American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-03-29

Great cities are Satan's universities. n
ETaots in naiuyc are nerer fortutOus,
Read much-butf,w books.
He that pays beforehand is behind hand.
Allis bullip wisdom that wants expe-
rience.
Never let your tongue 9 before your
thoughts.
70 govern with alignment is to govern
with Justice.
Wemsy i've by forms, but there is no
dying by forms.
Tiino ueger sils heavily on us but when
bsaly OUfloyGa.
Time is Ikea verb, that can only be
used in The present tense.
suggestion-adsiee given by his servant
TO MS master.
Poverty is like a pan;her-look it stead
i!y in tho face, and j. viii turn from you
An honest man is believed without an
oath, for his reputation swears for hin.
o. 10 wonder we leye disguised faltcry,
when we loyo toycu when II is known
Affections aro Gods whetstonos-they
puta new edge upon our principles.
In priva.c We mustwalch our thoughts;
in the family cur .srapers, in company our
tolgnes.
Time is u grateful friend; use it well,
and i.noyer lails to make suitable requit-
al.
Literature, properly directed, is, rs much
as the Legislature, the guardian Of public
morals.
would mt be woman, (says Jean
Paul Richter, for then l could not love
her
RigL. and lny are like two palm trees
which bear fruit only when growing side
by side.
Actions are the only property Of man,
when he is valued as to his social worth in
the world.
Men, contrary to iron, are worse to be
wroagh. upon Whcn hey arc hot; and arc
far more tractable IN cold blood.
Be not aiIronted at Jest. If one throws
salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm,
un!ess thou bast sore places.
Nothing i5 moro diyertng e,an to see
men, for whom We have wcll-grounded
contomp' 1!.t ct contempt for US.
A great change in life is like cold
bath in winter, we all hesitate at the lirst
plunge.
How much is there in one minute when
we reflect that one minute extends over the
world.
Love that has nothing but beauty to
keep il in good health. is short lived and
apt TO have ague hts.
Before we passiona,ely wish for any
thing we should examine 'iuto the happi-
moss it conters on others.
Absence, in love destroys small pas
sioas aud increases great ones, rs the wind
exipguishes tapcrs and kiudles fres.
il betokons as great soul to be capable
Of curing lault,as 10 be incapable Of com
mitting,t Il.
Our Very manners is a thing of impor.
tance. A kirl NJ Is ofen more agreeable
tan a rough yes.
Gather up knowledge with diligcnt
baud, it is the only earthly good that will
not somslim imos give you pain.
No one can improve in company fol
which be has not respect enough 10 be un
der some restraint.
A smile, az oppression, will tell his
tory; those ar years Of association in it,
long years OF memory and shadows.
Money Is toltoruloss sea. in which
honor, conscience und truth may be
drowned.
Self concoit and ignorance arc twin
brothers; tho empty head is usually IL,
noisiest for il depends on that for making
known its existence.
A mountain is madeup Of atoms, and
friendship Of i,,l,c matters, and, if the at
oma,hold not together. the mountain i,
crumbleA INTO dust.
Each Of US bears within himself world
uasnoWH to his fellow beings, and each
may reiaje OF himself history resembling
that Of every one yet tiihc that Of no one.
The pcepa best art is Tho expression.-
For ono poetcol quotation that is made on
sccnrnt OF the thought, hundred arc
madefor !he sake Of the phrase.
If Q man blends his angry passions will
his search after truth, become his superior
by suppressipg yours, and attend only (
the iustnass and force OF bis reasoning.
The violet crews low and covers itsel
with i.sown ic.rsand ofall flowers Weld
the most delicious and fragrant smell-sucI
is humility.
William Wirt's letter to his daughter o
the 'snall sweet courlesies of life" con
tains Raasage from which a deal of han
piness Nigh! be learned: II want 10 te
you secret. The way to mako yoursel
pleasing 20 others, is to show that YOU car
for them. Tic whole world. il ike N
miller It Mansfield, who cared for nobod
mo, hot Re--because nobody cared "a
him. And the whole world win sery
you 80, il you give them the same caus
Let all persons, therefore, see that you