The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-13
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Deeds are fruits-words are but leaves.
Never buy what you do not want, be-
cause it is cheap, liiA E9l.,.,i
Never wait tor anything to turn up.
Go and turn it up yourself. lr4@h -It'a
Never open the door to little vice, les.
a great one should enter also.
A man writing sketch Of his life says
he early ran away from his father, because
he discovered he was only his uncle! ''t
Seek for friendship among the pure and
good, if you would occupy an exalted po-
sition. -ltg'e... tffl
Riches got by fraud arc dug out Of
ones own heart, and destroy the mind.
The latest novelty is apatent paper
coffin. There is great prejudice against
tat least, people are very 10th to Try it.
Deep is the solitude of those who, under
secret griefs, lave none to pity them \
5ul it rI.E.fh. iH HHf!-sElri itF''
Laziness is good deal like money,
the more man has Of it, the more be
wants. sg g55'jV s-i,i,,,,s,i,,,.,,.
Ignorance and conceit arc two Of the.
worst qualities to combat. II is easier to
dispute with o statesman than a block
head. .s'''''i 'si.7ei6i sli 90
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J The seeds Of great events lie near tie
surface; historians delye too deep for.
them. No history was ever true. g'l. ia
f. We should no. only break tho tcctl, Of
malice by our forgiveness, but pluck ou,
its sting by forgetfulncss. d; ;z5a4aoo =,
Hc that takes up iirc to throw at lis
adversary, is in great danger Of burning
his own fingers. y t7a
AnsIrish editor congratulatcs himself
that "half the Lies told about him are not
true" ., lg.5a .o.i s-.5
a physician should always be able to
keep his temper. If he don't he will be
apt to lqso his patients. sas' .i2A
8 In view Of the modern improvements,
it has been suggested that old father
Time shouldthrow away his hour-glass
and scythe, and bny a watch md moving
machine. N, H6Hil S'e''Rs 2
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No one can be happy without, friends,
and no Que can really know what friends
he has until be is unhappy. yi5g5.ss,t.
All ceremonies arc, in themselves, very
silly things, butyct the man, Of the world
should know them. lsEi s4I y
lawyer like ono who is long
getting aslecpi? Because he lies Grst On
one sidefand then on the other. ~ ~ VI
II brevity is the soul Of wit, what vast
amount Of fun there is nowadays in the
tail Of fashionable coat. =
Paradoxes are irreconcilable. A lady
informs us that after giving her husband
apiecc Of her mind, she lad more pcace.
An observing correspondent thinks il
would be a good idea to have cclipscs
more frcqucutly-it causes SO many eyes
to turn hcayenward. Il - sa5i mss
It's better to know nothing than to
know what is not SO. '''
[ About the hardest work fellow can do
is to spark two girls at ouce and preserve
agood average. slil !.4 Eti 2s.
A nickname will outlive any man or
thing. It is like the crook in dogs tail
you may cut it of and throw it behind
the barn, but the crook is there yet, aud
tho STUMP is its cpitaph. t,r
When you have got nothing to do, do
it at once this is the way 10 learn to be
busy. .t'f
We have been told that he best way to
overcome mislortunes is to fight them. We
have tried both ways, and recommend d
successful dodge. ..Ii.t vi
Conversation should be enlivened witt
wit-not composed oft.
The less man knows, the more he vii
guess at, and guessing is nothing more
than suspicion. sgsl hi % ta
Going to law is like skinning n nev
milch COW for the hide, and giving til,
meat to the lawyers. otv sGl -.
Death, to most Of us, is kind Of fare
we'll benefit positively our last ap
pearancc." @ .'
Fools are quite often like hornets
very busy, but about what the Lord onl,
knows. lfgJa N.a1 ,.as' {
Living on hope is like living on wind.
a good way to get full, bu! u poor way te
get fat. maa sa D.
Jealousy don't pay. The best il ca,
do is to discover what we don't want t,
fnd, nor don't expect to.
Secrets are a mortgage on friendship.
Hope isa draft on luturity, sometime
honored, but generally extended.