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Words OF wisdom.
Duty is not only pleasant, but cheap

OuUS. I'D AoV nAJfAS
To extol ones own virtue is to make q
vice Of it. .,,rs
, Do not, as you hope for success, spend
time in idleness. ..,., p, g,
Following many vocations has ruined
the life OF many a man. qt Ja<-',
Believe not i'll of q, brother till it is
proved beyond doubt.
Make yourself necessary, young man,
and your success is certain.
There is but one thing that is sure
here on earth, and that is death.
It is with life as with coffee; he who
drinks it pure must not drain it to the
dregs. .
The rich are more enviedby those who
have a little than by those who have
nothing.
Everybody seems to Think himself a
moral half bushel to measure the
worlds frailties.
If you would not have q person de-
ceive you, be careful not to let him know
you mistrust him. ,..
It is heaven upon earth to have a
mans mind move in charity, rest in
Providence and turn upon the poles OF
truth.
No man will excel in his profession, if
he thinks himself above it and COM
merce will not flourish in any country
where commerce is not respected.
In the cities of the dead the houses
are small and close together ; and q
thistle is as liable to grow from a rich
mans grave as a daisy is from the mound
that cover the dust of a beggar.
It is not worth while to think too
much about doing good. Doing the
best that We know, minute by minute
and hour by hour, we insensibly grow to
goodness as fruit grows to ripeness.
He who looks on beauty with a pure
affection forgets the loneliness of the
body in that of the soul and rises by
means of that earthly beauty to the
great artist, to the very essence of love
liness.
Those who expect the most are liable
to the greatest disappointments. A
man of numerous desires is of all beings
the most dependent. he who contracts
and simplifes his wants will secure the
greatest amount of happiness.
The great highroad of human welfare
lies along the old highway of steadfast
well-doing, and they who are the mos
persistent, and work in the truest spirit
will invariably be the, most successful
success treads on the heels of every nigh
effort. %:&%r@ -" "
None of us wish to change our iden
tity for that Of another; yet we are never
satisfied with ourselves. The unknown
has always a charm, and unless blinded
by miserable vanity, we know ourselves
too we'll to appreciate our special char
acteristics at a very high rate.
How TO ADMoN1sH.-Wemnst consult
the gentlest manner and softest seasons
of address ; our advice must not fall
Like a violent storm, bearing down and
making those to droop whom it il
meant to cherish and refresh. It must
descend sas. the dew upon the. tender
herb sor like melting fakes Of snow
the softer it falls the longer it dweAi
upon and the deeper it sinks into the
mind. .. .;,..... Il. >w.....s. .r. o,.s
A man who has the elements 80 mixed
within him that he naturally, as one
says, borrows trouble, and crosses
bridges before he gets, to them, and
permits things small Or great to fret
him, is bound to worry. He may; q
we'll attempt to alter his complexion, o.
change the thickness Of his skin, as tx
stop worrying. The most he can do i
tofcontrol the expression Of his mentat
state within himse f-and that is; Otter
more wearing to him, however it may b.
to others, than to give vent to his feel
ings.