The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1872-12-21

rold.
The future destiny Of the child is the
work of the mother.--NapOteOn.
Distinction is the consequence, never
the object of a great mind Washing
ton 4ldstoB.
1t is only great souls that know how
much glory there is in being good
SophOcles
knowledge Is the treasure, but iudg-
ment the treasurer, Of wise man.
William Penn.
If you would have faithful servant,
and one that you ike, serve yourself
FraRLlin
Life. like the water of the seas, fresh
ems only when 1t ascends towards hea-
yen.-Rich-er.
Every man complains Of his memory,
but no man complains Of his judgment.
Rouchetoucauld.
Ignorance is the curse of God, know
ledge the wing wherewith We fly to hea-
ven en-.Aakspearc
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no
throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no
crown Wilton Penn.
Along an endless chain of ideas, We
pass from ignorance to enlightenment,
from time 70 eternity.
Harsh counsels have no effect; they
are like hammers, which are always re-
pulsed by the anvil. HctyCtius.
All other knowledge is hurtful to him
who has not the science Of honesty and
good-nature. MoHtaigfc.
What is life 1t is not to stalk about
and draw fresh air, or gaze upon tho
sun. 1t is TO be free.-Addi8on.
All our actions take their lines from
the complexion Of the heart; as land
seapes their variety from light.-W T.
| Bacon.
War. the trade OF barbarians, and the
art of bringing the greatest physical
force TO bear on single point.-Na-
poJeon.
The great error is, placing such an es-
| innate on this life, as ii our being de
pended on it, and we We're nothing after
dsftkAe sftkAe scBf,si Ei4SfegEi Tifr,o,,. ,,,,-i -,
a pedant; the philosopher. cynic. tbe
soldier, brute; and every man dis
~tf6able.-0eStery1eld.
very fancir,as,hing very sublime. tboueb
the Supreme Beingy>-ss description 30
bodv and light his shadow :, -.
true man never frets about hispis-s-
in the world, but just slides into 1t 10y
the eravitation of his nature and swings
there as easily as q star Chaplin.
God should be the object of all our
desires. the end of all our actions, the
r,inciple of all our affections, and the
governing power Of our whole souls
1GussiHon.
Music. of all the liberal arts, has the
greatest influence. over the passions
and is that to which the legislator ought
n give the greatest encouragement
Napoleon
Science-in other words, knowledge
lis not the enemy Of religion; for If
SO then religion would mean ignorance.
But it is often the antagonist OF school
divinity.
No man ever did or ever will become
truly eloquent without being constant
rsader Of the Bible, and an admirer OF
the purity and sublimity Of its language
Fisher A1lcs.
Has it never occurred to us, when sur
rounded by sorrows, that they may be
sent TO us only for our instruction. as
we darken the cages of birds when we
wish 10 teach them to sing?-Rtchter.
Haste turns usually upon matter Of
ten minutes too late, and may be avoid
al Inv n habit like that OF Lord Nelson
70 which he ascribed his success IN life,
of being ten minutes too early.-Boree.
There is nothing so elastic as the hui
nan mind. Like imprisoned steam, the
more It is pressed the more it rises TO
resist the pressure The more we are
obliged to do, the more we are aole 10
accomplish. -Edcaras.
The fraction of life can be increased
in value not 80 much by increasing your
numerator. as by lessening your de-
nominator. Nay, unless my algebra de-
ceives me. unity itself divided by zero
will give infnity.- Jarlyte.
The way to wealth is as plain as the
vav TO market. It depends chiefly on
two words. industry and frugality; that
: ;s waste neither time nor money, put
make the best use of both.--frdnktia-
+ As in geometry, the oblique must be
known. as well as the right; and IN
arithmetic. the odd as well as the even
so in actions of life, who seeth not the
filthiness of evil, wanteth great ioli to
! pereeive the beauty Of virtue.-S''
Philip Sidney.
f The only liberty that is valsable IS
/ liberty connected with order; that mo-
i only exists along with order and virtue
: but which cannot exist at all without
q them. 1t inheres in good and stead.
e government, as in its substance ana VI
IS tai rinciple.-Burke
s A politician thinks Of the next elec
It ton: a statesman of the next generation
/ A politician looks for the success OF hi
IS partv: a statesman for that of the coun
e trv. The statesman wishes to steer
It while the politician is satisfied to drn'
n -.yaBles freeman Clarke.
n The happiness Of life is made Up o
r. minute fractions, the little, seOn-lor
n gotten charities of kiss, = smile,
: kind look. a heartfelt compliment IN the
. disguise Of playful rallery, and the
: countless other inf,-sesimals of pleas
Il ant Thought and s>eling.-Co'eridge
N Nothing is y>ore ancient than God, fol
!. he .,,as per created; nothing moro
> 1e6utifuf than the world, it is tbarsi.
= of that same God; notbin8 - 1nobs.
a than thought, fs,''s
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