The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-04

B.IuaEsARD, near Matt hez Miss Nov 81, 1851.
snARr sArINas-To torget a wrong is tie best re-
venge
The coward says he is cautious tie lnser that he is
Eparing.
A foolalways finds at eater fool toadnire him.
Take heed is a good reed
All mems friGud is all mems fool
An eagle does not feed upon flies.
He who devonrs the INSTANCES Of the poorsvI find
in it az length a bone to choke him
He who has an art, hak everywhere part.
Fraud Turks in loose generalities r
Hard With hard never inakes goodswall.
The foot Of the il the best for his land
1t is always safe to learl from ourenemes; sell
dom safe to venture to Instruct even our fveuds.
When fortune earesses.a man too much, she makes
him a fool
Welcome is the best cheer.
He who has lost his pigse VIII go whittier yon will.
Lon,talkers lamb-like lighters.
He who will eat a nut inust crack it.
The stool ofrepentanc& has no cushion
You cannot be Happy without trying to make others
happy also.
Most people would succeed III small things if they
were not troubled with great ambitions. e
Il is far easier to acquire fortune like knavetlan
10 expeud it Ikea gentleman. ~ =
Where true rorttade dvells loyalty, bounty, friend
ship, and fidelity may be found
Never despise humble Bervces-when large ships run
aground little boats may pull them OIL
II yoH a coward and men commend yoptor your
courage it isn't Of you Obey eak; they take you for
another.
In seeming opposition the natural course things
risk by their gravity Rndothers sink by their
lerity.
Tie most difficult Of all modern questions to answer
is-"H hos your friendP
Buy not sell not who're seIfrcsPrct Is barterd, for
tha lost, the handspring Of honor is rated and
decayed. s.
1t IS so ungepial to the human mind to do nothing
that if good occupation be not provided, men will
occupy themselves perilously, in gaming AMI drink
ing. r~-E
The Imagination is the greatest enchantcrs.
Our virtues are the dqpes, and often only tie play
things Of our folics.
BS gentletaoldag age Peovishness is worse insecond
childhood than in the first. a%
Tie cheapest pleasures within reach of all the
most enjoyable.
aaTSd peace love not palaces, but rather nestle 40
gethcr in peasants cot
Every genius who produces evil and. not good, is
rather monster than prodigy.
Commonly say judgement fall upon man for
something in him cannot abide.
Cease TO- lament for that chou caust not help, and
study help from that which thou l4mentcst
With nations with individuals submission tom
suit serves but to authorize repetition. 3 =
The honest earnest determination to perform, almost
always suggests its own nodus operanli.- " EE
Dali men are to be closely studied Therapeutics,
like pearls lie out of sight and must be Ciyedtors =
An rrasoute mans mind is generally as Rithad the
Third said of his own body, ''Dut half made ur.
O. for youth once more that green spring time before
suspicion hath widowed the fair flowers Of the ideal
future!
3ulwer calls newspaper "the conmo reservoir into
which every stream pours its living waters andat which
every man may come to drink. Fl
Years are the sum Of hours Vain is it wide inter
walls to say I'll this year if at each narrow inter
walls you 10 not say, / II save this hour"
To keep your friends treat them kindly; to kill them,
treat them often.
The atestmediciuein life is true friend
The great difference between men, the great AMI in
significant il energy.
The sun produces Or causes death, according as
it's rays fall and 50 doth love
punctual Sanis very rarsIy s'pooF man, and never
man OF doubtful credit
Argument USUALLY managed, is the worst sort of
conversation: 4. .'
He shall Sc immortal who ltvsth3il be be stoned by
without fault, r.
HI most families, Interest arc r safer uRccts ofoon
versaton than opinions.
Harmless miythis the bestcordal against the con
sumption of the spirits. Z
Tue best and the mos important part of every ln2
educ3tion is that witch he gives himself 5
Ar pay high prce'for the manhood nc artain
n5hiIg less taan the sweet faith of childdoods 3
Women love 70 find ii men difficult conbinationA
a gentleman which will Invariably Yield lwitIa ioree
that viii invariably protect
Ten poor men. can sleep tranquility upon mat, but
two kings not able to live at peace in quarter OF
the WORLD
Nothing is more common thgntotry to reconcile ouf
confidence to our evil thoughts by ourgood actions.
TO please Is only means; 70 instruct is duty.
What renders happiness 50 rare is the rarity IF con
stahcy
MoRE CogRAGE ~ EVERY DAY LIrE.-IIgyc the cour
age TO discharge debt |hile you have the money in
your pocket.
IaTe the courage to do without that which You do
not need, however nPvd your eyes may fovegi it.
Have tire courage taSspeak your nind, when il is
necessary you SHOULD do So andhod vow tongue when
Have the courage to spealsto a fsiendiQ4a seely"
coat even though gou are ihcompahy With q rich one
and richly atired -
Have the courage to. own y6uare poor and thus dig
arm poverty of Its sharpesta sting
Have the courage to make.a Will and a just one.
Have the courascsto tel q man why you will hot lend
hm.your money.
Have the courage to 'cut" the most agreeable ac-
quantanccs you have when YOU are convinced that he
lacks principle. n friend should bear with friends
nfrmjties but not with his vices
Have the courage to show yOnr respect for honesty,
in whatever ggse it appears; and your contempt fer
dishonesty and dqplicity by whomsoeyer exhibited.
Hlve the courageto wear old clothes until you can
Have tile courage to obey yonr Maker At tn risk Of
being ridicgled bylnau.
4 HARD {AsE-"That which thpu hast to do, do It
with all thy might, said clergyman to his son; one
morning
50 did this morning, said win, with an enthusi-
ssic CLEAN in his pye.
AT, what,was it darling and bis father ran his fin
ger through his ofsprHg's. cnrIs."
Why whoIoped jack Edwards y said the youthful
It'll he yelled like blazes. You should have heard him
holler dad
The father looked unhappy, while he explained that
the precept did not apply to any act like that, and con
eluded with you should not have done that ehid.n
Then he'd a wholIoped me-"
Better" said the sire, for you 70 hare fed the
wrath to come
Yes, but replied tile hopeful by way Of = dnai
elincher Jack run twice as fast as can
The father sighed went to Ills study, took pen and
endeayored to compose himself %
There Is a beautiful story of Quaker lady, who vas
much addicted to smoking tobacco. Sac had indnScd
herself in this habit until had increased so much ups
on that she aotony smoked her pipe alarge portion
the day but frequently SIT up in her bed fol- this pu
pose the night After one Of this nocturnal entertain
inens she fell asleep and dreamed she died ana ap-
preached heaven. Meeting an angel, she asked him if
her name was written in the book OF Afe. He disap
peared but replied returning, that Ire could not find
it, "Oh said she, do look again-tmust be there"
Lo examined again bat returned again, saying it was
not there. DO look once nore." The angelFas NOV
81 to tears by her entreaes and again left to