Part 107 (1/2)

1476

_Didn't Know the Place_--A young man who left his native city to studyhis time and the paternal remittances to very different purposes, received a visit fro a short stay in the capital to inspect its wonders During an afternoon stroll together, the day after the elder's arrival, the father and son happened to pass in front of a large colonnaded building ”What is that?” said the senior, carelessly ”I don't know, but we'll inquire,” answered the student On the query being put to an official, he shortly replied: ”That? It is the School of Medicine”

1477

The opportunity is often lost by deliberating

--_Syrus_

1478

We must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures

--_Shakespeare_

1479

Four things come not back

The spoken word, The sped arrow, The past life, And the neglected opportunity

1480

To-day is the opportunity for enjoyment and work; knowest thou where thou wilt be to-morrow? Time flies swiftly away, and ith it

--_Gleim_

1481

OPPRESSORS--EVERYWHERE

There are sharks in the ocean, and wolves in the forest, and eagles in the air, and tyrants on thrones, and tores

--_Dr J Hamilton_

1482