The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-10-10
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
Tuesday. October 10. IS7I.
ORIGINAL s. SELECTED ITEMS,

Without friend the world is will
derness
Great minds are easv in prosperity,
and quiet in adversely.
Begin life with but little show; you
may increase it afterwards.
: Tell not your secrets to your servant,
for he will then be your master.
Religion is the best armor that man
can have; but it is the worst cloak.
Experience without learning does
more good than learning without expc-
riencc
He is not only idle who does nothing,
but he is idle who might be better en-
ployed.
Practice without knowledge is blind,
and knowledge without practice is lame.
Glory is we'll enough for a rich man,
but it is of very little consequence to a
poor man with large family.
What you keep by you may change
and mend, but words once spoken, you
can never recall
Have nothing to do with man in a
passion, for men are not like iron, to be
wrought upon when hot
The world would be more happy if
persons gave up more time to an inter-
course of friendship.
Everything here is as we estimate it,
and the changes in our hearts make the
ciaAees that we feel.
He that has no friend and no enemy,
is one of the vulgar, and without talents,
power, and energy.
II you have been tempted to evil, fly
from It; 1t is not falling In the water. but
,lying in il, that browns.
The three things moet difficult are to
keeps secret, to forget an injury, and to
make good use of leisure. 81
Every man has his weak side; and it
is very often the case that this weak side
is the best part of the man.
An humble man is like good tree
-the more full of fruit the branches are,
rthelower they bend themselves
The ear and eyes are the minds re-
ceivers; but the tongue is only busted
in expending the treasure received.
If every man would reform himself,
the worlds reformation would be ac-
,copplished, and philosophers would be
useless.
If you would be pungeni, be brief /;
forit Is with words as with sunbeams-
the more they are condensed, the deeper
they burn.
Leisure is very pleasant garment to
look at, but it is very bad one to wear.
The ruin Of millions may be traced to
it.
A terse writer says that nature likes
ia let.the best of US find out, from time
to time, that, after all, we do not know
much. lgg g
"A generous mind does not feel as be-
longing to itself alone, but to the whole
human race. We are born to serve our
fellow creatures. sob
: -Four things are grievously empty: A
head without brains, wit without judg-
ment, heart without honesty, and a
purse without money.
Happiness and pride are absolutely
incompatible. Continual vexations, fan
cied Sights and injuries, provoke and
wound the self sufficient mind.
Conscience is sleeping giant; we
may lrill him into longer or shorter
slumber; but his starts are frig ghtcu., and
terrible is the hour when he awakes.
,JiThe heart of man is well of secrets
from which we bring up but one bucket
full at time; and truth-that is, the
whole truth--lies still at the bottom.
r Acontempt of the sacred rite of mar.
riage not only endangers the morality
of the individual, but strikes at the very
foundation Of social order and domestic
happiness.
That man only is truly brave, who
fears nothing SO much as committing 6
mean action, and undoubtedly ful6ls his
duty, whatever be the dangers which
impede his way.