The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-04-04
sENsE 40 sENTIaIENr.

The sourest temper must sweeten /
in the atmosphere Of continuous +
good humor.
There are wounds for which the
world has no balHl; and there are al
so wants which no success can sat
isfy.
Do with trials as men do With new I
hats-put them on and wear them
until they become easy.
Good words are like dew drops, I
they fall silently; but who can tell /
their good effect?
The man who never smiles has no
divine cad to the Sabbath School
ministry.
Real greatness doesnot depend ON
tiie things we do, but on the mind
with which we do them.
The tears Of misery often prevent
our eyes from seeing the mercy close
at hand.
Satire should not be like a saw,
but like a sword-it should cut, and
not manglc.
The pursuit for which we cannot
ask Gods blessing must be criminal;
tile pleasure for which we dare not
thank Him cannot be innocent.
Like beautiful flower, in full col
or, but without scent, are the fine
and fruitless words of him who does
not act accordingly.
tits notuntil we have passed thro'
the furnace thatw are made to know
how much dross there was in our
composition.
Poiiteness is the outward garment
of good will; but many are the nut
shells in which, as you crack them,
nothing like a kernel is to be found.
George Mcdonald sad: One thing
is clear TO me, that no indulgence Of
passion destroys the spiritual nature
50 much as respectable selfshness.
Humility is a grace that adorns
and beauties every other grace;
without it, the most splendid naBu-
raj and acquired qualities lose their
charm.
The way to cure bad habits, is to
/ let the fire of love TO God and mnn,
kindled at the alter of prayer, burn
in the heart, and bad habits viii soon
melt away.
It is true saying thai those
against whom our hearts are h2r-
dened most. are not those who have
wronged rs, Tut those whom we have
wronged.
We should always be careful upon
whom we bestOw our benefits, fol
if We bestow them upon the weak
minded it is like throwing water in
to the sea.
Necessity, that great refuge anc
excuse for human frailty, breaks
through all law; and he is not &C
counted in fault, whose crime is no
the effect Of choice, but force.
Follow after justice and duty
such life is the path to heaEen anC
into the assembly of those wh,
have onced lived, and now. released
from the body, dwell there forever
2 more.
= As in the silence of the night tn
ear catches the least sound So in tn,
: solitude OF rejection the mind de
tccts soft and delicate strains O
thought unheard in the hustle 9th
!. crowd.
# A man who has no enemies ough
J, to have very faithful friends, ant
1 one who has 10 such friends ough
a not to think it a calamity that b
S has enemies to his effectual moni
J., tors.
a We recognize goodness whereve
j we find it. lis the same helpfu
y influence, identifying the meanes
q as the greatest service by its mar
g ners, doing most when least consc
Il Gus, as if it did it not.
4 Kind words are the bright st hov
4 ers of earth's existence; use then
and especially around the tiresid
circle at hsme. They are jewels b.
yond price, and powerful to hei
"a the wrOnged heart and make I'll
Or wounded heart glad.
e Some one has truthfully said :
e AS the diamond is found in I'll
N dai kcst mine; as the lightning shoe
1. with the most vivid flashes from Il
IS gioomiest cloud. Sc does mirthfu
n ness frequently proceed from
Ie heart susceptible of the deepest me
II anch lily.
y Politoness is, in business, VIII
~ stratagem is in war. 1t gives poy
or er to weakness; it supplies great d
- ticieaces. 1t is invincible either
:, the attack or defense.
hi 1t is because we are dissatisfC
L. with ourselves that we are SO anN
is Gus to have Others think well of U
ID and were we conscious of meritil
cs their good, We woul1 care less f
id their i'll opinions.
en- If the farmer who spends 10 cen
day for segars, tobacco or a
would avoid their use, and spei
half that amount for instructive =
Y per and books, how great would Il
lit farming interests of the country
n protected.
~ II the show Of anything he good
s: anything, we are sure sincerity
~ better; for why does any nan d
- semble, or seem to be that which
~ is not. but because he thinks it go
: To have such a quality as he pl
=, tends to?
On Go into brick yard and take
IS brick, freshly moulded, and press
ce lear upon it; a gentle pressure OFT
sc finger viii suffice. Yet subject th
N brick to the kiln, and it w
come hack with the impression
" edaeeable Build it into n hou
10 and YOU may see it across the sire
,,.r Tho ,.biFIi mind Is tho moist hrif