The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-01
WORDS OF WISD ON
FROM SIDNEY SMITH.
IDLENBss.

IDLRNBss.
Ifidleness do not produce vice or malevolence,
1t commonly produces melancholy. Let every
man be occupied, and occupied in the highest
employment of which his nature Is capable,
ana ole with the consciousness that he has done
his best
FRIENDSHIP.
Life is TO be fortified by many friendships. To
love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of
existence. II lived under the burning sun of
the equator, II would be pleasure to me to
think that there were human beings on the
other side of the world who regarded and re-
spectcd me; could and would not live, if
were alone upon the earth and cut of from the
remembrance of my iellow-creatures.
1t is not that man has occasion to fall back
upon the kindness OF his friends. Perhaps he
may never experience the necessity of doing so;
but we are governed By our imagnations, and
they stand there as a solid and impregnable
bulwark against all the evils of life. Friend
ships should be formed with persons of all ages
and conditions, and with both sexes. have
friend who is a-bookseller, to whom have been
very civil, and who would do anything to serve
me; and have two or three small friendships
among persons in much humber walks of lite
who, l verify believe, do me a considerable
kindness according to their means l am for a
frank explanation with friends in cases of
afronts. They sometimes save perishng
friendship, and even place 1t upon 6rmer
basis than at first; but secret discomfort must
always end badly.
CHEERPULNEss.
Persons subject to low spirits should make
the rooms in which they live as cheerful as pos
sible, taking care that the paper with which the
wall is covered should be of a brilliant, lively
color, hanging up pictures OF prints, and cover
ing the chimneypiece with beautiful china; a
bay wiz dow looking upon pleasant objects, and,
above all, large fire whenever the weather
will permit, are favorable to good spirits; and
the tables near should be strewed with books
and pamphlets.
HARDNESS.
Hardness is want OF minute attention to
n TgtEn nOAt tVnu oil aer1NIfv
O carelessness of inficting pain, but from a
want OF delicate perceptions of those little things
by which pleasure is conferred or pain excited.
HAPPINESS.
The longer live the more am convinced
that the apothecary is of more Importance than
Seneca; and that half the unhappiness in the
world proceeds from little stOppages from
ditch choked up from food passing in the wrong
place, from a vexed duodenum or an agitated
pyiorus. The deception, as practised upon
human creatures, is curious and entertaining.
My friend sups late; he eats strong soup, then a
lobster, then some tart, and he dilutes these
esculeIt varieties with VINE. The next day l
call upon him. He is going to sell his house in
DoEdon and to retire into the country. He IS
alarmed for his eldest daughters health. His
expenses are hourly increasing, and nothing
but timely retreat can save him from ruin. All
this is the lobster; and when over-eXclted
nature has had time to manage this tsstaceous
encumbrance, the daughter RECEIVERS, the
finances are in good order, and every rural idea
effectuaIlv excluded from the mind. Exercise
without fatigue; generous living without eX
cess; early rising and moderation In sleeping
these are the apothegms of old women; but II
they ore not attended to, happiness becomes SO
extremely difficult that very few persons can
attain 10 it.
EVERYDAY MAXIMs.
Remember that every person, however low
has rights and feelings. In all contentious le
peace be rather your object than triumph; value
triumph only as the means OF peace.
When you meet with neglect let II arouse yol
TO exertion; instead of mortifying your pride
set about lessening those defects which expose
YOU to neglect, and improve those eXcellenclei
which command attention and respect.
II you desire the common people 10 treat yo'
as a gentleman, you must conduct yoursell as
gentleman should to them.
Do not attempt to Irighten chldren ana IN
feriors by passion. 1t does more harm 10 you
own character than it does good TO theIn' In
same thing is better done by hrmness and per
suasion.
Find fault when you must find fault in pr
yate If possible and some time after the oHense
rather than at the time. The blamed are less In
clined to resist when they are blamed wlthou
Keen up the habit of being respected, ant
do NOT attempt TO be more amusing and agree
able than is consistent with the preservation o
Don't be too severe upon yourself and you
own feelings; keep on don't faint, be energeu
If YOU wish to keep your mind clear and bod
healthy, abstain from all fermented liquors.