The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-04-13
Thoughts on various suAjecti

We have just religion enough to make
us lIatG, but not enough TO mako us lore
one another.
Whom We desire or solicit any thing, our
minds run wholly on the good side, or cir
cnmsiaucos OF il when IL is obtained, our
minds run only on the bad ones.
when true genius appcarcth in tho
world YOU may know him by this infalibe
sign, that tho ounces arc all in tho conlcd-
eracy against him.
| | am apt to think that in tho way Of
! Judgment, ihero will be small allowance
given to tho wise, for their want of morals,
or TO tho ignorant for their want Of faith,
because botL arc without excuse. This
renders tho advantages equal OF ignorance
aud Knowledge. But somo scruples in tho
wise and some vices in tho ignorant will
perhaps be forgiven upon tho strength Of
temptation to each.
! 1t is pleasant to observe how FREQ the
present ago is in laying taxes on the next !:
" Future ages shall talk Of this this shall
be famous to all posteuty:' whereas their
timo and thoughts will bo talion up about
present things Us ours arc now.
It is in disputes as in armies, where the
weaker side sotteth UP false lights, and
malSoth great noise, that tho enemy may
strong than they really arc.
! =! have known somo mon possessed OF
good qualities, which were we're scrvicable
to others, but useless to- themselves like
u sun dial in front of house, to inform the
ncighbors and passengers, but not the OWN
cr within.
If u man would register all his opinions
upon lovo, politics, religion, learning, Sc,
beginning from his youth and sogo on to
old age, what bundle of Inconsistencies
and contradictions would appear at last
| Tho social scheme of supplying our wants
| lyslopping of our desires, is like cutting
oil our feet whom wo want shoes.
Tho reason why so few marriages are
happy is because young ladies' spend their
time in making ncts, not in making cages.
Tho power of fortune is confessed only
Ivy tho miserable, for tho happy imputo
| their success to prudence and merit.
Ambition often puts men upon doing the
meanest Offices; 10 climbing is performed
in the same posture with creeping.
Censuro is the tax u man payeth to the
public for being eminent.
No wise man ever wished to be younger
An ido reason lessons tho weight of the
good ones you gave before.
Complaint is the largest tribute heaven
receives, aud tho sincerest part of our de-
votion.
The common iluoncy of speech in many
mon and most women Is owing to scarcity
of matter and scarcity of words for who
ever is II master of language, and hath q
mind full OF ideas, will be apt in speaking
to hesitate upon tho choice of both whereas
common speakers have only one set of ideas
and one set of words to clothe them in, and
these are always ready at tho mouth. Sc
pcoplo como faster out of q church when il
is almost empty, than whom crowd is al
the door.
To be vain is rather mark of humility
than prido. Vain men delight in telling
what honors have boon done them, and
what great company they have kept ant
tho like; by which they plainly coufcs,
that these honors were moro than their due
and such ~ their friends would not be
levo if they had not been told whereas {
man truly proud, thinks the greatest hon
orsbSlnw his merit, and consequently scorl
to boast. | therefore deliver it as a maxim
that whoever has the character of u prout
man, ought to conceal his vanity.