The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-05-05
SERIOUS RErLEoTIoNs.
MAXIMS,

Manual Of Norany.
Where the law is the master and the Mag |
istratc its slave. there will be prosperity;
but where the Magistrate is the master, and
the law his slave, confusion and dcsoation
may be anticipated to flow from the union.
When the imagination is impure, every
thing, even the most innocent, is construed
to be vicious.
Those who complain of fortune not favour
ing them, have only themselves to blame
very often.
| He who contradicts another, insinuates
that he has more intelligence than the person
contradicted; two disagreeablc ideas are by
this means raised; the one, that there is a
want of information, the other, that there is
an inferority. The first humbles the indi-
vidual who is contradicted, the second irri-
tates and cxcites his jealousy.
Every exercies Of pleasure is followed ny
an equal degree of pain or languor. The
spendthrift wastes not only his yearly in
come, but dips into his future means lhe
voluptuary shortens his life, or brings on dis
ease and infrmity.
An upright Judge and brave Officer arc
deserving the thanks of their country; the
former protects US from doine site enemies,
and the latter preserves us from the violence
of neighbouring nations Without both the
State must perish Our ancestors gave til
ties Of ofnobility to gentlemen who were ma
tonal bene factors; but in how few cases do
we find in modern times, that either an ex-
cellent Judge or sklful Commander arc
rewarded with titles of nobility.
He who leads virtuous life, must live in
state of warfare with his own passions.
Men of elevated rank who live an irregu-
lar life, are doubly criminal, and doubly in
furious to the State: for they communicate
their vices to others. They are not only
corrupt, but they produce corruption; and
the bad example which they exhibit is more
hurtful than the evil of which they are guilty
Intemperance and idlencss, arc two of the
most dangerous enemies which a man can
foster.
The love Of our neighbour is as essential
for the well being of civilized society, as it
is necessary for the security of eternal hap
piness.
How many do VIC meet with in our inter-
course in life who affect to dcspise what pas
ses their comprehension.
A mind devoid of reflection may be com
pared 70 an uninhabited house, which contains
dirt and filth, and increases its ruin daily.
II Il .lu IN IN fame
and the tears which are received as an earn
est of our repentance by Heaven, do moi
wash away our shame from the recollection
of man.
Good fortune, when we possess her, re-
quires as much management to preserve hci
as health does; and when she frowns, lei
us be patient, for she may again smile.
When the heart is corrupt, there will ma
turally follow an incredulity respecting re-
ligious affairs. We are not over anxious tt
credit that which will overturn our favor
ite pursuits, and we would rather encourage
our criminal passions than frame the mint
to goodness.
Young people are often more anxious il
adorning their persons than their minds; ant
they are more fattcrcd when eulogium Il
pronouced on their figure or appearance
than when they are praised for their under
standing.
In high life, that man is deemed an hon
orable character, who is always prepared
and willing to kill another with whom HI
may have dispute, even should 1t prov
his former benefactor OF friend.
That which is frequently considered to b.
" liberaity is only ostentaton. Some men ar
more flattered in having it known that the!
bestow, than in the actual possession ofrich
es.