The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-04-02
LAURENS.
VARIETY.

ONE One hour gained by rising early, is worth
month in the year.
The greatest misfortune of life is old age without
the remembrance of virtue.
You may CLEAN knowledge by reading, but you
must separate the chaff from the wheat by thinking
1t is noble species of revenge to have the power
of a severe retaliation, and not to exercise it.
Friendship is silent gentleman, that makes no
parade: the true heart dances hornpipe the
tongue.
The sweet light of friendship like the light of phos
phorus, is plainly when all around is dark.
1t is with ideas as with pieces of money, those with
the least value generally circulate the most.
''In Moscow" says modern traveller, L asked
for the residence of an acquaintance, and was an
swered, he lives in this very street, but I drove
three miles before [ reached his house,
Eloquence is of two kinds-that of the heart, which
is called dvine and that of the head which is made
up of conceit and sophistry.
An attorney, on being called to account for having
acted unprofess1onaly IN taxing less than the usual
the man had. He was thereupon honorably acquitted
ssNIke and is it yourself that be afther telling
me how they make ice crames?'' Sc thruth I can; !;
don't they bake them in could ovens, to be sure.'
Method goes far to prevent trouble in business for
it makes the task easy, hnders confusions, saves
abundance of time, and instructs those that have
business depending, what to do and what to hope.
One Watch set right, will do to try many by; and
on the other hand one that goes wrong, may be the
means of misleading whole neighborhood. And the
same may be said of the example Individually set
to those around us.
ADvIcE-Whoever thinks his own knowledge sufi-
cent for discerning, and with certainty determining
the part he ought to act many occasions of life,
have had very little experience. He will often
see his presumption punished by mistakes, which he
would have avoided had he taken prudent counsel
good plan is often improved in consequence of the
inquiry and discussion of two persons aetuated by the
desire of success; if does not perceive the
deficiency of the project which he was formed, the
other does, and thus both act jointly In correcting It,
The mind is enlightened by contradictions when these
arise from natural desire of seeking and discerning
the truth.
Every storm escaped by the prudent mariner, adds
to his dexterty In working his vessel amid tempests
in future This is of the saint all storms hasten
him to- and finally will land him safe in heaven at
last. Meanwhile all his suHerings are heavenly gl1ts'
and should be sanctified for q calIn
CONFIDENCE IN ONES SELF.-When crisis befall
you, and the emergency requires moral courage and
noble manhood to meet it, be equal to the
nents of the moment, and rise superior y v"sta~
cles in your path. The universal test ony OF men
whose experience exactly comedies WITH yours, 1ur
nshes the consoiing reflection that difficulties may be
ended by opposition. There is blessing equal to
the possession of stout heart The magnitude of the
danger needs nothing than greater effort than
ever at your hands. If you prove recreant in the
hour of trial, you the worst of recreants, and
deserve compassion. Be not dismayed nor un-
manned when you should be bold and daring, un-
rnurnaurs you hear with fear and dread is pregnant
with blessings, and the frown whose now
makes you shudder and tremble, will ere long be
succeeded by a smile of bewtching sweetness and
benignity. Then be strong and manly, oppose equal
forces to open difficulties keep stiff upper-lp, and
trust in Providence Greatness can only be achieved
by those who tried The condition of that achieve
ment is confidence in ones SELF
Be GENTLEMEN HoME.-There are few families |
we imagine anywhere in which love is not abused as
furnishing the license for impoteness. A husband /
father, brother, viii speak harsh we41s to those
he loves the best and those who love him best simply
because the security Of love and family pride keeps
him from getting his head broken. It is shame
that a man will speak more impoltely, at times, to
his wife or sister, than he would to any other female
except low and vicious 1t is thus that the !
honest affections of mans nature prove to be !
weaker protection to woman In the family circle,
than the restraints of society, and that woman
usually indebted for the kndest politeness of life,
to those not belonging to her own household Things
ought not so to be. The man who, because it will
not be resented inicts his spleen and bad temper
upon those of his hearth-stone, is small coward, and
very mean Kind words are circulating
and polish exhibited in society can atone for the
harsh language and disrespectful treatmer too often
INDUCED In between those bound together by Gods /
ties of blood and the still more sacred bonds of
conjugal love.-Lafe illustrated.
STRAY SHoT-It is with ideas as with nieces of
money those of the least value generally circulate the
most man, for being told the truth, thanks YOU
the first time-votes you bore the secondhand
quarres with you the third. A Frenchwoman talks
great deal more than she thinks-an Engishwoman
hunks great deal more than she talks.