Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-11-03
MORAL GEMS.

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| jealousy is always born with love,
but does not die with it.
Great works are performed not by
strength, but by perseverance.
Truth requires plain words; she rejects
all antiquities and reserves. .-
Virtue shines, though contemptibly
clad, and is recognized and respected
by noble minds. '' - 7s.'i -'-iii 81.
Love in all its shapes implies sacrifices.
Much must be conceded, much. endured,
if we would love. sul sasoI l.sasal
He submits himself to be seen through
a microscope who suffers himself to be
caught in passion.
Instead of regretting that we are some-
times deceived, we should rather lament
that we are undeceived.
In general, that man is a coward who
shapes his course of action by his fears;
and he alone is man of true courage
who dares to do right. ht.-..z.....-....,'... +.
Thou askest me. What is hope? It Is
leading and fiattering star of mankind,
which is obscured and disappears with
the last beating of the heart. la--l-t- l--,
Would you touch nettle without
being stung by it? Take hold of 1T
stoutly. Dc. the same to other annoy
ances, and few things will ever annoy
you.
Avarice in old age is foolish; for what
can be more absurd than increase our
provisions for the read the nearer we
approach TO our journeys end? ~ e-'i % p
The difference between war and peace
has been we'll defined by one of the an
clients: "Intime of peace the sons bury
their fathers: in time of war the fathers
bury their sons" ,.
Worship.-Dr. MeCosh after hearing
fancy opening piece i'll Boston quar-
tette church choir, said, "And now we
will commence the worship of God by
singing the 9th hymn" ~ .5T,'5la.
The Sa66ath:-'.The streams of reli-
gion run deeper or shallower as the
banks of the Sabbath are kept up or
neglected. .n'-Cdlicott. ~ - 80.
Economy is the parent of integrity,
of liberty, and of ease; and beauteous
sister of temperance, of fcheerfulness and
health. Profuseness is cruel and crafty
demon, that gradually involves her
followers in dependence and debt.
Sorrow ought to be the domesticated
guest of our souls, as much as joy and
pleasure, it also is sent doyn upon rs
from above; and he who counts all tears
ami tries our hearts. He knows well
what we weak mortals are fitted to en-
dure.
Bad company is like q nail driven into
a post, which, after the first or second
blow, may be drawn out with little diff
ficulty; but being once driven up to the
head, the pincers cannot take hold to
draw it out, but which can only be done
by the destruction of the wood. .--e 90.
Slanders.-Let no one suppose that
by acting good part through. life he
will escape scandal. There will be
those even who hate them foe the very
qualities that ought to procure esteem.
There are some folks in the world who
are not willing that others should be
better than themselves. '''
There can be no friendship where
there is no freedom. Friendship loves
a free air, and will not be penned in
straight and narrow enclosures. It
will speak freely, and act so too; and
when it is, it will easily forgive, and
forget too, upon small acknowledge
ments. tu--. s.
MEN OF FINE FEELINGS.-Men of
fine feelings fascinate through q GER
tain afiectionate watchfulness of the
little wants of others, through a divin-
ing oftheir ostsoftly-whispered wishes
and a continual sacrifice of their own;
through politeness, whose silken bands
twine more gently and closely round
eur hearts that do the rough cords of
one great benefit. .iei