Happy Inspirations OF DIAMOND VALUE A genuine diamond is almost indestructible. It can standthe test of iaging lire. I found this out by accident. A friend once passed her diamond ring to me for safe-keepingwhile she did some work. I wrapped the ring in a slip of paper and put it into my pocket,forgetting all about it until it was called for. I then remembered that in kindling a fire I had taken thecrumpled paper from my pocket and burned it up, diamondwith it. My face blanched. The day had been cold, and the fire veryhot; in fact, a rousing coal-fire. Rushing to the stove, I began to search the ashes for themissing diamond, at length finding it, dimmed and dulled bythe intense heat. Going with it to a dealer, I was rejoiced to learn that thestone was uninjured, and that after repolishing it would be moreradiant and valuable than before, which proved to be the case. The gem was sent to New York, burnished anew, given arich setting, and of course was prized by its owner more

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