The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-09-07
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The mind is the standard ef the
man. ss ss1araa 1, &cs z
] Patience Is bitter Lut its sfflit
/ is sweet. AIS sate aa1o 1's 81
s.Dhe forehead aof the n5rgOdlY
is past shame and presumpttH1us.' ?
WEen the Holy Spildt taiss fogzea
away the evil spirit takes His pIaee
Godliness has the prOMise oi
and secures the blessings aof both
worlds. ges4 I'D .asaala
If we are good, example IS the
best Iustre Of virtue; if we are BAD,
shame the best step to amendment.
Happiness is having what one
likes; contentment is liking what
one has. 41 l1I sF@
What a man is at home, that he
IS indeed. if not to the world. set
to bis own conscience and to God.
To brood over the ills which may
happen in the future Is to make
the Imagination an ever present re-
ality.
| Love reposes at the bottom Of
pure souls ike drop Of dew in
the chalice of a flower.
The superior man has a dignifed
ease without pride. The mean
man has a pride without dignity,
Few men are wise enough to pre-
fer the blame which is useful to
them, to the praise which betrays
them.
Prefer diligence before idleness,
unless you esteem rust before
brightness,
''The truth in lOve''-a motto
worthy of the highest intellect in
the universe.
Cease from anger, and forsalle
wrath; fret not tliy-self in any wise
to do evil.
Forsake not the worship-of Goa,
lest God forsalke thee, moi. only in
public but in private. s.9 -
He who has been deprived of his
ill-gotten garment, sliodld go on his
way rejoicing.
| Do but half of what you can. and
| you viii be surprised at the result
of your diligence.
"What shall it profit man if he
| gain the whole world and lose his
own soul?"
The actions of men are like the
index of a book; they point out
what is most remarkable.
While I am cheerfully holy, God
forbid that should forget to pray
that l may be spiritually holy.
Always pray for patience; every
day will bring something that will
call for its exercise.
lie presents a wretchcd specimen
of religion who labors more to con
vert Christian mon to his own sec,
tartan views than sinners to Christ.
If we would work ourselves to
a proper zeal for things above, we
must have stated times Of thinking
upon them.
He who rises too suddenly to the
heights of fancy will find to his
cost how deep is the descent to the
abyss of disappointment. 80
Life is at best a. compromise, and
we are obliged to accept men as they
are, and not as we hoped and trust
cd they woull be.
Many are like the farmer who
wanted sunshine for his wheat and
rain for his grass, all at the same
time.
God opens many hearts with gen.
| tie picklocks while with others he
uses the crowbar OF terrible judg-
ment.
There cannot be a more brother
/ " Office than to help one another in
prayers, and to excite our mutual
devotion.
When our cups run over we let
others drink the drops that fall,
but not a drop from within the rim;
and we complacently call this char
! ity.
The mind that is much elevated
and insOlent with prosperity and
cast down with adversity, is gener-
ally abjeet end base. z.
If truth be established, ol5ec-
tions are nothing. The one is
founded on our knowledge the 9th
er on our ignorance
What avails &c to the soul to OBJ
tain a favorable opinion from our
vain feIIow-mortals, il We are con-
seious that all is not right Within2
Jesus is the way, the only way,
the way everlasting in which the
saints Of all ages have passed to
glory.
As frost to the bud and blight to
the blossom, even such is self-inter-
est to friendship, for condolences
canuot dwell where selliAhness Is
porter at the gate.
To starve ourselves as a cure for
disease IS 70 be afflicted with two