The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-05-23
NUMBER II.
GOLDEN DRIETINeS.

Some men. like pictures, are filter
for a corner than a full light.
1t is position-says Montaigue-
not possession, that renders us hap
py.
Jndgemen+, irmness and courage
are necessary to secure success in
life.
The way to escape a fall is to fear
ones own weakn,s', ard not gotoo
fast.
Christianity commands us to pass
by injuries; policy to let them pass
by us.
Characters never change. Opin-
ions alter; characters are only de.
veloped.
No manners are so fine as the
most akward manifestation Of good
viii toward men.
Those days are lost in which we
do no good; those more than lost in
which we do evil.
Dryden says: "The secret pleas
ure of a generous act is the great
minds great bribe,
Minds of moderate calibre arc too
apt to ignore everything that does
not come within their own range.
To .o,I- +l,r -, l,.,,,,, =, e ,-,.;os-,,, ,o-
by going to law is like a sheep run
ming for shelter to a bramble bush.
The difficulty in life is the same as
the difficulty in grammar-to know
when to make the exception to the
rules.
The plcasantcst things in the world
are pleasant thoughts; and the great.
est art in life is to have rs many as
possible.
Sense shines with r double lustre
when it is set in humility. An able
and vet an humble man is jewel
worth a kingdom.
Let no young man expect success
or prosperity who disregards the
kind advice and pious instructions
of pious mother.
Truthfulness is n corner stone in
character; and if rot firmly laid in
youth, there will always be a weak
spot in the character.
There is a kind of magic in truth
which carries the mind along with
it. Men readily embrace the die
tates of sincere reason.
Extraordinary Affections are not
always the punishment Of extraordi-
nary sins. but sometimes the trial
Of extraordinary graces.
There is a purple half to grape,
a mellow half to a peach, and a sun
half to a man who is fortunate
enough to have a good wife.
IF mems statements could he re-
lied on. and men could trust each
other. what an impetus would be
given to the worlds progress.
We should he careful to deserve a
good reputation, by doing we'll; and
not be over anxious about the sue
cess.
Snch is the force Of Imagination
that we continue to fear long after
the cause which produced the fear
has ceased to exist.
Grief knits two hearts in closer
bonds than happiness ever can; and
common suffering is a stronger link
than common joy.
1t is with narrow-souled people
rs with narrow-necked bottles; the
less they have in them. the more
noise they make in pouring ont.
Hail an omnibus in bad weather,
and it will stop and take you in; but
hail a friend in your adversely, and
see what notice he will take Of You.
The greatest ornament Of an illus
trious life is modesty and humility,
which go a great way in the charac
ter even Of the most exalted prin-
ces.
Consolation indiscrcetly pressed
upon us when we are suffering IN
der aflliction, only serves TO increase
our pain, and render Ous grief more
Exercise for the body, occupation
for the mind, these are the grand
constituents Of health and happi-
ness, and cardinal principles upon
which everything turns.
The grand constituents Of health
and happiness, the cardinal things
upon which all things tnn, are ex-
ercise for the body and occupation
for the mind.
A woman's heart is the only true
plate for a mans likeness. An in
slant gives an impression that an
age Of sorrow cannot change Or
eface.
In the whole compass Of human
beLevolence, there is nothing so
grand, so noble. so Christian. so tru-
~ Godlike, as tue work Of evaBgel.-
ziug the heather.
How simple it wouldbe If mans
word was as good as his bond; il we
had not 70 weigh Il, and siitit. and
see one man and another. and en-
quire al out il, and find ont whether
II was true or not.
AS no man can tell where q shoe
pinchcs better than he who wears
it. SO no man can tell a woman's
disposition better than he that hath
welded her.