Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1848-08-24

out; and, whilst he takes it for granted that
he makes fools of others, he renders himself
ridiculous
MANY man is first led to agitate the
world, in order that the worlds oRnion
may react upon one or two obscure persons,
of inert sympathy, perhaps incapable Of
forming judgment for themselves, bat
whom he sees daily, and whom he is ben,
upon inspiring with just estimation OF his
merits.
REGULAR EDucATloN, we think, is un-
favorable to vigor and originality of under
standing. Like civilization, it makes socie-
ty more intelligent and agreeable; but it
levels the distinctions Of nature 1t strength
ems and assists the feeble, bu, i, deprives the
strong Of his triumph, and casts down the
hopes of the aspiring. 1t accomplishes this,
no! only by training up the mind in an ha-
bitual venera'ion for authorities, but, by
leading US TO bestow disproporiona,e de-
gree Of attenti6p upon studies that are only
valuable as keys or instruments for the un-
derstanding, they came at last to be regard
ed as ultimate objecls of pursuit; and the
means of education are absurdly mistaken
for its end. How many powerful under
standings have been lost in the Dialects Of
Aristotle! And Of how much good phIoso-
ply are we daily de(rauded by the prepos,e-
rous error of taking knowledge Of prose-
dy for useful learning! The mind of man
who has escaped this training will a. least
have fair play. Whatever other errors he
may have fallen into, he will be safe at least
from these infa,ualions; and if he thinks
proper, after he grows up, to study Greek,
it will probably be for some better purpose
than to become critically acquainted with
its dialects. His prejudices will be those of
a man, not of a schooIboy; and his specnla-
lions and conclusions will be independent
OF The maxims of tutors and the oracles of
literary palrons.-Lord jeffrey.
BEAUTY.-B Beauty is, after all, mere
matter of opinion; and the utility of the OBJ
ject 10 which the term is applied. often con-
stltutes with the applicant its propriety.-
Having always esteemed the landscape, Wis
IDLE from favorile shrubbery walk, as real
ly Beautiful, was one day this summer an
noyed 10 find it hidden by.some linen hung
out TO dry in the nearest intervening field.
and which, internally, determined was the
ugleSt object ever presented to human eyes;
but was, ere long, led TO think differently,
and 10 mediate on the different conceptions
and standards Of beauty entertained by in
according 10 the various influences
Of birth, education, profession, and circum-
BY the simple incident of maid
servant entering the walk TO deliver a mes
sage to me, and exclaming '.How beami-
ful that linen looks! Did YOU ever see
miss, finer sighl:" $50, then, thought,
that has beauty to her, which is positively
Hgly TO me; the application is general, and
he inference obvious wherefore, will
nurmur no more.''
IT is A COMMON WEAKNESS with men in
1ower, who have used dissmulalion sue
TO form a passion for the use of
1. Dupes to their love of duping, their
bride is ha,iered by it. He who fancies he
must be perpetually STOPPING to the preu-
Ices of his fellowcreatures, is rerpeluaIly
reminding and reassuring himself of his vast
superiority over them; but no greatness
IAN long co-eXist with deceit; the whole
acntles of men must be exerted in order TO
noble energies; and he who is not earnestly
sincere, lives but in half his being-self-
self-proscrbed.
ROMANTIC AND FANTASTIC INCIDENCE
was the fault Of other times and other coun-
ries; here | crave more and more every
lay 10 find men unlevered by the constant
excitement Of the world, whether literary.
commercial, or fashionable men
who, while they are alive to all that is a.
ound them, feel also who is above lhem-
4rnon.
Success IN LIFE depends less upon
nan himself, than upon multitude of pet
Y contingencies, which Ee cannot make, al |
hough it is with himself, in some measure,
o render them available
WHENEVER You see great event devel-
'pe or reproduce itself during long series
if ages, and amidst many varying clrcum-
stances, never ascribe it to force. Force
plays great and daily part in human affairs;
~! 1t is not their principle, their supreme
impulse; above force, and the part which
t plays, there scars always some moral
ause which decides of things as whole
Guizot.
THERE is want of simplicity and noble
less about great person whose condescen-
ion is fully (eI. a! the time.
IT is certainly very moderate in men to
ovet those things chiefly which they can
lot possibly enjoy for long.
The MANNER OF DoING A SERVICE TO
your endeavors are direct
d towards doing good to an individual, in
ther words, to do him service, if there be
ny option as to the mode or way, consider
nd observe what mode is most to his taste.