Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-01-06
BITS OF WISDOM.

Although benevolent men cannot do al
the good they would. their duty is TO dr
the good they can.
The more tender and delicate the bios.
SONS 2of JOY. the purer must be the hand
that will Gull them. ss E--
Systems. however good cannot preven:
evil. They can but compress 1t within
moderate and tqlerahe limits.
He who reforms himself has done more
toward reforming the pubic than = crowd
of noisy impotent patriots. -. as7.re,'; :
! Little children. ike little f,wcrs. need
to achieve a healthy growth, plenty OF
sunshine, and plenty o. room. .-.
You may outlaw the friead of truth.
but truth remains; you may humble the
poet, the artist, and the Christi,n, but
you eanno. debase poetry, or art, or
Christianity. ..
No preacher is listened TO but Time.
which gives US toe same train and turn
of thought that older people have tried in
vain to put into oar heads before.
Industry will make purse. and fru-
gahsv will give you strings to Il. Th,s
purse will cnst y,'u nothing Draw tfe
string as frugaiity Directs, and you will
always fnd useful penny at the bottom,
Wheuever you commend, add your
reasons for doing so ii is this which dis
tinguishes the appreciation of man Of
sense from the fattary Of sycophap;s, and
admiration of fools.
we should not despair of the goodness
of the world, if we DO not happen 10 see
it Immediately around us. The atmos-
phere is still blue, though so much of 1t
as is enclosed in our apartment is color
less.
Mems lives should be like the day,
more beautiful iu the evening; or like
the summer. glowing with promise, and
the autumn rich with the golden sheaves
where good works and deeds have ripen-
ed on the field.
Three things principally determine the
quality Of man-the leading object
which he proposes to himself in life, she
manner in which he sets about accom-
p,ishing it, and the effect which success
or failure has upon him.
Prosperity Prosperity too often has
the same effect m a Christian that calm
sea has on Dutch mariner, who fire.
qucntly, it is said, in these circumstan-
ees, ties UP the rudder, gets drunk, and
goes to sleep.
Among those who have taught US how
to live, and yet to look for happiness in
feelings which will endure when the ma
terial fabric of the world is wreck, the
name of Shakespeare will stand in the
first rank.
He that can only be useful on great oc-
casions may die without exerting his abil-
tiles and stand helpless spectator of a
thousand vexations which fret away hap
piness, and which nothing is required to
remove but little dexterity of conduct
and reaiiness of expedients.
Tnree things are necessary for health
andTiifc-air, water, and food. You may
reduce the quantity of either. but the
sanitary state of the individual will be
only as to his relative normal health.
Love is ike hunter, who cares not
for the game when ence caught. which
he may have pursued with the most in
tense aud breathless eagerncss. Love is
stronger in pursuit, friendship in posses
sion.
In proportion as mon real coin, and
not counterfeit. they seern to enjoy credit
for what they have not. Paint me, "
said Cromwell. wrinkles aud all. =
Even on canvas the great hero dispised
falsehood.
Amusements.-It is all folly to attempt
to deprive people Of famusemcnts. Books
and lecturers are very good in their way,
but there mus: be music, dancing, and
theatricals ana COOL people, must encour-
age and give tone to them. ''All work
and no play" makes Jack not only "dull'
! boy, but bad one.
He who thinks no one above him but
for his virtue, none baIow him but for his
vice. can never be ob.egrious or assum-
ing in a wrong place. but will frequently
emulate men in stations below him, and
pity those nominaly over bis heal.
There is nothing like courage in mis-
fortune. Mex: to faith in ovcrrulin
Providence, mans faith in hiYsclt is hjs
sal sation Il makes a man strong a~ the
pi.lard iron, or elastic as tue sprin5jnt.
stel.
/ Look on slandcrers as direct e1c'nie:
to civil society; as persons without hon
or, honesty or humanity. Whoever en-
tertaius YOU with the faults of others, de-
signs to serve you in similar manner.
! The mystery of Nepoleon's career was
this under all dificultie. and discourage
ments to "press on" It solves the prob
lem. of all heroes it is the rule by whicf
to Judge Of all wonderful! success and tr'-
unphal marches to foetuue AMI genius
[. should be the motto Of all. Pres:
on" Never d:spair, never be discour
aged however stormy tn, heavens, o.
d4rk the wav, yy greet I'll difficulties. o.
repeated tlc failures, pres VI"