, 1855-08-17
PrOverbiaI Philosophy.

|. An umbrella upon thine arm mai
make it ache, but should the rain come tht
umbrella will preserve thy clothes. Choose
betwixt a trfiing pain and tailor's bill.
2. Other persons were born about the
same time as thyself, and have been grow,
ing up ever since, as well as thou. There
fore be not proud.
3. Preserve few secrets from thy wife;
for if she discover them, she will gricve,
not that thou hast kept from her thy secrets,
but thy confidence.
4. Yet confidence may be misplaced, as
when thou goest ont in thin patent leather
boots, simply because the pavement before
thine own door has dried.
8. The girl who is destined to be thy
wife, although now unknown to thee, is sure
to be living somewhere or other. Hope,
therefore, that she is quite well, and other
wise think politely about her.
G. Educate thy children lest one of these
fine days they educate thee in school with
no vacations.
I. Q how good was Nature, that placed
great rivers near great towns!
s. A traveller, journyng wisely, may learn
much. Yet much may also be learned by him
who stays at home.
Q. An insane man may lie to thee aud
yet be innocent, and thou mayst lie to him
and he praiseworthy. Now all persons are
somewhat insane, but do thou beware Of ly-
ing, as a general rulc.
10. Heat expands things, and therefore
in hot weather the days are heightened
Moral heats sometimes expand thylmind,
but they tend not to the lengthening Of thy
days. ........-
II. Say not that thou knowest J9 book
until thou hast read it all. Yet some books
thou mayst throw aside partially read.
Herein thou judgest a criminal unheard.
What then?
l2. do not say to thee, Marry for it
will exalt thee" yet was there subtle mean
ing iu those whose usnge it was to say,
Marry come up"
l3. Cool things are used to cure fever,
yet the over GOODNESS Of q friends act will
throw thee into heat. Ge fr1 sf =
IA. We know nothiug, and yet it is
knowing something to know that thou know
est nothing.
l5. BY conceii, certain red Fly hath
been called a lndy-bird, and hidden to fly
away home. The counsel is good, even to
her who is neither bird nor hy. There is
no place like home
l6 He who always holds his tongue, will
one day have nothing else to hold Yet It
is not good TO be over garruIous. a!l9
II. The weather-cock, working easily,
can tell thee the way Of the wind, but IL the
weather-cock sticks, the course of tho wind
will not be Influenced thereby. Remember
this.
Is. filthy heart be in the Highlands, il
is not here. ,,...0.fr t,., "
1 10. Virtuous love is wholesome. There.
fore be virtuous to make thyself worthy oI
selflove Not Of course, that thou art
thereby prevented from loving somebody
/ else.
90 Talk TO thyself, insist on a reply, yet
not before the world, lest it think that no
body else will talk to thee.
81, A cat, even Il she be friendly, never
approaches thee by a direct course. Nc
more does truth, o friend; but winding
round thy stupidities, aud rubbing up
against thy prejudices. it reaches thee gen
tIy-and then perhaps scratches. !. u
-. A stitch in time saves nine. II there
fore thou feelest one in thy side, be thank
full, Q friend.
90. Love the moon, for she shines in the
night, to give us light in the dark; whereas
the sun only shines in the day time, wher
there is plenty Of light, and his assistance
is not wanted, Such is the difference be
tween real and false charity
j "a. Solomon knew several things, al
lowing for his age, but could teach hin
a few others. ,7f
IMPoRrASr TO SOME Messts
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according to the rules Of etiquette for gen