<div class="example">
  <i class="fa fa-mortar-board"></i>
  <p>Nunc a vulputate turpis. Duis ornare lacus magna, vitae tincidunt leo elementum et.</p>
  <i class="fa fa-bank"></i>
  <p> Nulla vitae magna sed sapien ultricies dapibus a non libero. Fusce lobortis adipiscing purus vel rhoncus.</p>
  <i class="fa fa-life-ring"></i>
  <p>Proin blandit, tortor quis tristique porta, nisl est rhoncus turpis, non interdum nibh ligula sit amet dolor.</p>
  <i class="fa fa-bolt"></i>
  <p>Sed sagittis aliquam nulla vel viverra. Sed at augue eros. Nam tincidunt mi eu malesuada molestie.</p>
</div>

.example {
  -webkit-column-count: 4;
  -moz-column-count: 4;
  column-count: 4;
  -webkit-column-gap: 3em;
  -moz-column-gap: 3em;
  column-gap: 3em;
}

body {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-family: 'Georgia', serif;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #333;
  background: #ecf0f1;
  padding: 2em 1em 0;
}

.fa {
  font-size: 3em;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 0.5em;
  display: block;
  color: #2c3e50;
}

p {
  margin-bottom: 1.5em;
  text-align: center;
}
p:first-line {
  font-variant: small-caps;
  font-size: 1.2em;
}