Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-10-30
FOOD FOR. THOUGHT.

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strengthen by the experience of them.
There Is no less grandeur In support
ing great evils than I'm performing great
deeds. t9f pre- t'TFr e, $
When things are plain of themselves,
a set argument does not psFplex and
confound them.
Itisnot advisable tcget .oat-Of dOOTs-.
without anything on your head, nor inr
to company without anything dlIlltaIaJ
4 AS we must render an account OF
every Idle word, so must we likewise OF
our idle silence. 5s <. -t
Let friendship creep gently to- a.
height; If it rushes TO It, it may soon
run itself out of breath. a.,
There cannot be greater treachery
than first 10 raise q confidence, and
then deceive it, "a zal1spi s7I,aIh.if
Act well at the moment. andgyOua
have performed q good action to all
eternity.
1t is our duty to be happy, because
happiness lies In cOntentment with all
the divine will concernIng tIs. hgss-a = =!
A wrong done us may be forgiven, !,
but how we may forgive those whom
we have injured is q grave problem.
Virtue is au effort made, upon our
selves for the good of others, with the
intention Of pleasing only God.
Our own hands are heavens fav0rite
instruments for supplying us with the
necessaries and luxuries OF life. y lN Il
All men look to happiness in the !,
future. To every eye heaven and earth
seem to embrace in the distance.
Every person has two educatfons-
one which he has received frem others,
and one, the more important, which he
gives himself. = -55gise eas'i- .aas -ss.s
The greatest evils In life have had
their rise from something which was
thought OF too little importance to be
attended to. 4; 4 af7fofr aalt ll s'slt
''Knowledge is power.p Itis truth
that Is glorious, but at the same time
terrible. knowledge Is power, power
for good or evil. Ak e
Our striving against nature Is like
holding wea, hercock with one shand;a
as soon as the force is taken of itveers
again. with the wind.
When you are sick it comes easy. to
promise all sorts Of ~ref0FmatiOnsy y-and--
when you recover it is just as easy to
forget them. i''''"
Nothing will make us so charitable
andtender TO the faults OF others as by
self-examinatiOn thoroughly. 10 khOW.rs-
our own --..g. xvs.-,.;
Relations always take the greatest H.
berties, and frequently, give the least
assistance. [Fs@7 .SlFls s8ii9B
Avoid tedious circumlocution i'm Ian.
guage. Words, like cannon-balls,
should go straight TO their mark. k.-------s
We trouble ife-by thee OF death, =.
and death by the care OF life; the one
tormepts, the other frights us.
I Modern education. too often covers
thefingers with rings. and az the sain8f
time. cuts. .the. sinews of tie KrlstS
The remembrance Of beloved moth
er becomes the shadow of all our ac-
tions; it either goes before or follows. -
The law should be TO the sword what
the handle is to the hatchet; it should
direct the stroke and temper the force,
Talk OF fame and romance -all the
glory and .adVentlrA in the world are
not worth one hour OF domestic bliss
luis dangerous for one TO, elimbrhls4
famil y-tree too high for he is very apt
10 get among dead and decayed branch-
es. -
Value the friendship of him who
stands by g0u I'm the storm; swarlns OF !.
insects will surround you i'm the sun :
shine. rL"L S9N tit .F lcv OH.
We hate to see boy with the man.
ners of an old man, we hate worse to
see an old man with the manners Of
boy .H.aH 4aia.i4
Love cannot fully admit the feeling
that the beloved object may die; all
passions feel their object to be as eter-
nal as themselves. 80 50 l9hG'l uN4l
The man who violently hates or ar
IDENTIFY loves, cannot avoid being I'm
some degree slave TO the person de-.
tested or adored. A'i't D
Men trust rather to their eyes thanto
their ears; the effect OF precepts is
therefore slow and tedious, whilst that
of examples is summary and effectual.
My country Is the world; my, coun-
trymen are all mankind; / am In ear
nest; 1 will not eQuivocate; will not
retreat single inch; and will be
heard. II ..a .,,.t. lr
1t is difficult, own, to blend and
unite tranquility in accepting, and
energy in using the facts of life. But
it is not impossible; If it be, it is inn
possible to be happy.
A Jealous soul without meekness is
like ship in storm, in danger OF
wrecks. A meek soul without zeal is
like ship In a calm, that moves not as
fast as it ought, 5r 5. fi.,r.t-. (, .st,
Get your doctrine from the Bible.
Get your example from Christ. A day
will not pass after you have closed with
Christ's promise, ere He will meet you
with a counsel. Embrace both.
Whether the minister feels the con-
gregation or not, the congregation feels
the minister. Often the horse knows
the rider better than the rider knows
the horse. tHs -. :. EGtr e7lftF
The remedy for the present thr at
ened decay of faith is not a more stall
wart creed or more unflinchinS ac-
ceptance of it, but profounder Spirit
ual life.
The modern sentimentalism about
Nature is mark of disease-one more
symptom Ofthe general liver complaint.
1t is well enough for mood or a vaca-
ton, but not FOR habit Of life. ai 81
! No man can succeed in all his UNDER
takings, and IL would not be we'll for
him to do SO. Things easily acquired
60 easily. 1t is by the struggle it costs
that we learn to rightly estimate the
value. f aaa }itG.
He who brings ridicule to bear
against truth finds in his hand blade