The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-09-07
APorHEGMs.

The lamented Mrs. Mclean, or L. L though
mostly known poetess displayed perhaps
telectnal power ~ her prose writings than In her poet
ry To support this opinion we have selected the fol-
lowing apohegms-equalng, il not surpassing those
Of Rochefoucault
Nothing circulates so rapidly secret
Illusions are the magic Of real life, and the forfeit
Of future pain is paid for present pleasure
We are reprosched with forgetting others we for
get ourselves thousand times moro. We remember
what we hear, see and read, often accurately; not so
with what feltthat is faint and uncertain in its
record Memory the least egostlcal Of all facu-
ties
What pity that forgets ones childish thoughts
their originality would produce such effect properly
managed II is curious to observe that by far the
most useful part Of knowledge is acquired uncon
sciously We remember learning to read aud write,
hut we do not remember how we learned TO talk, to
distinguish colors, &c The first thought that child
wllfuy conceas is epoch--one of life's most iI-
portant periods and yet who recall it Z
Knowledge, when only in possession Of few, has
almost always been turned into niqutous purposes
Surprises like lnisfortunes herrings-they
rarely come single
Habits the pe,rfac,ions Of the feelings
Imagination is 10 love what gas is to the balloon
that which raises It from EARTH
Love is followed by disappointment, admiration by
modification, and obligation by ingratituds.'
Inclination never wants an cxcuse--and II one
won't do, there dozen others found
Like the cards which form chid's plsythng pa
lace, our pleasures are Lice balanced one upon the
other
The pleasure Of change is opposed to that Of habit
and if we love best that to which accustomed,
we like best that which is new
Small evils make the part Of great it is
much easier to endure misfortune than TO bear In
convenience
Experience, teaches, it is true; bnt she
comes in time. Each brings its lesson, aud the
essons remembered but the same event never occurs
again.
A patriot might take his best lesson Of dsnterest-
edness from feminine affection
Advice generally does require some very powerful
argument TO be taken. - III.
How much is there in one minute, when we reflect
that that one minute extends over the world !"
Alas, for the vanity Of human enjoyment we grow
weary Of even our own perfection
What a foundation mortified vanity is for phioso-
phyn
The ridiculous is memory's most adhesive plaster
The old proserb, applied to fire and water, may,
with equal truth, be applied to the imagnaton-it is
good servant, but bad MASTER
The Janus Of Loves year may have two faces, but
| they only look each other
In the moral, as in the physical world. the violent is
never the asng-the tree forced into unnatural luxu
rance Of blossom, bears them aud Dies
Grief after all, is like smoking in damp country
what was first necessity becomes afterwards indul-
| gence'
The history Of most lives may be briefly compre-
hended under three hcadsour ollies faults, and
our msforuncs.'
There is nothing so easy to be wise for others;
species Of prodgahty, by the bye for such wisdom is
wholly wasted
Always be as witty as you can with your parting
bow your last speech is the one remembered
How youth makes its wishes hopes, and its hopes
certainesn
Hope is the profit Of youth--young eyeswill always
look forward
There is wisdom in the exaggeration of grief
there is little to fear should feel too much
The difference between good and bad intentions is
this that good intentions very satisfactory in
themselves, that it really work Of supereroga-
ton carry them into execution whereas, evil ones
have resessness that only be satisfied by action
and, to the shame Of fate be it said, very many aci-
ties always offer for their being effected
The blterest cup has its one drop Of honey
We appreciate no pleasures unless OCCASION
ally debared from them Restraint is the golden rule
Of enjoyment