The Mentor: Rembrandt, Vol. 4, Num. 20, Serial No. 120, December 1, 1916

LEARN ONE THING EVERY DAY
DECEMBER 1 1916
SERIAL NO. 120
THE MENTOR
REMBRANDT
By JOHN C. VAN DYKE Professor of the History of Art Rutgers College
DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 20
FIFTEEN CENTS A COPY
The old question—What shall we give? Too often answered by giving the easiest thing. “There, that’s off my mind for another year!” Yes, off your mind—but how does your heart feel when your friend sends you something that shows that he has cherished a little special thought of you?
Christmas giving may be a blessing or a blight—according to the spirit of the giver. It is a blessing when it carries with it a thought that honors the one that gives and benefits the one that receives.
“Benefit is the end of Nature,” says Emerson, “and he is great who confers the most benefits. Beware of good staying in your hand. Pay it away quickly to someone.”