November 19

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.—PROV. xxii, I.

Good name was dear to all; without it none

Could soundly sleep, even on a royal bed,

Or drink with relish from a cup of gold;

And with it, on his borrowed straw, or by

The leafless hedge, beneath the open heavens,

The weary beggar took untroubled rest.

. . . It was of price

Invaluable—riches, health, repose,

Whole kingdoms, life, were given for it, and

Who got it was the winner still; and he

Who sold it durst not open his ear nor look

On human face, he knew himself so vile.

ROBERT POLLOK.

There are three crowns—the crown of the law, the crown of the priesthood, and the crown of royalty—but the crown of a good name is superior to them all.

Talmud, tr. Aboth.

Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a strict scrutiny.

FISHER AMES.