Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-13
WIT AND WISDOM.
Itis not in Druses that we find the mo


II is not in bruses that we find the most
brutality. rTrI-g
Man says, make my fOrtunei woman,
wait on one. mp
Face the devil when you must; Ay him
when you may.
The pleasure of despising is at all times g
dangerous luxury
Every man has his friends, II he only knew
where to find them.
EveW woman's rights are marriage. rites
every Traitors rights, funeral rites.
Every witticism is an inexact thought
that which is perfectly true is imperfectly
witty. -
Superficial men have no absorbing passion;
there are no whirpools in a shallow.
It is far better to suffer than to lose the
power OF suffering.
Obscure writers, like turbid streams, seem
deeper than they are.
1t is often nobler, and more difficult, to
conquer doubt than q redoubt. "''.
If man can not do his duty in the situa-
tion he is ic, be can not do it anywhere.
None Of uu can afford to lose the privilege
OF suffering for the sake of those we'love.
t.Siiiroad trains are protected from acci.
dent as houses are from lightning-by good
conductors.
1t Is said that the wheel Of fortune revolves
for all but many of us are broken on the
wheel. ..f
A timely death is the great prize of life;
who can regret when 1t is won by worthy
soul2 ..U .r. =, ......
We never get vigorous force to repel
evil, until our powers are condensed by suf-,
tering.
1t is not 30 much the finding of truth, as
the honest search for it, that profits u.s.
"Dear Smith, owe you $40 for articles
I've bought if now pay you down So, you
see owe you o."
With every child we lose we see deeper
into life, as with every added lens we pierce
farther into the sky.
| We are prisoners as often as we bolt our
doors, exies as often as we travel, and dead
as often as we sleep.
| The bereaved father of Lord Russell said
VI would not give my dead son for any other
mans living one."
A single drop of blood in the wrong place
makes all the difference between the philoso.
pher and the maniac.
If we say that circumstances make the
man, we must also admit that the man often
makes and can always modify the circum-
stances.
According to English law, a widow is per-
mitted to remain forty days in the house OF
her late husband, provided she does not marry
within that time. .'
In the list of the prosperous there are very
few indeed who owe their advancement to
talent and sagacity alone. The majority
must attribute their rise to continuation Of
industry, prudence and good fortune.
The horror of instrumental music felt by
old time people, on its introduction, is capi
tally illustrated by the remark of an old
lady, on hearing an organ for the first time:
ut is very pretty box of whistles, but oh
it's an awful way of spending the Sabbath l''
A good one is told of Quaker volunteer
who was in Virginia skirmiShing. Coming
in pretty close quarters with rebel, he re-
marked; "Friend, it's unfortunate, but thee
stands just where am going to shoot" and
blazing away down came secesh. ...
An Irish gentleman, visiting some friends,
was received with SO much hospitality, and
drank so very hard, that he departed in 8
shorter time than was expected; and, when
asked the reason, very gravely said, that she
liked them so very much, and eat and dranh
SO necessarily, that he was sure if he haG
lived there month longer he should die il
a fortnight"