Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-09-05

of great grief.
THERE is foolish ch4mborsyen in the
brain of the sagTAq " "a
OFTEN forgiye,otherss but psyer thy
elf.-Psblius Syus.
WnosoHvER is unchaste canhot rsver-
encc himself. f.TBacoa. 70
WE CAN do more good by being good
than in spy other rxay---.-.-r--
INsocENcK Is like a polished sFmor,
it adorns as well as defends - ir
The great secret of hdman success is to
attend to your own business. ladia,s 'fsg
You CAN trustno man who unneces-
sarily speaks against another riif'H
WE DO not count mans years until
he has nothing else to count. E ="
BETTER to make pcniteuts by gentle
ness than hypoctites by severity. n,
IrEAR God. and next to God. chiefly
fear him who fears Him no..-Sa'di,
KIND words arc as freshing TO tue bur-
dened leart as rain to the parchcd ground
Ir WAS asElitlful saying Of Thoroau.
BE not simply good ;lbc good for some-
thing. g.ro. - s7ai sai ~
alTnE Frcucl. have very significant
saying Tits always the unexpected which
happens. 'i''' i'"''''''
GREAT hearts are Gods best argum1nt.
For as their greatest. God is greater than
Gun hearts.
TRANoUIL pleasures last the longest,
We arc not fitted to bear long the burdens
of great joys. ,so f..,m,,o .s,1s5,es
D,,. JOHNSON used to say, lie who
waits 10 do great deal of good at once,
will never do any. ~ y, ~ 40 tla,i
The, passionate are like mon standing
on their heads they SEQ all things the
wrong way.---Pi,sto.l iffy - ti1fsl
TIE n,ar,'~ho can do notlrirg but 3D.
rious, or nothing but mcrry, it but half a
man.-Lcijla HINT. .i'afecti al "1s e
TO TELL falsehood IS lkc tue cut Of
a saber; for, though Ito wound may heal,
the scar will rcmain.
IT IS one Of the beautiful compensctions
of this life that no one can sincerely try TO
help another without helping himsclf
Il
TAKE away from mankind their. vanity
and their ambition, and there would be
but few claiming to be heroes or patricia
TIE putting in order IS delightful oo-
cupation, and is at least analogous to,a
virtue. Virtue is the love of moral order
THERE are emotions TINT one could
never put into words without the danger Of
being ridiculous Analysis is the death
of sentiment. ae gfsg ees
TIE husks Of emptiness rustle 10 every
wind the fullcor in the ear bslas %
its golden frsit noisslsssiy TO the Isrd Of
the harvest. .--Whiaier. 'ai 'a' NJ" -
He only is advancing in life wboss
heart is getting softer. whose blood warm
er, whose brain quicker, whose spirits Is
entering into living peace.
1t viii be generally found that those who
whet their appetites by vigorously abstain
ing from one enjoyment, are the mostsyo-
raoious in the qualification Of others. 49,,
y. TIE man who never stumbles knows
nothing of the world of sorrow beneath
him, the wealth or sympathy around and
the heaven of forgiying love oycrhs head,
ON earth we have nothing to do with
success or with itsress Its, but only being
true to Goo and for God; for it is SINGER
hy and not success which is the sweet
SAVIOR before God. t N .riftfI
THE blossom cannot tell what becomes
of its odor, and no man can tell what be-
comes of his influence and example, that
roll away from him and go beyond his
ken on their perilous mission. f gqs
Is WE think cf religion only as a mem
of escaping what we call the wrath to
come, we shallD not escape it we are AZ
ready under it. we are under tho burden
of death, for wecare only for ourselves.
Ir Is much easier to think right With
out doing right. than to do right, without
thinking right, Just thoughts may, and
often do, fail Of producing just deeds;
but just dccds are sure to, begct just
thoughts.
INscIENcE,, read, by preference. the
newest books; in literature the oldest.
The classic literatureis always. modern
New books revive and decorate old ideas;
old books suggest vand invigoratc new
ideas. - B9lscer. ~ > vsa4se syss 'lSsaissasEE
THE ART Of conversation consists in
the exercise of two.fne Qualities. You
Diust originate, and you must sympafhize;
you must possess, at the Tsansc time, tho
habits of communicating and listening,
The union is rare BUT irresistiblc,-
Fr0.dc. st i,ass ,AS,sss .
THIs whole life is but ono great schocl!
From the cradle to the grave We are schoN
ars. The voices ofthose VIC love, aad tho
wisdom Of past ages. and our experience.
are our teachers. Affections give, Ius dis
cipline. The spirits Of departed saints
whisper to us--"come up higher"