The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-14
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The wild oats of youth change into the
| br iers of manhood.
THE doer of secret sin supposes it is he
| they are talking about.
Great souls have wills; others only feeble
Wishes.
Attention to small things is the economy
of virtue
clear life ensuing.
Men may bend to virtue, but virtue can
no bend to men.
1t costs us more to be miserable than would
make US perfectly happy.
"A mans own safety is a god that some
times make very grim commands.
When great man stoops or trips, the small
mer around him become greater.
Passions are perhaps the stings without
which, it is said, no honey is made.
Beauty and death make each other seem
purer and lOvlier, like snow and moonlight.
Curiosity compels many to wedge them
selves into places where they are notwanted.
1t is solemn thought with the middle
aged, that life's last business is begun in earn
est.
Despisce not advic, though even of the
me'lnest. The Cabling of geese once pre-
served the Roman State.
The generality of men expend the early
part of their lives in contributing to render
the latter part miserable.
There is nothing lower than hypocrisy
To profess friendship and act enmfty is a
sure proof of total depravisy.
We paint ourselves in tresco. The soft
and fusil plaster of the monument hsrdens
under every stroke Of the brush into eternal
rock.
1t is easy enough to find plenty of men
who think the world owes them living. but
hard to find chap who is willing to own up
that he has collected the debt in full.
Boys sustain the same relation to men that
the buds do to full grown flowers. Good men
can not be grown without first having good
boys. Save the boys from vice and crime,
give them good training, physically, NOR
ally and mentally, and the prosperity OF the
nation is assured.-Lansing Republican.
An eminent fnaDcier, feeling his end ap.
preaching, sends for his spiritual adviser and
confesses to him that he mas been guilty of
many sins of commission and emission. 'Of
omission, you mean" SAYS the clergyman.
mo, of emission-emitting watered stocks
and bogus California Gold Mining company
shares for the lambs to browze on-that's
what mean."
A good Rochester pastor, a widower, pro-
posed to young lady short time since, but
was rejected. His feelings had the second
severe test when a widow neighbor sent him
the following text to preach from: "You
ask and receive not because you ask miss"
james w., 3. We tr ust the good man
next time he asked neither miss nor amiss.
Troy Times.
One has only to die to be praised. Hand
some apples are sometimes sour. Little and
often makes heap in time. 1t is easier to
blame than to do better. 1t is not enough
to arm; you must hit. Would you be strong.
conquer yourself. Speak little, speak truth;
spend little, pay cash. Better go supperless
to bed than run in debt There is no good
in preaching to the hungry. Better free in a
foreign land than a slave at home.-German
Proverb.
Two years ago a young lady went to
prayer meeting in the First Congregational
church of Westfeld, Mass. Between the
prayers and the singing heavy door fell on
her and injured her severely. She thought
she was damaged to the extent of $1,000 and
sued for that amount. The trial has been
begun, and the lady, knowing the uncertain
ty of the law, is willing to talk about a COM
promise The amount talked of now is 81 900,
and it is said that the injured sister looks ia
vorably on accepting this, rather than going
through the trouble of suit, with the posi-
bility of an adverse verdict, or disagree
ment of the jury.