West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-29
NO. u.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

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Creditors and poor relations never
call az the right moment.
No man ever yet looked on the dark
side OF life without hnding Il.
Mani ci Is one OF the greatest engines
OF inhucucc ever given to man.
FRltery Is a false coin which has cir.
culRtion only through our vanity.
Conscience Is the voice Of tie soul;
the passions arc the voice OF the body.
The longer live the moro assured |
am that most men live In mortal terror
OF themselves.
In the pursuit of virtue exercise gives
strength. The more we advance the
less fatigucd we are.
She that has no one To love or trust,
has little To hope. She wants the radI-
cal principal OF happiness.
Lit not II foot until you have pre-
viously learned the nature of the ground
on which yod are to tread.
Every saint Is Gods temple, and he
who carries his temple about him may
go TO prayer when lac plcaseth.
If | might control the literature of
the household, | would guarantee the
well being of the church and state.
Gcutility is said TO bc eating meat
with SILVER fork when tho butcher is
not paid.
Hidden virtues are often dcspiscd.
inasmuch as nothing cXtols 1t In our
eyes.
Bodily enjoyment depends upon good
health, aud health depends upon tenn
pcraucc.
The man who studies to bc rcvengcd
only manages TO keep his own wounds
green.
No OWL is insupportablc but that
which Is accompanied with conscious
ness of wrong.
When peoples feelings have got "a
deadly wound they can't bo curcd by
tavOrs.
Knowledge will always prcdomlnatc
over ignorance, IA man governs the
other animals.
There are few doors through which
libcrality, joined with good humor,
cannot find its way.
A cross word IL little thing. but IT.
has made many II mans destiny for
good or for evil.
DO tiny best To honor God I'm the use
of this world's currency, but make IL
not thy wealth.
Itisno, doctrine, however scriptural,
Ur view OF truth, however enlightened,
that saves us, but our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Show me the man who would not go
To heaven alone Ii lac could, and | will
show you one who will never be ad-
mittod there.
The purest JOY Is unspeakable; the
most Impressive prayer is silent; and
the most solemn preacher at "a funeral
is the silent one whose lips are cold.
a lcgaist hears the command, and
looks to himself for strength 20 obey Il.
An Obcdlcnt believer looks nt the com
mand by faith, and TO God for strength.
No man, or body of men, can look
slightingly on culture; and no Chris
tian Church can be healthy il It's first
thoughts are not for the abandoned and
the poor.
Men may live amidst enmities, but
Will not escape the enmity and pursuit.
of their own sin. This shadow at their
heels will not leave them, which means
destruction.
If you will calmly consider the ac-
tions of some men, you will be persu-
AIDED they arc morally insane, so utter
ly unconscious do they appear that they
are doing wrong.
our passions act as the winds, which
prOpcl the vessel; our reason Is tho pi-
lot that steers her. without the winds,
she would not move, without the pilot,
she would be lost.
They who are ignorantly devoted to
the mere ceremonies Of religion are fall
len into thick darkness but they are
ln still thicker gloom who are solely
attached 20 fruitless specuatlons.
If the mind, which rules the body,
ever so far fOrgcts itself as to tramDlc
upon us slave, the slave never fOrgets
or iOrgiyes the injury, but at some time,
will rise and smlto It's oppres5or.
Such as are still observing upon 9th
ers are like those whe are always
abroad at other mems houses, reform
Ing everything there, while his own
runs 20 ruins.
All animals, when in health, derive
qualification from the food and drink
agreeable 20 them. But the mans
highest enjOymcnts are intellectual
and spiritual.
Mems native dispositions are most
distinctly perceived whilst they are
Chillrc and when lhcy are dying-as
the sun is best seen at his rising and
his setting.
Men OF great parts are often unfOr-
tunate iu the management OF public
business, because they are apt 10 20 out
OF the common road by the quitkness
Of their Imagination.
Itisa duty To- contend earnestly for
"thc iaith.' it is, however, very far
from beinRa duty 20 fight every scare
crow and lombard every spectral error
that chances TO appear.
The voice of Pagauism Is the plainuvc
or thc passionate OutCry Of the prisoner.
The voice of Christianity d. the assur-
ancc of the Delivercr or the triumphant
song OF the delivered.
Kindness seems 20 know Of some Sc
erct fountain OF joy in the soul which
&c can touch without revealing It's To-
cality aud cause TO send is waters up-
ward and overflow the heart.
such is the state Of life that none are
happy but by DISQUALIFICATION Of change
The change itself is nothing; when we
have made 10 the next wish Is to change
again The world is not yet exhausted.
Keep to- your calling let no man
induce you % abandOR that which YOU
have studied for years iu the vain at
tempt to learn new trade in month.
Success springs from industry and per-