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THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE.
CE There is no law against butting-in, or busybodying, but there should be. At first blush, there is something admirable about the person who is so sympathetic and benevolent that he is ever concerned with the interests of others; but on second thought, it is obvious that the elements of sympathy and benevolence are only secondary, and that the real moving incentive is a desire to assert superior knowledge. What seems to be kindheartedness, is only a spirit of criticism, founded on an alleged superior intelligence. Therefore, don't butt in.
CE Being a brute by nature and ancestry, were it not for his desire to please the opposite sex, man would still be a brute. We are refined and polished in proportion to our regard for the other half of society.
CE The history of all successful men shows that they had a purpose in life. Some "Hitch their wagons to a star," as Emerson puts it, and some aim at mere wealth; but whatever the object sought, every man can, if he pursues his purpose arduously, come somewhere near the mark. The very poorest marksman will hit the target, or very near it, whereas the aimless man, who has no target, is likely to hit nothing. Archbishop Whately once said of a pointless sermon, "The man was successful; he aimed at nothing and hit it." The natural order of sequence is, Aim, Action, Accomplishment.
CE When a man succeeds, we call him a man of destiny; when he fails, we call him a fool. Success largely depends upon the proper direction of energies. Destiny is a fair wind to all who get in the right boat with the sails properly trimmed.
CE It is easier to criticise the work of others than to do it better ourselves.
CE As we all know, selfishness is a potent force at work in all of us, but it must be true that sympathy for others, and desire to make them happy, is just as universal. Every human heart despises selfishness, just as it reveres human sympathy. It is almost impossible for a selfish man to become popular, and it is almost impossible for a sympathetic man to become unpopular.
CE Happiness is oftener obtained when we do not consciously make it our aim, than when we do.