The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-04-07
EARIET Y.

VARIETY.
In what ship have the greatest number of people
been wrecked Court-ship-
Why is a bridegroom worth than bride
BecaUse she Is given away and he is sold
1t IS remarkable popularity with debts. that
their expanding power continues increase you
contract them
Dr. johnson says: After all, it Is better for
lady reddeu her cheeks than to blacken other
peoples characters
How often do you knead bread - asked one
houskeeper Of another How often' Why, might
say we need it continually the other replied.
Learn in childhood, II yc' can, that happiness is
not outside, but inside 1od hears and clear
conscience, bring happiness, which no riches and no
circumstances alone ever do.
The longer [ live, the more am certain that the
great difference between men-between the feeble
and powerful, the great and TIE Insignificant, Is
energy -nyineible determination; a purpose once
fixed, aud then - Death Victory :" That quality
will do anything that be done in this world, and
no talents. circumstances, opportunities will
make two legged creature man without it.-Sr
FOlreH Buxton.
PROVERBS AND MorroEs OF SHAKsPEARE.-On n
former occasion a correspondent drew attention to
the numerous proverbs, OverfOwing with Dative wis
dom, which be found in the pages of that
master piece of the great Cervantes, Don Quixote
Like the immortal SpanIard, our own 1--WE call him
g our own for he IL the greatest master Of the
tongue speak) Shakespeare Is especially rich in
this senteutiOuS wisdom, embracing IN suecInct and
compact utterauces the nObest precepts, the sound
est maxims Of practical morality, and the most brill
liant but wholesome satire. Like Cervantes again,
vino made a simpleton and lunatic the spokesman
Of his wisest :. SAWS Shakespeare often puts his
brilliant proverbs III the mouths Of knaves and
fools but by whomsoever spoken ;h5y are all mark
ed by admirable common sense, and not seldom by a
deeper wisdom, which becomes apparent on a studi-
examination of them and careful reflection
upon their hidden well obvious meaning.
From this wealth of apOpthegm and paradox and
poetry and quaint sayings, present to the notice
o reader following
that they will afford both amusement and instruction:
There is no virtue like necessity.
Courage mounteth with occasion.
lie tires betimes, that spurs too fast betmes.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms
short.
With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder.
Though death be poor 1t ends mortal Woe
The ripest fruit falls first
Out of this nette danger, pluck the flower
safety.
No word like pardon for kings mouths
Tell truth and shame the devil.
Oxen at stall are better cherished still the
death.
Uneasy lies the head that crown.
He that dies this year j. quiet for the next
The first briuger OF uuwecome news hath but a
losing otiice
OFT the sight CT TO DO III deeds makes Ill
deeds done
Most subject is the flttest soil to weeds.
Wise hearing ignorant carriage is caught. as
take diseases, of another: therefore let men
take heel of their company
How i'll white hairs become fool and jester
There is some soul Of goodness in things evil,
would men obseryiugly distil it out
y crafty kuave does need no br, ker-
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just
Ii is great sin TO swear unto sin, but greater
sin keep IA sinful oath
The thief doth fear each bush an officer
Small herbs have graoo great woods do grow apace'
What must be shall be.
lie that is robbed, wanting what is stolen let
him know't. aud he's not robbed at all.
They laugh that win
Love reasons without
You cannot make gross sins look clear.
To revenge is valOr, but 10 bear.
He's truly valiant that wisely suffer.
The learned pate ducks to the golden fool.
When beggaTs die there are no comets seen
COwards die many times before their deaths the
valiant never taste Of death but once
As fire drives out fire, 80 pity, pity.
The evil that do, lives after them the good Is
oft inferred with their bones.
Some that smile have in their hearts millions of
mischief
lis better playing with lions whelp than with
old one dying.
He that will have cake cut OF the wheat must
needs tsrry the grIntlng
In the reproo Of chance lies the true proof Of men
The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily
unite
He that Is proud eats up himself
Fear makes devils OF cherubims-
To fear the worst oft cures the worst.
Perseverance keeps honor bright.
One touch OF nature makes the whole world kin
Those wounds heal Ill that men do give themselves.
The end crowns all
Thanks to men Of noble minds IS honorable need.
The raven doth not hatch 4 lark
Few love TO hear the sins they love to act
lis time to fear when tyrants seem TO kiss.
They 10 not love THAI do not show their love.
Truth hath better deeds tAan words to grace it.
Time Is the nurse and breeder Of all good
Use doth breed Il habit III 4 man
Sometimes We devils 10 ourseiyes-.Ne'clrh
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