The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-05-08
A STRING OF BEADS.

There is only one thing worse than
ignorance, and that is conceit. OF all
| iiitractable fools an Overwise man is
the worst. You may cause idiots tc
| philosophize-you may coax donkeyS
to foreo thistles-but don't you ever
think Of driving sense into the head OF
a conceited person.
1t is not high crimes such as robbery
and murder, which destroy the peace
of society, so much AS the Village gos-
sip, familie .quarrels, jealousies, and
chickering's between neighbors-med-
dlesomesness and tattling are the can
kers that eat into all social happiness.
Pleasure which cannot be obtained
! but by an ur reasonable or unsuitable
expense must always end in pain; and
pleasure which must be enjoyed at the
expense of another's pain can never be
such as worthy man can delight in.
Fight hard against a hasty temper.
Anger will come but resist it strongly.
| A spark may set house on fire. a tit
of passion may give you cause to mourn
all your life. Never revenge an inju-
ry.
The woman who has not touched the
| heart of a man before he leads her to
the altar has scarcely a chance to charm
| it when posses sion and security turn
their powerful arms against her.
BE always frank and true spurn
every sort of affection and disguise.-
Have the courage to confess your igno-
rance and awkwardness. Confide your
faults aud follies to but few.
TO mourn for tile dead is to mourn for
the lost casket when you still retain
the jewel it held. The memories of the
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the cold clay the casket.
Were human beings always that
which they are in There best moments,
then should we know here already OH
earth a Kingdom of heaven, OF beauty
and goodness.
1t is according to nature to be merci-
full; for no man that hath not divested
himself of humanity can be hard heart
ed to others without feeling pain him
self.
1t is impossible to make people un-
derstand their ignorance /; for it re-
qulres knowledge to perceive it and
therefore he that can perceive it hath
it not.
An injury is not always reason for
retaliation: nor Is the folly of Others
with regard to us sufficient reason for
initiating it with regard to them.
The best quality of mind that any
man can come in possession of is the
strength to bear up against disappoint-
ments and misfortunes.
However high we rise, we should lure
others upward to the same nights by
gushing melodies OF the lips and heart.
The bright clouds nodded by the fin
gers of the winds, blossom in the sun
Shine, petals of the flower-cup of heav-
en-. -
Beware how you become personal !;
an insult offered to accident or defor-
nifty is rarely forgiven, and never for
COTTON.
1t is not in the power ola good man
to refuse making another happy, when
he has both the ability and opportuni-
ty,
Pride and opulence may kiss in the
morning as married couple but they
are likely to be divorced before sun
set.
Covetousness terms liberality a spend
thrift, and prodigality calls hera churl
and she is contrary co both.
In maliciously pointing out the faults
ofanother person you only excite him
to the discovery of your own.
SANDER not others because they Sian
der you, bite not reptile because yon
have felt his bite.
Many mans tongue is a two edged
sword' one of thes edges cutting his
friends and the other himself.
If every mans breast could be looked
into, there would be found the image
OF some woman.
Friendship is the shadow of the even
ing Which stren CITIZENS with the setting
sun of life