The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-23
FOOO FOR THOUGHT.

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The superiority Of some mon 10 msr-
ely local. They are great because their
associations are little.
Good taste is the modesty Of tho
mind /; that Is why it cannot be- either
Initiated Or acquired.
In order to dispose our hearts to do
v"tion, the active life is to be preferred
to the cOntemplative.
The happiness Of the tender heart 10
Increased by what 1t can, take away
from the Wretchedness Of others.
Blessings may fall and fortune vary.
put the thankful heart remains. The
happy past at least ls secure and heaven
| ts ahead.
Frequent dissapointments teach 10 70
mistrust our own inolinatious and
shrtnk even from vows our heart may
prompt.
The metaphysics of salvation are not
OF so much consequence whom one 10
engaged In the practice OF actually saw
Ing men.
Do good and be GOOD and, despite all
that is said about this words ingratl
tude, some one will love you and gree
your coming.
! The greatest joys ana hopes are soon
turned into the greatest Rriefs and
fears with them that live by sense and
not by faith.
| Love never reasons, but profasely
gives; gives, ke thoughless prodlgal,
Its all, and trembles then, lest II has
done too little.
A man should fear when he eniovs
only what good he does publicly. II
It not the publicity rather than charity.
that he loves?
| What makes people so discontented
with their own lot In life, Is the mls-
taken Ideas which they form of the hap
py lot Of others.
Christ will not cast water on your
smoking coal. He never yet put out Q
dim candle that was lighted at the Sun
| OF Righteousness.
| AS the sweetest wine is the fruit Of
the press, 80 are mems nobleat deeds
| otten the result Of woiRhty responsible
Titles keenly telt. '-y.
What admire In Columbus ID not
his having discovered . world, but hts
having gone to search for ir on the
faith OF an Opil ton..
Occasions of great adverslty bost
show how great virtue each one hath.
For occasions make not 4 man frsil.
but show what he Ia.
Whenever we have to establish new
relations with any one, let US make an
ample provision Of paI dvu, Of inoul-
gence and of kindness. I".
Libraries are the shrines where all
the reltc OF the saints. full Of true Writ
no and without delusion and imposture
are preserved and reposed,
Great Vices are the proper objects on
detestatton-smaller faults Of our pity:
but affectaciOn appears to be the onl
true source OF the ridiculous. -.1
Politeness may prevent the want Of:
wilt and talent from being discovered
but wit and talent cannot prevent tn
discovery Of the want Of politeness.
The devil tempts men through their
ambition, their cupidlty or their appe.
tite, until he comes to the profans
swearer, whom he catches without any
reward.
No man has come to true greatness.
who has not felt in some degree that
his life belongs to his race, and tbs
what God gives him He gives him TO
mankind.
The very heart and root Of sin Is an
independent and selfish spirit. Wa
EJECT The idol self, and not only wish
others to worship 1t, but we worShip
1t ourselves.
It 10 difficult, own, to blend aud
unite tranquility in accepting, and on
ergy In uslng, the facts Of life; but 1t
ls not impossible; II 1t be, it Is impos-
sible to be happy.
Nature says, love thyself alone; do
mestio education says, love your fami-
~; the national, love your country;
put religion says, love all mankind
without exception.
The humble man, though surrounded
world, is still in peace. for tho stabiil-
ty of his peace resteth not upon tho
world, but upon God.
Universal ieve is a glovo without
fingers which ITS all hands alloe.
and none closely; hut true affection
fits ono hand only, and fits CLOSE to that
one.
The art Of forgetting is tho hardest
to learn where It is most In reouest.
1t Ia the happy past, happy present,
and together they, give pledge OF .
happy future--a three-fOld cord not
easily broken.
The damps of Autumn sink Into the
leaves and prepare taem for the neces-
atty Of their fall and thus insenslbly
are we, as years close around US de-
| tached from our tenaclty OF life by tho
gentle pressure Of recorded sorrow.
For myself, am inclined to thiux
the most useful part Of reading 10 to
know what we should not read, 49,,
ls not the accumulation OF fresh books
fresh hinderance to our real kEowle
edge of the oldp Does not the multi
pllcity Of volumes become q bar UPON
our use Of anyP In literature especlal-
ly docs 1t hold-that we cannot sse thb
wood for trees.
The alternative Is not between nov
els and no novels, but between novels
and novels; and when, as in the case
Of some of Scott's noblest productions.
the author has had . moral restraint
upon himself, and Is seeking not only
the amusement but the profit OF his
readers, 1t is only the veriest prudery
to object to them because they arc In
the form Of fotions.
Surely our women cannot think about
the subject, or they would never pro-