National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-04-01
COMMON SENSE.
The too great desire of speaking Is . sigu Of

The too great desire Of speaking Is sign Of
sGs.s ar: sss:: IF {! .hs as,S e The living
Art possesses . language which spssks 70
all eyes and Is understood BY all aatioas.
A modest department gains the esteem Of
mon; but pride OF a1sctstion, their soatsaps.
A woman Of true sense will b always smbi-
uous not OF gaining admiration, bat Of dssssv.
Tho more honesty q man has the less he
sneets The air o. saint; the afectstion Of sane.
The pleasure of the senses Is rs q flower
brillisnoy fades IN the hand that gathers Il.
A man must FIRST govern himself Gro he be
a%S and n, ,S .% q. ss =
There Is some help for all the defects Of
fortune; for II . man cannot attain to the length
Of h. wishes. he may have his remedy By euttiag
The effect OF character Is always TO com.
mand consideration. We sport, and toy, aaa
laugh with men or women who have none, bat
Drunkenness, anger, and folly are equally
hrst are transient and mutsbis, but the third
permanent and continuing.
Man is the only animal in which the whole
sTeumstsncs arises from che s1sas stature uSiUs
belongs exclusively TO him. = -
Never seek to be intrusted with your friends
keep Il you will DO liable in q thouiald o,ntin.
genoies TO the suspicion Of having betrayed Il.
We ought never to believe evil OF any one
M ~ are certain Of e. SrShs ss. .
Joke too far. -
A firm trust in the assistance Of A Al
uhsssiainsss. and all other dispositious q mind
that alleviate those calamitiss which we are not
able to remove
IT,, II. -.
early at night and open thsm carly In tho mora-
Ing, and let the mind be constantly intent on the
sssSs,,ti1n q hnowsds'' or on the exercise Of
Satire is sort Of glass wherein behoiders
generally discover everybody's moo but their
own, which is the chief reason for that Kind OF
few are offended with II.
Fine sense and exalted sense are not half so
valuable rs common sesse. There are forty men
nothing about him but gold viii Be- every Az w 4,
loss for want Of reader change.
Never was human machine produced with
SSi trail and s,S..; this
great Author, even from eternity. Wv ~
Happiness 10 much more equally divided
has been compared 70 the mama In the desert
.'He that gathered much had nothing over, All
he that gathered little had NO LACK"
He that never changed any of his opinions
was never wise enough to and out any initiates
In himself viii not DO charitable enough 10 eK-
euso what he rsokons mistakes In others.
There 10 an indispensable charm to care
is own. and the siissIcns which can never sg.ia
lend grace TO the bsstsn path Of existence. II
10 memory that makes the old indulgent TO the
young
Even the most refined and polished of men =.
seldom conceal any OF tho saorincss they make
or what II costs them 70 make them. This 10 re-
they give Of their superiority In all matters or
Exertton and enjoyment arc the two sp-
pointed conditions Of mortal existence: Ether
and no play is mere misery. All play and no
work e also miserable, with the great aggrava-
tion Of being eontenptibis besides.
Truth Is but the correspondence between
ressivaSls into loving and striving isr nstsss:
ss 'sa as R;iisS ss asi True
The early age. Of life Is often passed In !
sowing 10 the mind the vices that arc most suit
able to the inclination; the middle age goes on
last age concludes in. gathering, in pain In saS
anguish, the bitter ffuits Of these most sesurssd
Men will improve themselves II the circum-
stimulus TO that Improvement. Tnsy viii also
SECURE wealth. ifths,r industry % reweraed
md rs frSss and generally sps.fns
their power.
Be not desirous Of scenes Of grandeur, of
heightened pleasure and diyorsions; II Is the sure
station and way Of life, and to make you uneasy
and unhappy, MS !, tl0us.sd % one but 4 yos
sas sss5 ss' ySu you rG S. sss
happy Independence.