The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-21
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

as well rs their ideal meaning.
There can be no peace IN human life
Without the contempt Of all evil. y ..
When Il man has forfeited hls intcg.
rlty, nothing else will serve his turn.
Wisdom is Il pedestal from which en-.
Wy Or malice cannot hurl the occupant.
me man who Is always fortunate
oanno' easily have Il great amount ot
virtue. -
AS too long retirement weakcns the
nlhd, so TOO much company dissipates
Despair gives the shocking ease to
INC mind that mOrtitication gives CO the
body. - w
Physical force, moral force, and the
police lofce, are what keep the world
going. 1 .7~
Mankind thirsts u hundred fold more
for wealth than it will ever hunger af.
ter righteousness. :
The uses Of adyersity may possibly
po Vo[y sweet, anu yet no one wishes
TO nhd out what they are.
The readlest way to entangle the mind
with false doctrine Ia first to entice the
Will to wanton living.
1t is easy to pick holes in other peoc,
|
better work yourself.
You must walk like camel, which
Is said to be the only beast which rum-
mates when 1t walks.
Death, to the Christian, is the funeral
OF all h!s sorrows and evils, and the re-
surrectton Of all his joys, ''r
10 bo wise is to feel that all that ia
earthly Is transient, and to experience
misfortune Is to become wise. ..... t.,
One should not dispute with man
who, either through stupidity or chanel
lessncss, denies plain and visible truths.
The kccnest abuse of our enemies will
not hurt us so much In the estimation
OF the discerning rs tho iniudicious
praise Of our friends. ~
If we grieve the spirit OF God by our
llghtncss, wordinuss or presumption.
we 40 but MI our own cup with worm.
wood and gall. 0.''o'.- :,
lie that has really felt the bitterness
OF sin will fear to commit it; and he
that nath felt the sweetness OF mercy
will fear to offend 1t. IH',
When true genius appears In the
world you may know him by this sign!
that tlc ounces are all in confoderacy
against him.
ScnsibiIty is like tho stars; thev
can lead only when tho sky is cioar,
reason Is tho magnetic needle when
tho skies arc wrapt III darkness.
There ts this difference between ha-
sEsa aea Pity Plty Jay .tsus! Is th1ng Sftea
maI @li6ii" he Is +spJakrng', ) hva, lilu,
out, and you will hear him better, and
be able to give him better answer. ~
Kindness has converted moro sinners
than zeal, eloqucnce or learning, and
these three last have never converted
any one unless they were kind also. .
Man is physically as we'll rs meta
physically a ching OF shreds and patches
borrowed unequally from good and bad
ancestors. ana mlstit from tho start.
1t requires Il great deal Of boldness
and great deal Of caution to make q
great fortune, and when you have got
it, 1t requires ten times as much wit
to keep 1t. ..' ..".i ''".r
No man has como to true greatness
who has not felt In some degree that
his life belongs to his race, and that
what God gives him Ho gives him for
mankind. ''. t' W.. "'"
Men talk too much about tho world.
Each one Of us is here, lot the world 20
as 1t will, and be victorious or not vio-
torious- has he not u life OF his own to
lead? ''' 2'''
a weak mind sinks under prosperity
rs we'll as under adversity. A strong
mind has two highest tides--When the
moon is at tho full and when thcre is
no moon. '''N
In the dark we are most apt to be
frightened; tho clearer sight we have
Of the sovereignty and power Of heay-
cn, tho less we shall fear tho calamities
OF this world.
The violet In the shadow Of the deep
woods IL as lovely and fragrant ana
precious as tho violet in the 7conserva-
tory of an avenue palace. Real value
Is not to be measured by notorleuy. ~
One of the illustrations ia that tn Q
present hour is not the critical, deci
sive hour. Write 1t on your heart thu
every day is the best day In the year
| No man has learned anything right
until he knows that every day 10 d0oms
day. t',,,a'..s ,,,S'
When Wilbcrforce died, Daniel o.
Connell said: "He has gone tip to 'iioa-
ven bearing million broken letters In
his hand."s Happy he, whatever he
may leave or may not leave, on, earth :,
who goes thus freighted into the other
world, g.. Nn!,hI.hHu +lH&hIaN
Hetwho has no resources Of nina cfs
more to- be- pitied than. he who is in
want, Of, necessarles for the body ;;aDd
TO be obliged, to beg our daily happi-
ness from others, bespeaks a more Ia
Mentable poverty than Of hiniNy no boks
his daily bread. i; '3t >2ls tDaoTa otf,
The tree will not only lie as it, falls,
but 1t will fall ~, itI leans, J; ADal tho
great question every ono shoulT bring
home 10 himself, is,r'WKatl IL the in-
cllnation Of my, ,soulpf Does ity with all
| Its atfeotionsiand powers lean toward
| God, or away, from him r. ~; o,,,s,,,s
\ Be more prudent for your children
than perhaps YOU have been fof your
self. when they, too, are'parents, they
will initiate you, and each of}yout will
have prepared happy generations who
Will transmit, together " ith your mo
I ihofy, the Worship Of your wisdom.s
4 Conscience is your nagnStio needle.
: Reason is 8yolir chart. ButI would
d rather, have crew willing to follow the
: Indications of the needle, and giving
themselves no great trouble as to the