The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-23
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The storms Of Adsersity ars
wholesome; though, like snow.storniag
their drift is not always seen. ...,
Practice flows from. principle, foft
as man thinks, SO Will he act. =
The thinking man hath wings; the
acting man has only feet and hands.
Harrincss is promised not TO tho
learned, but to the good: .,ss5,s
| It is heaven upon earth TO liaYFset
a mans mind move in; charity, rest
in Providence, and turn upon ths
poles Of truth. is. fs
When minds are not III unison. tll5
words Of love itself are but the rate
Ting Of the chain that tells the Yics
tim it is bound. s5ss ST
The purest joy that we can espes
ricncc in one we love. is to sec that
person source of happiness to 9th,
crs. ii.sIf,Fsat
The Chincse'llavc a saying thataff
unIucky word dropped from the
tongue cannot be brought Lack agaiiiIlf
by a coach and six horses. y,
Forgctinjurics and remember ben.
/ efits : if you grant a favor, forgetsit;
ifyou receive one, rememberiit.i akaF
We must not always speak all that
we know; that were more folly; but
what a man says should be what he
thinks, otherwise it is knaYery "a.
have cleaned my mirror, andy
fixing my eyes on it, i perceive 40
many defects inmyself, that { easily
forgive those of others;
Be charitable; religion has hufihaun:y
ity for q basis, and they who are noss.
charitable cannot be Christians. i.s
All men neodstrut as they need
water;sif wise men are as high ground
where the springs rise, ordinary men
age tho low er gro ansIs aslliich
waters nourish.
The greater part of The goodness
at any time in the world is the good
ness of common character; the chief
part of the good work done must be-
done by the multitude.
Know, that if you have d friend.
you ought to visit him often. The
road is grown over with grass, the
bushes quickly spread over it, if it
be not constantly travelled. VS.
When you shall contemplate nes
cessity struggling with modesty, en-
deavor to obligc in way that shall
meet with the wish halfway, and save
the blush Of request. s5
Right in one thing becomes d pre-
lln1inary towards right in everything,
the transition is not distant from thes
feeling which tells US what we should
DO harm to no man, to that whickS
Nlll tell us that VIC should do good to-
all men. s.
The intellect was created not to-
receive pasSivcly few words, datesa
and facts, but to be active for the. ac.
qnisition Of truth. Accordingly. ed.i
ncaton should labor to inspire a pro-
found love Of truth, and to teach the
processes Vi Investigations.
When the domestic virtues displny
themselves in tho midst of privations,.
and anxicties. and sutftrings, theiss
they shine most conspicuously. They
are like snow-drops and crocuses j,
hich.unexpectedly peep out of FROST.
bound soil, to diversity the depth and Il
drcarincss of winter, and give us Is
cheerful iorctastc Of the coming
spring.
\ crust Of bread, pitcher Of va. va.
ter, a thatchcd roof, and love: there
!; happiness for you, whether the day
be rainy or sunny. 1t is the heart
that makes the home, whctherathe
eye rests on potato patch or a flow.
Ell garden. Heart makes home pre-
cious, aud it is the only thing thas'
can. e} a
PAGANs.-Many Of US no donhss
are not aware that the word 'pagani,'
derived from 'pagus,' village, sig
niEcs properly the dwcllers in hams
lets and villagcs, as distinguished
from the inhabitants of towns and
cities; and the word was so useSi and
without any religious significance, IN ~
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