The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-18
VOL. III.-NO. 1876.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

himself.
Ignorance has no light; orror follows
a false one.
fine coat may cover fool bat
+ never conccals one.
There is no griefhks tie grief which
does not speak. ''
: lie who blackcns others does not
whitcn himself. .I. tn
Genius is sometimes arrogant; know.
ledge is always dillident.
We arc never so proud snd SO hum
Die as when .we.are praised.
lie only enjoys his passion who cAn
make no use OF his reason.
The pleasure OF doing good is the on
~ pleasure that never wears ont.
| Surely half the world must be blind;
they can sec nothing unless lt gliltcrs.
If dnhcc Is short Of some faults, ho
only did not know how to acquire
them. .. ...t
Virtue pardons tho wicked, as the
sandal tree perfumes the axe that
strikes ii,
TO be in love is nothing else but to
love more what we loved before wn
were in love. ..-
heavens gates are wide enough to
admit every sinner in the universe who
Is pcnitont. .,,.. d.. .at
Calumny ami dctractton arc but
sparks, which, if you do not blow them,
will 20 ont Of themselves.
The wealthy mtser lives as Il poor
man here; but he must give account
as rich man in the day Of Judgment.
low contagious Is tho laugh Of some
people, how jarring that OF others, like
playing on a worn out piano. AE
What is styled timidity is probably
nothing but the fear Of showing too
| little merit. '. ..". h
~ good constitution Is like money
boN-its full value Is never known till
1t is broken. .."...
| Good taste Is tho modcsty Of the mind;
that is why 1t cannot be either Initiated
or acquired. :.
general, there is 40 one with whom
lite drags so dlsagrccably as with him
who tries to- mako it shorter.
You cannot dream. yourself into a
character; You must hammer aud
forge yourself one. r.pt
The heart that is soonest awake to
the flowers Is always the first to be
to"cicd by the thorns. 49,
| The miles to Heaven nrc few and
short and the glorious end win come
soon.
Ii the shoe OF II monarch could du as
mucI MS the monarch himself, tho court
would be divided between his MAJESTY
and his shoe.
without u belief in personal immor-
tallty religion surely Is like an arch
rcstihg on one pillar, Ikea bridge end
ing In un abyss.
| Tho sweat Of ones brow Is no longer
Il curse when one works for God: 1t
proves tonic for The system AMI Is
actually a blessing.
Charity toward the Weaknesses of
human naturB is II virtue which we de-
manu in others, but which we find very
hard to practice ourselves,
| Memory and nope are set like stars
above the soul--tle one shining dimly
through tho twilight of tho past, tho
other lighting the arcliway Of the fu-
| ture.
| we can easily manngcif we will only
TAX each day, the burden appointed
for it. But the load will b. too heavy
for Us II we add to Its weight the bur-
uen oi tomorrow before We arc called
to bear II.
TIC that will put time and eternity
before him, and who will dare to look
steadtastly Oh both of them, Will find
that the more often he COnlemDlates
them the former will grow greater anu
the latter less.
A young officer thought to puzzle an +
older one by asking Inn when two
men OF equal age ana rank met, which \
should be the first to bow. The elder
calmly replied, "Tne more polite Of
| the LwO." YE
| Want of goods Is easily repaired; po-
verify Of soul Is irreparable. Socrates,
seeinga great quantity of riches, jewels 2
and furniture OF great value carried In
pomp through ihe city: elbow many s
Men may as we'll expect to grow
stronger by always sitting. as wiser by
always reading. Too much overohar-
gcs nature, aud turns more into disease
than nourishment. 1t is thought
which Is mental digestion, which makes
books serviceablc, and gives health ana
vigor TO the mind. ..e,
Gol led the Israelites to and fro, for- I
ward and backward, as in maze or
.abyrlnth; and yet they wero all the 9
while under the direction of the pillar
he led them by a right way. His way
IN bringing his people home Is always
the best, though 1t may not be the near
| est. = Ji1saEt $S3t2a
Thou hast a double nature. Choose
between the worso and the better that &
is within thee. Thou hast it In thy
power to become the slave Of passion,,
the slave Of luxury, the slave OF sens
sual pleasure, the slave Of corruption, IA
Thou hast It In thy power to become
the freq master VI tllyself, to become
the everlasting benefaetor Of thy coun-$
try, and the unfailing champion Of thy Il
God. yr,f Y,.G4 4 5S.
Habit is the deepest law Of our nature.s
| q (rrn 1ot al trn trvth o., 1
greatest weakness. 1t can ize al pre-
sent advantages and blessings ; approsS
pirate every particle spiritual mamma
that comes from heaven, causing the
soul to grow III grace and In commun-S
lon ard inlthe knowledge OF the Lord s;
or It can put them away into tho fllss
tule, and lot The soul gel, ON as it.mays
In it's low and starved coIdition. n J:
As the snow gathers together, so our