The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-10-28
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.


All human virtues increase and
strengthen by the experience Of them.
There Is no less grandeur in support
Ing great evils than In performing great
deeds.
When things are plain of themselves,
set argument docs not Eerplex and
confound them.
1t is not advisable to get out Of doors
without anything on your head, nor In
to company without anything lii It.
AS we must render an account of
every idle word, so must we likewise Of
our Idle silence. tH :nH
Let friendship creep gently to a
height; If it rushes to it. it may soon
run itself out of breath.
There cannot be greater treachery
than first to raise confidence, and
then deceive It, .in"
Act we'll ut the moment and YOU
have performed a good action to all
eternity. ... -.t,.
1t Is our duty to be happy, because
happiness lies In contentment with all
the divine will concerning us.
a wrong done us may be forgiven,
but how we may forgive those Whom
we have Injured is grave problem.
Virtue is all effort made upon our
selves for the good Of others, with tho
intention of pleasing only Cod.
Our own hands are heavens favorite
instruments for supplying us with the
ncccssaries and luxuries OF life.
All mon look to happiness In the
future. 10 every eye heaven and earth
seem to embrace in the distance.
Livery person has two Quotations
ono WhfCh ha hon raon1uaI Pcor, 1&Lo,.
and one, the more important, which he
gives himself.
The greatest evils in lite have had
their rise from something which was
thought of too little Importance to be
attended to. l., urri iau
"Knowledge 10 power" 1t is truth
that Is glorious, but at tho Same time
terrible. Knowledge Is power, power
for good or evil. I'Ii. s r.. rs
Our striving against nature Ia like
holding a wcaIhercook with ones hand;
as soon rs tho forco Is taken off 1t veers
again with tho wind,
When you are sick 1t comes easy to
promise all sorts Of reformations, and
when you recover it is just as easy to
forget them. 4Y,.8 .yn
Nothing will make us so charitable
thoroughly to know
our own. h'1'H7N
Relations always take the greatest IL
bcrties, and frequcntly.glve tho least
assistance. .,6fD8y3
Avoid tedious ciroumlooution in Ian
gnagc. Words, like 5ocannon-balls,
should 20 straight to their mark.
We trouble life by the care Of death,
and death by the care Of life; tho ono
tormeots, tho other frlghts US.
Modern education too often covers
tho hngcra, with rings. and at the same
time cuts the sineWs Of the wrists.
The remembrance Of beloved moth
or becomes tho shadow Of all our ac-
tions; 1t either goes before Or follows.
The law should be to the sword what
tho handle Is to tho hatchet; it should
direct the stroke and temper the force,
Talk Of fame and romance-all tho
glory and adventure III the world are
not worth one hour Of domestic bliss
IL Is dangerous for ono to climb his
family-trec too bigh, for lie Is very apt
to get among dead aud deoayad branch
os. '7"' ''.tt |r
Valuo tho friendship Of him who
stands by you In the storm swarms Of
insects will surround you In tho sun
shine. ~ ,,
We hate to SEQ a boy with the man.
ncrs Of an old man, we hate worse to
SEQ al old man With tho manners OF a
boy r"'#, Gja .r1oA9-- l5u
Love cannot fully admit tho feeling
that the beloved object, may die; all
passions feel their object to ,De as oter-
nal as themselves. ''H"2'n
The man who violently hates or ar
IDENTIFY loves, cannot avoid being in
some degree slave to the person de-
tested or adored.
y Men trust rather to thoir eyes than to
thoir ears; the effect Of precepts Is
therefore slow and tedious, whilst that
of examples Is summary and eifectual.
My country Is the world my coun-
trymen are all mankind; am in ear
nest; | will not equivocate; | will not
retreat single inch; and 1 will bo
heard. ifY 1anfagA & l;54au
n It is difficult, own, to blend and
energy In using the facts OF. life. But
1t is not impossible; If It be, it is I'M
possible to be happy. .rasi 2s,FI
A jealous soul without meekness is
like q ship in q storm, in danger OF
NStNSs ~ aAoShA, 0OoA AOuk 40
like a ship in calm, that moves NOT as
fast as 1t ought. II (i!39ali&
Get your doctrine from othe Bible.
Get your example from Christ. A day
will not pass after you have closed with
Christ's promise, ere He will meet you
with COUNSEL. Embrace both.
Whether the minister feels tho con-
grogation or not, the congregation feels
the minister, Often the horse knows
the II rider better than the rider knows
The remedy for the present thr at
ened decay Of faith is not o more stall
wart creed or q more undipching ac-
ceptance Of 1t, but 9 prof ounder spirit
ual life. Is '.si ~ .s-.A,3l
The modern sen ntimental about
Nature is mark OF disease one more
symptom Ofthe general liver complaint.
II Is well enough for q mood or ayaca-
tioa, but not for q habit Of life.
Y No man can succeed In all his under
takfngs, and it would not be we'll for
him to do so. Things easily acquired
20 easilyo 1t iS lly che gtru0 0Rl0 it costs