The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-12-10
GEMS OF THnuGHT

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can't be graceful, be true.
Life is not SO short but that there is
always time for courtesy.
Frowns blight young children as fros-
ty nights blight young plants.
Grief ennobles. He who has not suf-
fered can never have thought or felt.
Let the slandered take comfort; it is
only at fruit trees that thieves throw
stones.
Whatever may be the customs and laws
of country, women always give the
tone TO morals.
Men will wrangle for religion; write
for it; fight for it; die for it; anything
but-liee for 1t.
He that does good for goods sake
seeks neither praise nor reward, though
sure of both at last.
Innocence is flower which withers
when touched, but blooms not again
when watered by tears.
lie that lets the sun go down upon his
wrath, and goes angry 10 bed, is like TO
have the devil for his bed fellow.
1t is not necessary to threaten a bad
man, for his own misdeeds threaten him
with worse punishment than you can
inflict.
| He IS wise man that can avoid an
evil. he is a patient man that can endure
| it; but he is valiant man that can con-
qner it.
a young girl generally looses her
| freshness by mingling with fashionable
society, as a bright stream does by
| mingiing with the sea.
Conscience is a sleeping giant; we
may lull him into longer or shorter
| slumber; but his starts are frightful, and
terrible is the hour when he awakens.
Training the hand and eye to work
well leads individuals to form correct
habits in other respects: and a good
workman is in most cases good citizen.
Gratitude was fancIfully said to be the
memory of the heart. but, alas for poor
human nature hearts are more than sus-
pected TO have wonderous short memo
RIGS.
4 good conscience is the best looking
glass of heaven in which the soul may
see Gods thoughts and purposes con
!, corning it, reflected as so many shining
stars
No man for any considerable period
can wear one face to himself and anoth
er TO the multitude without finally get
! ting bcwIidered as TO which may be the
! truer.
Il TelI-taies are contemplate teings
To retail in one house what is seen Oh
spoken of in another Is treason agains
E society which can not be too thoroughly
despised.
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: quire our services, and NC will remain
/, your friends" This is not what society
! says. but 1t is often the principle OF
which it acts.
As the belief in God is Gle foundation
: of religion, there can be no religion
. without faith, but as true religion in
D .cludes virtue, religion can not be perfec
+ | without works.
r Though sinking III decrepif age, Ia
preInaturely falls whose memory record
' | no benefit conferred on man by him
: They only have lived long who have
: lived virtuously.
Fear God for his powcr-trust Hin
; for His wisdom-love him for his good
{ ness-pEaise Him for His greatness-be
! iieve Him for His faithfulncss-and
! adore Him for His holiness.
Il is to affectation the world owes it
2 whole race of eoxcombs Nature, il
{ | her whole dramma, never drew such /
Z part; she has some times made q fool
: but coxeomb IS alwaysof a4nan's owl
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The common mind l.ay maintain it
place under common circumstances, this
!. | truly great alone overcome trials Of pros
!. perffy or adversely; showing humble
: thankfulness in one, generous sym
! ing, 70 the other. nor pyiding himself
i on the first, nor enyying in the last.
r Some men who know HAT they ar
] great are so very naughty witi3af and in
f siderable that their acguai1taEcess dds
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{ humility which they sfe Obliged to pas
as the price OF their frieudsaip.s4 SHcI
f characters are as tlfesome and disgust
! ing in tie Journey Of life as sfackee<
4 roads are TO the weary traveller which
+ he discovers te he tErHpikes onlyzb3 tn
: toll. s,ss Is zszsss7e.zs slIl
{ Pleasure is to woman Nkat tie sun i
/ to the flower, IL moderately enjoyed. /
I beautIfies, II refresiies, and It Improves
n II immediately It Withers, efio14kes an
o destroys But the duties 81 d6aiesti
r life exercised as they are In retirement
and calling forth all the sensibfifties d
J. the female, ere perhaps as necessary. .
IS the full Development Of her efia4iiis q
If the shade and the shower are SO. ire ross
e confirming is beauty md f1s.feasiqg Il
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