The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-04
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

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A great many men who start out to
REFORM the world leave themselves for
the last job.
10 be ever active in laudable pur.
SUITS IS the distinguished characteristic
Of men Of merit.
No man ever regretted that he was
Yirtuous and honest in his youth, aud
keep away from idle companions.
When children are little thy make
thelr parents heads ache, and when
they grow up they make their hearts
ache.
Adversely has the effect Of elioitinx
talents which. in prosperous oircmme
stances, would have lain dormant.
He who tells lie is not sensible how
great task he undertakes; for he
to maintain that one. 1"'',
There Is nothing more disgraceful
tnan that an old man should have no.
thing to produce, as a proof that he
mas lived long, except his years.
TO fill the sphere which Provid ,nce
appoints Is true wisdom; to discharge
tiusts iatChlu!ly and live exalted ideas.
that is the mission of good men.
"ho 10 Aaioo w Cno present duty
breaks thread In the loom, and viii
see the effect when the weaving of
life time is unraveled.
Men, not having been able to cure
deaoh, misery and Ignorance, have
imaK neu 10 make themselves happy BY
not thinking Of these things. ,,
Proud men never have friends
either IN prosperity, because tlley
know nobody, or In adversely, because
then nobody knows them.
Charity toward the weakness Of I'm.
man nature is virtue which we de-
mahd IN others, but which we find
very harl to practice ourselves,
What We must do is to make the aot-
ual possibilities OF life our ideal. II i,ea
IN human power not 10 construct thn
Godlike, but to recognize it, aud thus
gam 1t,
A superior capacity for business, md
more extensive knowledge, are steps
oy which new man often mounts to
favor and outshines the rest of his CON
temporarles.
The fortunate man Is he who. born
poor or nobody, works gradually up to
WeaiCh anu consideration, and having
got them, dies before he finds thev
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No trait Of character Is rarer. none
more admirable than thoughtful In
dependence on the opinions Of others.
combined with sensitive regard for
the feelings of others.
You ought not to ask odds Of anv one.
Like blooded horse, all you have
right to demand Is to be put even OH
tho whifiictrecs. After that show your
mettle.
How few realize that the strata OF
love and hate lie so close together that
lt taxes but little to bring the latter
uppermost, when under the pressure
OF uhklndness or injustice.
Discomfort is like egotlsm: an in
stance in which small Idea Will ride
10 death what was once q man. lust IA
the elephant or the lion can be annoyed
to madness by little Insect.
The happiness Of your life depends
upon the quality Of your thoughts.
therefore, guard accordingly and take
care that you entertain no notions I'M.
suitable to virtue and unreasonable to
nature.
The mosher's yearning, that COM
Pletest type Of the life in another life,
which Is the essence of real human
love, feels the presence of the cherish
od enid, even In the base, degraded
man.
The dealings Of man and man, every
where are Il species of bluff, and he
who wins, though he sacrifices every
scruple, Is applauded by all-suceess
oolhg the Standard to judge by.
The damps Of autumn sink into the
leaves and prepare them tor the neoes-
s'ty OF their fall; and thus insensibly
are we, as years close round us, de-
tached from our tenacity OF life by the
gentle pressure Of recorded sorrow.
Storytelling Is subject to two una
voidable defects, frequent repetition
and being soon exhausted; so til t..
whoever values this gift In himself,
has need of a good memory, and ought
frequently to shift his company.
No man possesses real strength Of
mind If he cannot, after having heard
all that others have to say, resolve,
and firmly resolve what to do, and
carry his resolution into effect. Take
counsel OF others; profit by their ex-
perience and wisdom; and above all
take counsel with yourself; make up
your nina what to do IN the world,
and-do it.
In order that all may be taught to
speak truth, 1t Is nossary that all like
wise should learn to hear 1t; tor no
species Of falsehood is moro frequent
than flattery, to which the coward is
betrayed by fear, the dependent by IN
forest, the friend by tenderness. Those
who are neither servile nor tlmorous
are yet desirous to bestow pleasure;
and while unjust demands Of praise
continue to be made, there will always
be some whom hope, fear, or kindness
will dispose to pay them.
In the wonders and glorles Of the
newborn spring, Gods voice is speolal-
ly heard calling upon men to magnify
and praise Him. The eye must be
binder than the mole that fails to
SEQ Him In His wisdom and goodness
In each object Of the gorgeous pano-
rama that stretches out lilimitably OH
every side. The ear must be duller
than a deaf adder's on, which the
voices of gladness from all nature fall
without Inspiring grateful recognition
OF the hand that scatters good gifts and