The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-07
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

what Is the best government? That
whioh teaches US to govern ourselves,
10 iniure another IS to teach him to
ln)ure US again, ana even an ant can
suing and fly trouble your patience.
You might, no doubt, commune with
much wiser persons than yourself. but
with none more profltably.
Temper Is 80 good thing that we
should never lose it and always com
mand 1t.
The beauty of the face Is an enyiabl,
thing, but the beauty Of the heart lasts
longer. o. uNI
Some hearts, like evening prlmroses.
open most beautifully in tho shadows
Of life.
Let man overcome anger with love.
evll by good, the greedy by llberality;
the liar by truth. - "'a
Minds of only moderate callbre or.
dlnarlly condemn everything that Ia
beyond their range.
lie who takes care of the universe
has arranged all things for the safety
and good Of tho whole.
Without the virtue of humility one
can neither be honest In poverty nor
contented IN abundance.
Many man breads throwing away
MS life at once, who shrinks not from
throwing 1t away by piecemeal.
If one strives to treat others az he
would 0e treated by them, he will NOT
1all to come near the perfect life.
No publication Of a character unfit
for family reading should be allowed
to cross the threshold Of tho home.
Learning. without thought is labor
lost: thought without learning Is peri
lOus.
what men want is not talent, It Is
purpose; In other words, not the now
or to achieve, but the will to labor.
There comes time when every man
wonders why he Is such a lamentable
failure.
The brightest thing we have notic-
ed going around lately is highly pol.
1shed circular saw.
Never run down a clock for BEING too
allow or too fast. Let it alone and it
Will run down itself.
At all times confidence and truth aro
better preventives Of jealousy than con-
cealment.
They who least shrink at the storms
or fortune are always most ylrtuous
anu victorious In the end.
We would gain more If we left our
selves to appear such as we are, than by
attempting to appear what we are not.
Friends are as companions on a Jour
ney, who ought to aid each other to
persevere In the road to a happier life.
1t would be we'll If we had less medi-
cine and moro cures; less can't and
more piety; less law and more Justice.
Make the homo the happiest and
pleasantest place for your children,
and you Will never regret the time and
trouble 1t cost you.
He is happy whose circumstances
suit his temper; but he is moro oxcol-
lent who can suit his temper to any
circumstances.
Is itrlght to give Christian burial
to one whose whole life and influence
have been expended In opposing relig-
lon and Its ordinances L? = MS
While moral sewers do exist and
while humanity remains what 1t Is,
Will exist, 1t Is question whether
these sewers should be uncovered.
Human opinion has 80 many shad,
that 1t Is rare to find two people who
agree. But two people will agree won
derfully If they will but let third
think for both.
We may initiate the Deity in all at
tributes, but mercy is the only one In
which we can pretend to equal him.
We cannot indeed give like God; but
surely we may forgive like him.
A thankful spirit has always fresh
matter for thankfulness TO praise
God for the past Is the sure way to Sc
cure mercles for the future. Prayer
and praise live or die together,
Tho more married men you have the
fewer crimes there will be. Marriage
renders a man more virtuous and more
wise, The father of a family is not
willing to blush before his children.
Religious principles inoulcated in a
chid's heart are like golden nails
which times drives in faster, and no
philosophical claw can completely
draw out. as.# g...l
Nobody has right to put another
under such a difficulty. that he must
either hurt the person by telling the
truth, or hurt himself by telling what
is not true. ~
Those who make conscience of speak,
Ing the truth, generally prosper in the
world; and none are more vlsibly
blasted than those who make no con-
science Of lie. 3, ,tly
The Providence which watches over
the affairs of men works out Of their
mistakes, at times, a healthier issue
than could have been accomplished by
their wisest fOrethought.
The wish often falls warm upon my
heart that may learn nothing here
that cannot continue IN the other
world; that may do nothing here but
deeds that will bear fruit in heaven.
Such Is life! To day we tread the
narrow way; tomorrow cannot say
we've done our duty; for giving all 7
,ur lelsuae to maudlin mtrth and
pleasure, we seek for worldly beauty
and earthly treasure.
Life is made up, not Of great sacri-
fees or duties, but of little things i,
witch smiles and kindness and small
obligations given habitually, are what
win and preserve the heartand secure
comfort. IS, q .,9st 5T. IL rs
Good words do more than hard
speeches as the sunbeans without any
noise will make the traveller cast Off
his cl oak, (, ~ hioh all the bluetering wind h