The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-09
WORDS OF WISDOM.


true, do not say H.
The world is satisfied with words few care to
dive beneath the surface.
A man can bear
worlds contempt when he has that within,
Which says he Is worthy, Il [Shakspeare.
The secret of usefulness of life consists in not
hagglng for ideal conditions, bnt in making the
most Of actual conditions.
tits hard to do anything simply because 1t is
your duty. Once make your duty pleasure and
your whole life becomes a happiness.
Hard is his fate on whom the public gaze
Is fixed forever to detract or praise
RepOse denies her requiem to his name,
And folly loves the martyrdom Of fame.
byron,
All true greatness Of mind depends on the cul
ture Of the affecuons-their nurture, their exer.
else, and their development-[seli Formation.
Let no one expect to combine the incompati.
BILE advantages Of an honest, straightforward
course, and OF hollow, iDsincere cOnduct-sam.
uel Bailey.
IT'S liberty alone that gives the flower
And we are weeds without 1t. All constrsint
Except what wisdom lays on evil men,
Is evil. -[Cowper
Test your friends without compromising your.
SELF If they are faithful to your confidence, you
will be assured Of their worth If they prove
false, you will have suffered no injury from
them,-. Isocrates
Tho morn rva raad oF Tim bietor, NJ Dout ooos
the more we observe the signs Of our own times
the more do we feel cur hearts filled and swelled
up by hope for the future destinies Of the hui
man race Macaulay
Rost, rest Oh give me rest and peace
The thought Of life that ne'er shall cease
Has something in 1t like despair,
A weight 1t is too hard to bear
sweeter to this afflicted breast
The thought Of never ending rest
sweeter the undisturbed and deep
Tranquility Of endless sleep.
-[LoDgfellow,
It's an old saying that charity begins at home /;
but this is no reason that II should not 30 abroad
8 man should live with the world as a citizen Of
the world he may have q preference for the par
ticuar quarter, or square, or even alley in which
he lives, but he should have generous feeling
for the welfare Of the Northumberland
THE NOBLE NATURE.
1t is not growing like tree
In bulk doth make man better be;
Or standing like an OAK, three hundred year,
To fall log at last, dry bald, and sere;
A lily of a day
Is fairer far In Nav
Although 1t fall and die that night
II was the plant and flower Of light.
In small proportions we just beauties see;
And in short measures life may perfect be-
Il Ben Jonson.
You cannot dream yourself into a character.
You must hammer and forge yourself one.
Never make sport with the Scriptures and ga.
cred things, but let that which is serious always
be spoken OF with seriousness.
Trust man to be good and true, and even II he
is not, your trust will tend to make him SUCH
Max Muller
More hearts pine away in secret anguish from
the want Of kindness from those who should be
their comforts than for any other calamities in
life.-Dr. Young.
A helping word to one in trouble ls often like
switch on a railroad track-but one inch be-
tween wreck and smooth rolling prosperity Ia.
W. Beecher.
The Sabbath is the green oasis, the little grassy
meadow in the wilderness, where, after the
week days journey, the pilgrim halts for refresh
ment and repose,-[Dr Resde.
Truthfulness ls cornerstone In character, and
II It be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever
after be vacantspot in the foundation.
Heine, the German, was Of bitter spirit, and
for part nf his life an avowed unbeliever, but
he N ade and honest confession when he said,
"When hear anyone disputing the existence OF
God am overcome with strange anxiety, an
uneasy dread, such as l experienced In visiting
New Bedlam, In London, when had for mo.
ment lost sight OF my guide, and found myself
surrounded by madmen."
When Mr.. spurgeon was once travelling among
the Alps and saw many Of the grandest phe
nomena, Of creation, such as glacier, avalanche
and tempest, he was so impressed with the mar
rowness Of visible things In comparison with
God that he wrote the following lines:
The mirror of the creatures lacketh space
To bear the image of the Infinite.
IT'S true the Lord hath fairly writ his name,
And set his seal upon creations brow,
But as the skilful potter much excels
The vessel which he fashions on the Wheel
Fen sO but in proportion greater far,
Jehovahs self transcends his noblest works.
Earth's ponderous wheels would break, her
axles snap,
II freighted with the load Os Deity;
Space is too narrow for th' Eternals
And time too short iootslool for his throne.