The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-19
| GOLDEN, WORDS.

r o7sor GOLDEN WORDS qs,Ia
] Silent deeds are better than ur
profitable words. ri sIE!'ei, 10
| Wisdom and virtue make the poo
rich and the rich honorable.
| Men often live like the eleventh
apostle, and die like the twelfth
| lJean Paul. GIE 7'gl'' ''T'u
The world Is all uphill when w
would DO all down-hill when we sun
tfeE-GBailey. .'-- :
He whose face gives no light shal
never become q star. = ~ ''o' ~
| Satire Is as sharp as needle onl,
when there is some point to ityoIT :
pan men are liable to err. The erea
difficulty is tc discern error in our
A generous mind does not feel q
belonging to itself alone, but tn
| whole human race. 3, H-fi.ti sti3 t,. q
Be in earnest, but not presumptu
Gus. Whatsoever your hands fin,
to do, do it with all your might.n p"
You may CLEAN knowledge by read
ing, but you must separate the whea
from the chaff by thinking. r.Ful
p The man who never alters hisopin
lon is, like standing water, and breed
reptiles of the mind. ti' = -' j--
The aid Of government is not neces
-sary to educational reform; privaf,
exertion will suffice.-[L Leibnitz. =
The art of being happy lies i'm tn,
power of extracting happiness from
common things slt
Life alone can impart life and
though We should burst, we can onl,
be valued as We make ourselves yalu.
able.-[ Emerson. ~
Beauty flows in the waves of light
radiates from the human face divine
and sparkles in the pathway of every
child.
Perfection of mind consists of firm,
ness and mildness; Of force and ten.
derness; of vigor and grace. -.1'-
Man was created to search for truth
to love the beautiful, to desire what
is good, and to do what is best.
+ Value the friendship of him WIN
stands by you i'm the storm: swarms
OF insects will surround you in the
sunshine. p-- Hl54r- ,f "a :, :
Were there no bounteous future De-
yond the grave, it would be a mad
dening thought that love and death
are as inseparable as sun and shadow
-(Lute Taylor. sst ~ 80 ; - -
: No man in existence, be his station
what It may, high or low, is exempt
from the duty Of enquiring what
good he can do to others, 90 lFT !
He that serves himself has a tvrant
for a master. Selfishness is imperi-
Qusly exacting it gives no period for
ton. .ai - s. ( - = T~"fsO
If every young man would reform
himself, the WORLDS Reformation
would be accomplished, and phiIoso-
pliers would be useless.
If you would relish your food. labor
for it; if you would enjoy YOUR
raiment, pay for it before you wear it;
II you would sleep soundly, take a
clear conscience to bed with you.
" Gentleness," says Samuel Smiles.
I" Is like the silent influence of light.
which gives color to all nature: If Is
FAR more powerful than loudness or
force, and far more fruitful. aI-...
A worthy Quaker thus wrote: al
expect to pass through this world but
once if, Therefore, there be any kind
ness can sho'v, or any good thing |
can do to any fellow human being, let
me do it now, Let me not defer nor
neglect it, for Twin not pass this way
again." @ 't 20 II
No mans spirit is very much hurt
ny doing bis duty. On the contrary.
one good action, one temptation re-
sisted and overcome, one sacrifice of
desire, OF interest, purely for con-
science sake, will prove q cordial for
weak and low spirits beyond what
either indulgence or diversion or COM
pany can do for them. .5a.s.a 20
We are to work and learn. Life
should have its quiet pstses, in which
TO gather rest for work, bat, no idle
hours. The poor are to be ministered
unto, the wicked to be reclaimed, and
the sorrowing to be comfortei. n
Affab;lity and good breeding NAV
be regarded Is essential 10 the success
Df man in any eminent station and
enlarged sphere of life; aud the want
Of them has not unfrequently been
[Ound, In great measure, b, neu.ral-
ize the results Of mach industry, in
and honesty Of character.
Peace Is love reposing; it is love on
the green pastures; it Is love beside
the still waters. 1t il thatisreat calm
which COMES. over theuoeonscience
when it sees the atonement sufficient,
and the Savior willing. 1t is un-
azure in lake OF glass. 1t Is
The soul which Christ has pacified,
spread out In serenity and simp Die faith,
and the Lord God, merciful aud gra-
.ious, smiling over it.
In the religious department of litera-
,ure, rs in all other departments, the
est to be applied is vitality, the posi-
I've Communication to the recipient
nind Of new life and energy, so that
The increase of power keeps pace with
he increase Of knowledge, and the
is not only bfoadened and
frightened, but the whole nature kim
lied, iuvigorated, and chesred.-
Whipple. -i, f-,
Knowledge, truth, love, beauty,
Hone eau give vitality to the mechan-
sm of existence; the laugh Of mirth
Vhich vibrates through the heart, tie
ears that freshen the dry waste with
70, the music that brings childhood
,aek, the prayer that calls the future,
he doubt which makes US mediate,
he hardships that force us to struggle,
he anxiety that ends In trust, are the |
of rational beings.
The German essayist Treitscke says: |
"A lofty political enthusiasm Is .
priceless boon. The dull heart of the !
greater part Of humanity leaves little |
pace for such passion. Happy is
hat race upon whom strong necessity |
orees the sublime idea of politics am
dea which, grand and simple at once,
An yet be oomprehehded by every |
nan, and forces into its service every |
,ther idea in the world" a.4r 80
I have heard Of q great preacher
Who objected to having his sermons
,rinted. T." Because" said he, you
.aDnot print me-" That observation
8 very nnch to the point. A soul
winner throws himself into what be
avs. A. / have sometimes said, we
must ram ourselves into our cannons
we must fire ourselves at our hear
~; and when we do this, then, by
5od's grace, their hearts are softened,
.arrisd by storm:-[Spurgeon.
The more imperfect . being Tor
orm Of ociety) the more do Its parts
resemble each other, and the more do
he parts resemble the whole. The
more perfect r. being, the more dis