The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-03-11
Reputation Ia net Character

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rlrif, ithn ipa tnung man h II hoi
lrfu have character lhaD REPUTATION
llirelv afe Ffest truth. m pIlhll, pi
VI itpnlhlpn vHq leas liepufn,l, auf
lHHmlrl With character The hllna NJ IA.
'oNng would hr hul,lrr, men nmfr,lf
'unh. itTi'iy altogether hrilu lur
reputation i uiisn false whlrh shat
htirf 'an rptrt BE- Tho Que il lai ,
sham the other living fact nspula
iHn /. What mrn ihibh II ~ ehsrai
lrl Whit wrnnlN aur
NeI lUo man, p'sor ihe shadow n,
Ihr 'nlslanrf 10 cnioN The good IN.
rufl Il men, even when uh,lesrlted.
i tif'irient h. nIislt the mslnfilt
liphrr instead Of .lIh ~ 10 h. real,
worth, "i Thousands intrigue uul, 10
appeat a. The, shine In linsel when
They "nnhi 'o wear real sold They
", every az, lo bc thought rich. ur
la'hlonahle, " cultivated, negl,c,iny.
very often. ihc means which mlrht
nale them whA, they wish. 'ihsy
weaf "nl their llves In pursuit. of u dc
lns'ou. They practice keeping up ap
l~aranccs I'LL they coniound the sham
with the reality, The shadow with tho
substance. frgrllinr that III, world
s"on Picres through their mask. III.
covers what they are, and ,cspise,
,hcln for false coin.
Take the ease oi n Young LAWYER,
Who, instead u mastering HI, probes.
sion, trusts IN y fatal facility Of ~or,l.
and thinks IL soar In cinircnce aaJ
i"ti,'ns wiihou, aSsiduiiy or other real
merit. lie gs,s. perhaps. q @r, of ~.
rnsa'ior b! prsc'icing In prl,iios.ing
ca~s. but b. never rises abovc this F,
and al the end NJ twenty Years b. II
no iarthev. IN the road TO fame than
he was at FIRST. Take the mere trading
psIiticiaa. who. instead II seeking 10
establish = name tor slatesman.hip.
prslsss what h. thinks tho easier path.
ofcunnin. and corruption, ami wlw.
though hc may secure some potiy oslscs
never bsromes ,r'ay great, ihoash hc
may jusgls himself into feeling ~.
ruiation. never leaves behind the lsmc
u Webster or . Clay. Tahe thc
plausible. hut Incompetent mesrhsni.
Who. though 10 may for whlls obtain
cn'dit. oaalIy csllspsrS, srcosiIsg 10
all TIE vorld what . bubble he hn>
been. We might ~ through llfe IN
'hcs,nr Say; W. might sslsc, exam.
pies ftcm every clsss end profession.
and the sssale would slwsys he M.
same. S''ssss y later the cl,aslsian
!, found nut. he bis ,sgs.tsicks whsl
they may. Reputation canno, stand
IN The hing run against character.
Honesty is'he bc-s policy. even In
regard so one's good samr. IL b..
mi io s~c'n. Is wiser. ey,s Jr III.
children n this worl,l.' than ~ ~rn
aud not :. be. liza man has really N,
elevated aims. u he carp- mt ~ hs
worthy icr the sakc 81 virtue il.rif,
It will ye, pay him better. permanently
IL lr true anil esd than merely h.
put IN thr scmblance VI u. Iisniirg.
TIM. tho t"rvvr. appearsl. fw while
Ia thrive oa evil. lIi,iun~,ty. NJ his
casc. vas os'-msibly iucassnvs. Bu,
vherr IL he now' whcsr ass Oh ,h~
fosgrrs. culessl-rs and ether lal~ die.
lncuds NJ ". 6nsmisf world The
honest. VIM have pl~i1sd akMs. end
WIN arr spending ,hsis ~ ass N csm.
fori snd bonor. even wkrn nv, h lusa-
rs.have NJ caae " complain that
s',nn'lr~ls have pN~rcssd spss then
themselves.
but lhr lnrr of merr worldly succe-s
Is but basc sIsii,e si iI,. best. lsu.
n.sbIioe.l seeks mblcness. for iis .~n
sake; sspir-- to b.. MT ~ s~m I.
prou,lrs VI charse,~s. even ~h~w nm.
spprrviasesl. than NJ rspatssios. n IN.
deserved. IN pnSsssI"s y ous en-
rial coin. and noi c,uwtesel1h ~
secrn tn enjoy cwdi, ~ vAel Nv
have ss'. 'l'sIse me- said cNuvuoI.
'wsinkles sad en- Eves - essses
shr s'sa, hero despisea fsl~Asu'.
I0laiItmses ~.