West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-10-04
FooD FOR THOUGHT,

here Is nothing terrible In death but
thal our Htn hath made Il SO.
All lives have their prose translation
as well as their ideal meaning.
/ Ihoro can be no peace IN human life
without tue contempt OF all evil.
/ w hen q mau has forfeited hIs integ-
! rity, nothing else viii serve his turn.
Wisdom Is q pedestal from witch en-
w or malice canpOthurl the occupant.
The man who is always fortunate
oinno easily have great amount of
virtue.
As too long retirement weakens the
mind, SO too much company dissipates
IL.
Despair gives the shocking ease TO
the mind that modification gives Ia the
BODY.
Physical force, moral force. and the
p"llcc force, arc what keep the world
going
Mankind thirsts II ahundred-fold more
Tor wealth than 1t will ever hunger af-
ter righteousness.
The uses of adyersity may possibly
oe very sweet, and yet no one wishes
to mud out what they are.
The readIest way toentangle the mind
win false doctrine Is first to entice the
Will tO wanton living.
IL Is easy To pick holes I'm other peo-
pies work, but tar moro profitable To do
better work yourself.
You must walk like camel, which
Is said To bo the only beast which rum
mates when IL walks.
Death, to the Christian. Is the funeral
OF all his sorrows and evils, and the re-
surrcctiou of all his joys,
TO be wise Is TO feel that all that Is
earthly rs transient, and TO experience
misfortune Is To become wise.
One should not dispute with n man
VINO, either through stupidity or shame
lessncss, denies plain and visible truths.
The keenestabusc of our enemies will
not hurt us so much in the estimation
of the discerning as the mjudlcious
praise of our friends.
II we grieve the spi-it OF God by our
llghtness, wordinoss or presumption,
we do but fill our own cup with worm
wood and gall.
He that has really felt the bitterness
OF sin Will fear to commit IL; aud he
that hath felt the sweetness of mercy
Will fear TO offend II.
When a, true genius appears In the
world you may know him by this sign,
that the ounces are all i'm comiedeiflcy
against him.
Scnsibihty is like the stars; they
can lead only when the sky is cloar,
RehsOn Ia the magnetic needle when
the skies are wraptln darkness.
/ There Is this difference between ,ha-
tired and pity: Pity is thing often
pvowed, but Snldoin felt; : hatred isa
thing often iclt. but seldom avoweds
BE careful not to Interrupt another
nttn when lie ~ speaking; near him
Put, and you will'hear flim better, aud
be able to gave hun "A better answer.
Kindness las converted more sinners
than Zeal 'clOqucnc6 or lcarnlmg, and
these three ArL hgye never con verted,
any one unless they were. kiud also.
Man Is physically az Well as meta
physically thing OF shrods and patches
Oefrowed unequpllg from good and bad
ancestors. and uistit from the start
requircs'a great deal OF boldness
aud great deal of caution to- make n
great fortune, and when you have got
1t, IL .reqCtres ten ttnes rs much Wit
to keep II. 50 ,t1i 'aaA .s 90 70 -"
No Imi4l hhs oometo true greatness
who has not felt. In some degree that
bis life belongs 70 hts race, and that
what God gives him lie givos him for.
mankind.
Men talk too much about the world.
Each one Of us Is here, let the wOrldgo
as II viii, and be victorious or not VIC
torious- has he not life of his own to
leadY
a weak mind sinks under prosperity
as wcll as under adversely. A strong
mind has Two highest tldbs--when the
moon Il at the full and when there is
no moon. ta-
In the dark we are most apt TO be
frightened; the clearer sight we have
Of the sovereignty aud power Of beay-
en- the less We shall fear tIe calamities
Of tbis world.
The violet iu the shadow of the deep
woods Is as lovely and fragrant and
precious n the violet i'm the conserva-
tory Of an.aygnue palace. Real value
Is not TO be measured by notoriety.
one Of the Illustrations Is that the
present hour is not The critical, deci-
sivo hour. Write it on your heart that
every day Is the best day ina the year.
No man has learned anything rightly
until he knows that every day Is doomS-
day.
When Wilbcrforcc died, Daniel o.
COnneH said ole has gone up To hca-
ven bearing million broken letters in
his hand" Happy lac, whatever he
may leave or may not leave, on earth.
VINO goes thus trelghtcd into the other
world
lie who has no resources Of mind IL
more TO be piticd than he who is In
want Of necessarics for the body: and
~ be obliged 90 beg our daily happi-
ness from others, bcspolks p more la
Hcntable poverty than Of him who bcgs
his daily bread.
The tree will not only lie ne it falls.
but it will fall as 10 leans. And the
great question every one should bring
home % himself, is, "What is the In.
cliuatJon OF my soul Does IT,, with all
its affections and powers. lean toward
God, or away from himYv
BE more prudent for your children
than perhaps you have been for your
self. When they, too, are parents, they
will Initiate you, and each Of you will
have prepared happy generations, who
will transmit, together with your me-
mOry, The worship Of your wisdom.
Conscience is your magnetic needle.
Reason Is your chart. But I would
rather have crew willing to follow the
indications Of the needle, ana giving
themselves mo- great trouble az to the