New-York tribune., 1867-02-21

yrounueu on that conwendabS and NATURAL rep9gnanee
which all wedisposed people have to e1hut w we We
Of others objects that dsagreeabe repulsye nc
should De very careful not TO wound this NrtuOuh ieehs
in others or IN ourselves There men whose Deeiao
tons do violence to misfortune others whose complaints
count enance protute, III measure, their misfortune
10 the passersby The poor should have me lnOdesy 0
young virgins who speak Of their sex aud their nfirmi
tics but with reserve. In secret and frOm necessity
SPIDERS web made Of silk and light, not moro
difficult to execute than to this question: Whats
D,OdeSiyF
His remarks on the ethical nature of man, without
the fOmality of abstract maxims, 60 near TO the
heart of the subject, and suggest rule OF life oil
more value than the didactic inculcations Of the
schools.
Wisdom is repose in light Happy the minds that are
high enough 10 sport in IT'S beams
Consult the ancients listen % the aged He Is 6ttlo
wise who has only his owG wisdom, and little armed is
he who has Org mis- 6wnlea
m@gnation and wisdom combined are the charm OF
hf9 aud art.
Wisdom Is the strength of the weak
Good sense accommodates itself TO tie world wisdom en-
deayors TO conform itself to HeaVeI'
Never cut what You can unite.
Virtue is the health of the soul II gives relish to the
smallest leaves Of life
His own virtue and the happiness Of others this is the
preme destination but it Is not what he should seek
is only what he may expect and obtain II be is worthy OF
VirtRe by calculation is the virtue Of vice.
We gre not innocent when do harm TO ourselves.
weshOud do everything to let good people have their
will.
Everything can be learned; even virtue.
Morality is the knowledge of those rules 10 which IL is
of moment conform not only in our actions but
also affections These so important portion on
mode Of being, that asOnished that no plnOsO
pher has embraced them within the definition of the cs
scntal object Of morality In fact our affections are to
in morals, as in logic, is that the former be good.
Morality must have sky, picture air.
The morality of people is in "Reminiscences
enough make q coat
| Morality is a curb, not spur
without model, and without an ideal model 10 one
| can do well
rule of conscience for ones self code of morals for
ones SELF religion for ones sell! by ther NATURE sc
| things cannot be private.
maxim is the exact and noble expression Of an i'm
poltant and ndispuabe truth. Sound maNims are the
germs of good: strongly imprinted III the memory they
| nOuTish the will.
To think what do not feelis to lie to ourselves yes
Whatever think, should think with our whole Dc
! ing, will, and body
The end is not always given in order that be attained
but tOServe mark to aim at. tof eAanpc, lc ple-
| cept 10 love our enemies.
lie who lives without object. nj haphazar rs they
say mas , G Iie % o ~ aim i'm g and reach Il Now what
ever is aim limitation. Not only is there virtue where
there is no rule and law but there is not pleasure
The very pays Of children have laws and would not eX
iSt without them these laws always restraint ana
nevertheless the strictly they obeyed the greater
| is the amusement.
In good times we are better than ourselves; in bad
times worse.
| Without duty ana It's luca, no sOllcliy III NTtut'
Dutvl In regard 10 ourselves duty is Independence OF
the senses and regard TO others II IL assduty In he
and supports help TO wellbeng. to weldong TO- h wei,
wishing; help through agreement ana reslst
| gift and denial, through sternncss and c1npllai,e
| through praise and blame, through silence ana
| speech, through pain and pleasure inhabitants
| Of the same territory, fellOW.tiavelers on the
shall arrive at home, the first thing we sha nave 10 uo
one anothers veal for happiness or virtue NOT smie
! but shall have credit for IT,
As instruments have destination; as moral beings
we have liberty Life and death by Which Which we fneT m se
world or quit II riches ana properly When hssl @ US
place the worldi glory and shame elevation or abaSe
pendent on the general march OF affairs and make
part of Our destiny God has reserved 10 himself the APP
according to his will Good and III, on the contrary, are
in our hands or says the Scripture in the hands of our
Just then bodies subject 20 two motions. that
OF the earth and our own so are we governed by two
the and instruments OF the other masters OF our ac
tons TO merit the reward assigned to virtue aud machines
for all the rest To be better depends On our
| selves all the rest depends on God
Men must be either the slaves Of duty the slaves OF
force.
w,ts"t duty life soft and boneless can no longer
Always occupied with the duties of orners Be,, with
| our own: Alas!
Happy they who have Tyre in the heart and IN the
mind music which their actions execute Their whole
life win have been harmony in unison with the eternal
| MONIES.
But book with the character and aim OF the pres
ent volume cannot be read in large portions at once
and mnst rather be consulted from time TO time for
its tonic and bracing properties. Like the thoughts
of Epictetus, Marcus Antoninus, Thomas Kempis.
and the wise proverbs and parallels Of al ages it
must be regarded a mental Alternative, giving a
redder color to the blood potent spring to the
circulation, and warmer glow to the temperament.
Whose makes it the companion of his solitude or his
joumeyings will find fresh accession of spiritual
health and robustness. if not an allurement to the
appetite and delight 10 the taste