Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-06
Selections.
Learning improves genius.

Learning improves genius.
There is no regeneration like pure
love.
The eye may scan the face, but souls
are only read by souls.
There is no dungeon so dark and
dismal as the mean mans mind.
Extraordinary virtues are ever de-
famed by those who want the courage
to initiate them.
Weigh others as you would be
weighed yourselves and the scales would
have sinecure.
Too earnest desire to excel, often
sets man below his real worth in the
estimation of Others.
Some desire is necessary to keep
life in motion; and he whose real wants
are supplied must admit those Of fancy.
The man that is right with God and
his fellowmen can scarcely help being
gentleman, All Lord Chestertlelds let
tiers boiled down wouldn't make as much
OF gentleman as that.
When the price of true humanity is
considered, no wonder it is an article
that meets with few purchasers.
Calculation, the first attribute OF
reason, should never render usincapable
of the first of yirtues.--a sacrifice Of
self.
The wise man is happy when hi
gains his own appreciation, the foo
when he gains that of others.
There is nothing like letting sun
shine into other hearts, to open the wa!
for it to pour into our own,
Let US not only think OF achieving
the present day we'll and when to.mor,
row shall have arrived, it too will b,
called to day, and then we shall thinl
! of it.
Two important objects---The dis.
covery Of what is true, and the practice
Of what is good, are the two most i'm
portant objects Of life.
Some one truly says that we must
be courteous to man as we are to q
q picture, which we are willing to give
the advantage of good light.
circumstance either command or
are commanded. They form the chsrac.
ter Of the feeble they minister to the
purposes and ultimate happiness of the
strong.
How often do we look upon those
who have fallen into grievous sin, with
a degree of self-complacency that we
have not erred after the simlltlde of
their transgressiOn, when perhaps the
only reason is, we have not been SINH
larry tempted.
-Distrust all those who love YOU ex-
tremely upon very slight acquaintance,
and without any visible reason. Be
upon your guard, too, against thoje who
confess, as their weakness, all thecardi-
nal virtues.
Many have such correct id,as Of
things as not to be easily imposed upon,
and yet are not ready at explaining them
to others.
-" Johnnie said a man, winkilg sly
ly to dry goods clerk of his acouaint-
ance, you must give me extra MEASURE;
your master is not in"
Johnnie looked solemnly into the
mans face and replied
" My master is a1,cayS IN
Johnnie's master was the al.seing
God. Let every one when he is tempted
adopt Johnnie's motto, My mater is
always in." 1t will save him from fall
ing into many sins.
Kind words are looked upn as
jewels on the breast, never to be Orgot-
ten, and perhaps, to cheer by their memo
ry q long, sad life; while words q cru
city or carelessness are like swons in
the bosom, wounding and leaving scars
which will be borne to the Craze by
their victim. Do you think there s any
bruised heart which bears the mark of
such wound from you If it lisa liv-
ing one which you have wounded, has.
ten to heal for life is short to. morrow
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