The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-08-23
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Knife-wounds heal, but not those pro-
duced by words.
Passion costs too much 10 bestow il
upon every trihe.
The masters eye will do more work
than both his hands.
He who only half belongs to God is
altogether the DEVILS.
If you have knowledge, let others
light their candles at it.
Great takers are like broken pitchers
everything runs out of them.
We learn much in atflictiOn that we
can be taught In no other school.
No JOY I'm nature is so sublimely af-
fecting as the joy of mother at the
good fortune of child.
Nature makes us poor only when we
want necessaries, but custom gives the
name of poverty to the want Of super
fluities.
Incidence is the mother of all sins,
and the man who would conquer any
other evil passion must begin with con
quering this.
Where one wishes to lnjure persons,
the first thing to do is TO assume an air
of great impartlality with regard TO
thtm.-DOuddn.
An hours industry will do more to
eget cheerfulness, suppress evil hui
mors, and retrieve your affairs, than
months moaning.
Perseverance merits neither blame
nor praise; it is only the duration of
inplinufinnC on1 nj fnI,
we can neither create nor extinguish.
A little misery sweetens life. 1t is
the salt that makes 1t palatable and
wholesOme; the shade that relieves and
sets off the mOnotOny and brilliancy of
the sunshine.
The pleasure of being master of ones
self and of ones passions should be
balanced with that of controlling them;
it will not rise above if we know what
is liberty.
Let not future things disturb thee,
for thou wilt come to them If 1t shall
be necessary, having with thee the same
reason which now thou useth for pre-
sent things.
An inclination towards still sitting
comfort nestles in a man; like great
dog he lets himselfbe prlcked and teased
thousand times rather than take the
trouble to jump up instead ofgrowling.
When thou hast done a good act, and
another has received Il, why dOst thou
still look for third thing beside these,
as fools do, to the reputation of having
done good act, or to obtain reward?
HOnors soften fatigue. Ii is easier
riding in gilded and embossed saddle.
Atlas, while he sustains the world upon
his shoulders is himself sustained by
the admiration which his feat eXcites.-
BOUee.
Plenty and indigence depend upon
the opinion every one has of them and
riches, no more than glory or health,
have no more beauty or pleasure than
their possessor is pleased to lend them.
Montague.
have known folks who have never
committed blunder whose hearts are
as dry as dust; and others who have
constantly transgressed, whose sympa-
thies are as warm and quick as an an
gel.-CeIta Burietgh.
He who confers a favor should at once
forget it., if he is not to show sordid,
ungenerous spirit. TO remind mau of
kindness conferred on him, and to
talk of it, is little different from re-
prOach. DemOStheaeS.
The Imagination often magnifles the
veriest tritle, by false and romantic
preference, till II fills the whole soul;
or, in its needless presumption, brings
down the most elevated subjects to our
own low standard.-PdSCdl.
Death is the wish of some, the relief
of many and the end of all. 1t sets the
slave at liberty, carries the banished
man home, and places all men on the
same level, inasmuch that life itself
would be punishment without it.
Kindnesses do not always produce
what we expect; from hand which we
hate they are regarded as offenses; the
more we lavish upon one whom may
hate us, the more arms we give him
who wishes to betray us.-COrReilIe.
The miser tolls for riches, the hero
for fame, the scholar that his name may
be known to coming ages. How much
higher and nobler is the aim of a Chris
tian who is living for all eternity
JOlllHB lOT CIOWH VI CNCl ldolluS lllc
A man should be careful never to tel
tales of himself to his own disadvan-
tage; people may be amused and laugh
at the time, but they will be remem-
bered, and brought up against him
upon some subsequent occasion.
son.
Honor is unstable, and seldom the
fnr oh IN fanIa n,NinInn nd
is as tickle as her food. She builds
lofty structure on the sandy foundation
of the esteem of those who are of all
beings the most subject to change
OoltoR.
If we except the blessings ofstrength,
health, and the testimony Of a good con-
science, all the other cOnvenences and
pleasures of life depend upon opinion.
Except pain of body and remorse of
conscience, all our evils are imaginary.
-ROSsedu.
1t is with glory as with beauty; for
as a single fine lineament cannot make
a handsome face, neither can single
good quality render a man accom-
plished; but concurrence of many fine
features and good qualities make true
beauty and true honor.-Bruyere.
Rising glory occasions the greatest
envy, as ktndling fires the greatest
smoke. Envy Is the reverse of charity;
and is that is the supreme source of
pleasure, so this is of pain. Envy has
under Its banner hatred, calumny,
treachery, with the meagreness Of fam
Inc, the venom of pestilence, and the
rage of war.-Spencer.
Better draw the cork Of your indig-
nation and let 1t foam and fume than to
wire IL down TO turn sour and acrid
within you. Sulks affect the liver and