The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-24
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

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If 1t were not for hopes the heart
would break.
Honest mems words are as good as
their bonds.
lie hath lived Ill who knows not how
to die we'll. st
AS love speaks no evil, so envy speaks
no good. t....
Children are certain cares but un-
certain comforts.
An hour Of pain is rs long as day
of pleasure.
Choose Il wife rather by your ear
than your eye.
Attention to little things Is the econ
omy Of virtue.
Blessings are often not valued till
they are gone. ...
All between the cradle and the coffin
is uncertain.
Charity begins at home, but should
not end there.
lio that gives his heart will not deny
his money.
Dost ,Iiod love life, then do not squan-
der time, for that is the stun lie is
made of.
Good thoughts, like rose leaves, give
out sweet smell If laid up in the Jar OF
memory. -.
The wealth of II man is the number
OF things that he loves and blesses,
that he Is loved and blessed by.
The most terrific storm Of real woe in
mans heart rarely ilings its frOth
and foam rs high as his lips. ...
Evil is like nightmare; the instant
you begin 70 strive with it, to bcslir
yourself, is already ended.
The praise and blame which hang on
the lowest boughs, and may be easily
pluckcd, are generally worthless.
Domestic rule is founded upon truth
and love, If it has not both of these, It,
Is nothing better than u despotlsm.
Measure Christianity by its teachings,
and not by the short-sightcd, selfish
practices OF u few unworthy followers.
Some thoughts are prayers. There
are moments when, whatever be the
attitude of the body, the soul Is on its
knees. ?. .r..
There is just now a great clamor and
demand for "culturo,' bus 1t Is not SO
much culture that Is needed us uisci-
pline H..' .'. ,. ..
How great ones virtue is best appears
by occasions Of adversely; for occasions
10 not make man frail, but show
what he Is. ''@
' The hardest life man can lead on
earth, the most fertile ofmisery is to be
always doing his own will and seeking
to, please himself. IA r.. ...
You destroy the divine image in your
soul by sadness, All nature rejoices IN
its Creator, Would you remain in a
sorrowful silence? 3Gg a.a"a,G ..
There is In Christianity light enough
for those who sincerely wish 10 see 1t,
and darkness enough to confound those
of an opposite disposition, a"N '..'
If thou carry the cross willingly, 1T
will carry thee and bring thee to thy de-
sired cnd-to wit, to take place where
there will be an end Of suffering.
Never refuse to receive an apology.
You may not receive friendship, but
courtesy will require, when all apology
is offered, that you accept OF 1t. .a.r.
Aspills that are oltwardly fair, gilt
and rolled In sugar, but within are full
of bitterness, even 80 lustful pleasure
Is no sooner hatched, but repentance is
at hand ready to supplant her. 'E.
We love our friends all the time
when we are absorbed in working for
them that we seldom think of them, us
we'll as when telling them Of our re-
CARDS. 81, -. ff.r ".lH ..,.'I
Wealth bears heavier on talent, than
poverty. Under gold mountains and
stones who knows how many n spirit
ual giant may be crushed down and
buried. ,H't ll1l. gGi A9
You will generally suffer for wishing
to appear other than what you are,
whether 1t be richer, or greater or more
learned. The mask soon becomes an
instrument OF torture. t' lIE3r.
lie who spends his life in accumulate
ing knowledge which il never adapted
to the wants Of society Is literary
and he defrautls mankind Of their Just
dues. az .H t,,.a ..flasf t.Ani8. ..yI
But little do men perceive, what soli-
tude Is, and how far 1t extends. For
crowd Is no company; mems faces are
butliko pictures In a gallery, and talk
but Il tinkling cymbal, whore thereSis
no love. 8 ,.,.4...,
If men would ,use as much diligence
In roofing out vices and planting vlr-
tuee, as they do In proposing Questions
there would not beIso great evils COM
mittcd nor scandals among tho people,
nor 80 much relaxation In, ,monasteries.
There is still such a reality as intel
lccLual honesty, even In our easy gong
days. 1t does matter what a man be-
lieves, though some of us have been
forward and foolish enough to say that
it did not. ,.,.fy4 s.4M,. h;,ttnrr sg!s !,
Wemust not make unreasonable al
lusions to religion, or .irritate BY mis-
placed solemnity. AA inward inspira-
tion,a or momentaryj elevation Of the
soul to God, will, often do. more even
for Others than the ,hearing Of an open
testimony, which principle does. not re-
quire and at which <ofiefice Win most
inevitably be taken.h sli ai s!aiaH9a
Calling 0na fellow director ! ats the
Royal Institution,i who was partially
paralyzed, Faraday, said, "You and I
are walt,ng nd we must try aad ps, o t.
who had invited him to fTwiekenham,
he wrote, 81 bow before Him who Is
Lord OF all, and. hope to be Kept watt
ing patiently for His time and mode of
releasing me- according to His Divine
word, and the great and precious pro-.
mises whereby His, people, are made
| partakers Of the Divine hati,r ~ TO