The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-07
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

business is not fit to be trusted with the
kings. '.'i Il 'i3' "'. .i@.i'F i(rIF
Gray hairs seem like the light of
soft morn, silverlng over the evening
There ts German proverb which
says that Take-lt-Easy and Live.Long
are brothers. ...7G '.,r r. ....
The best teacher Of. duties that still
lie DIM to lls Is the practice of those we
see and have at hand. .N''.h
Adversely is. the trial of principle.
without 1t a man hardly knows W hcth-
er he is honest or not
The most miserable pettlfogglng in
the world Is that Of rich man in the
court of his own conscience. .srH..w
Would you learn to Judge kindly an
ohending brother, place yourself in the
| position OF the culprit. Tflr. g#1'
Those who are formed to win gener-
al admiration are seldom. calculated to
bestow individual happiness.
The remembrance Of a beloved moth
er becomes the shadow Of all our ac-
tions; 1T either goes before or follows.
a sonl which studies It's spiritual IN
tcrests In Quarter of ,an hours daily
meditation can never be los.
No man Is rich Whose expenditures
aXcceu. his means; and no man Is poor
whose incomlngs exceed his outgoings.
Toll, think, teel, hope. a man Ia
sure to dream enough before he dies
without making arrangements for the
purpose. $780,.
Happy is he who has learned to do
the plain duty Of the moment quickly
ana cheerfully, wherever and whatever
it may be. y..,s ..,., v.t,,,'
The poorest of tho poor have been as
brave as the wealthy; the learned haye
died glor!ously, but the unlenrned have
almost stolen the palm. .". .
mind trained to selt-denial meets
trials with an amount of reserved NOR.
al force .'tc incXplicable to those less
habituatcd to selt-cOntrol.
A man should never be ashamed to
own he has been in the, wrong; which Is
put sayiug, III other words, that he is
wiser to-day than helwas yesterday.
Great effort from great motives is the
Dest definition OF happy life. The
easiest labor tsa. burden to him who
has no motive for performing 1t,
There arc few things IN life more M
tcreSCing than an unrestricted inter-
change OF Ideas with congcnial spirlt;
and there are few things more rare.
There are some men who arc busy in
idlencss and make the leisure Of peace
not only more troublesome, but even
more wicked than the business of war.
Harsh words and harsh rca aulrements
have many u time alienated Il. child's
icellngs and crushed out all love of
home. .t N"ifr2N 1"N S"eaf
Good temper Is like sunny day; It
sheas s!is bJyigghtIlsfs 81 9xeg iG
nf .lioq "iobudo.
A true friend. is one who will tell
you Of your faults and follies In pros
perity, and assist you with his hand aud
heart III adversely. a.i = .y.t ~
Put your heart IN your work in bus
mess concentrate yonr thoughts upon
1t. BE ever ready to learn, strive to
excel; be In earnest. ..'
think the first virtue Is to restrain
the tongue; he approaches nearest to
the gods who knows how to be silent
even though he is in the right. .,
Though the word and the spirit do
the main work, yet suffering SO unbolts
tho door Of the heart that both tho word
and tho spirit have entrance Hu..
1t Is often said that every man likes
hattery. But az too much; Oil prevents
machinery running, smoothly, 80 too
much tlattery makes It's recipient ap-
pear flat. "0.i"' , l"'&D - '@H"t"
Tears do not dwell long on the checks
Of youth. Rain drops easily from the
bud, rests on the maturer flower, and
breaks down that which has lived its
day. '"'". fF'ii" 7" '"''N"I"'.%
There are no hands upon the clock of
eternity; there Is no shadow upon its
dial. The very hours Of Heaven will
be measured by the sunshlne---not by
the shadow. ~" "'".+' %" '.,"
90 A very rich man said !: CT worked like
a slave till was fifty to make my for
tune and I've been watching 1t like q
detective ever since for my lodging,
food, and clothes.'' -"
There can be ~ stlrer way to success
than by disclaining oil confidence in
ourselves, and referring tho events of
things to God with an Implicit conf
dence.
Our customs and habits are like the
ruts in roads. a The wheels Of life settle
into them, and we Jog along through
the mire, because 1t Is too much trouble
to get out Of them. -, VII, Fns
Beauty, Ike the towering blossoms,
soon fades; but the divine excellence
of the mind, like the medical virtues OF
tho plant, remains in 1t when all those
charms are withered.
A MANI need1 only correct himself
with the same rigor that he reprehends
others ana excuse others with, the
same Indulgence that he shows to him
self. 3ri '1 ~ -. 'it ,#i.%'FNi
Ideas, MS ranked under names, are
those that, for the most part, men, rea-
son to within themselves > and always
those which they commune about, with
others. tfHH ,'f"f A9h0h33'S ~
Education is not q preventive of
crime, but Its diffusionnwi certainly
help tho people to know the advantages
Of obedience, the policy rof honesty,
and dangers Of doing wrong. ,'",S
A mans charity to those WHO differ
from him upon great and difficult 1ues--
tions will beEin the ratio OF hissown
knowledge Of them. Tie more know
ledge, the more charity. 4aiaoos,9,
A man to, be a success must not be a
pure idealistn, Dpt,s he MUST haYe IDEAS.
lie does not want to be stinatlazzled or