The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-02-06
Words OF Wisdom.

The great man is he who does not lose
his child's heart.
No one is more profoundly sad than he
who laughs too much.
1t is fool who praises himself, aud a
madman who speaks ill OF himself.
To be dumb for the remainder of life
is better than to speak falsely.
A river is the most sensitive of thinos
1t runs away from even its own source.
III gotten gains are never worth the
price, and good conscience never costs
what it is worth.
All is hollow where the heart bears not
part, and all 10 in peril where principle
is not the guide.
Nature has sown in man seeds of
knowledge, but they must be cultivated
to produce fruit.
Clouds arc the vail behind which the
face Of day coquettishly hides itself, to
cnchancc its beauty.
Secret kindnesses done to mankind are
as beautiful as secret injuries are dctesta-
BILE. To be invisibly good is godlike,
as to be invisibly evil is diabolical.
There Is not stream of trouble so
deep and swift-running that we may not
cross safely over if we have courage to
steer and strength topull.
If man be gracious to strangers, it
shows he is a citizen Of the world, and
that his heart is no island cut off from
other lands, but continent that Joins
them.
II a man will let matters take their
course, he will live smoothly and quietly
enough; but il he will sift things to the
bottom, nc must account himself a man
of strife.
There is little pleasure in the world
that is true and sincere besides the pleas
ure of doing our duty and doing good.
am sure no other is comparable to this
1illotson.
Plenty and indigcnce depend upon the
opinion every one has of them; and
riches, no more than glory or health,
have no more beauty or pleasure than
their posscssor is pleased to lend them.
What rare gift is that of manners
How difficult TO define; how much more
difficult to impart! Better for a man to
possess them than wealth, beauty or
talent; they will more than supply them
all.
To be comfortable and contcntcd, be
sure to spend less than you earn. and
restrain your outgoes till they are less
than your incomes. This seems to be
an act that very few persons have
learned.
Not the surf beaten rock, that lines the
shore OF the ocean, stands half 50 firmly
as tile truth. 1t will livc~ and flourish,
and will still be truth, when all its op-
posers have perisled, and every rock
rolled from its bed.
If any speak i'll of thee, fec home to
thine own conscience, and examine thine
heart; if thou be guilty, IT is fair in
structlon; make use OF both, 80 shalt thou
distill honey out of gall, and out of an
open enemy secret friend.-Quurzes.
Money is good thing. The love of 1t
is the root cf all evil; but it is quite
possible to De saving and yet generous
to practice economy and to lay aside a
share OF ones earnings, snd yet to use
money for good objects with liberal
hand. 1t is to such habit that every
youth should train his mind Youtts
Co,npaniun.
1t is into the minute circumstances of
a mans conduct that we are to enquire
for his real character. In these he is
under the influence of his natural dis
position, and acts from himself; while in
his more open and important actions he
may be drawn by public opinion and
many other external motives, from that
bias which his disposition would have
taken