The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-10
REFLECTIONS.

Many people are Ousy IN tnlS WOrlu Salher-
ing together a handful Of thorns to sit upon.
y Bad habits are the thistle of the heart, and
evsiy indulgence of them is a seed from which
will spring a new crop Of weeds.
A word that once escapes the tongue can
not be recalled the arrow cannot bs. detained
which once sped from the bow.-Metastasio.
A man cannot speak but he judges himself.
With his will, or against his Will, he draws
his portrait to the eyes of others by every
wsrd.
Those who are dishonest in trade are
educating all their clerks in dishonesty, and
doing all they they can to degrade and de-
NaucE business, ana leave a legacy OF dis
honest tradesmen for the future.
To be able to bear provocation is an ar
xument Of great wisdom and to forgive it,
Of great mind.-Taiotson.
Ifyou let trouble set upon your soul like a
hen upon her nest, you may expect the hatch
ing of a large brood.
Timidity creates towards and never wins
success. IL is strong and abiding faith in
sne's own ability to perform that overcolnes
difficulties that others thought could not be
Surmounted.
He who is false to the present duties breaks
q thread in the loom, and will see the effect
when the weaving Of a lifetime Is unraveled.
So live that when old age has crept upon
you, you will have else than years to offer in
evidence of the long r. ad you have passed
sver. Mullen.
Few people are so selfish as to keep their
opinions to themselves.
"That sermon did me good,'' said one
friend to another after hearing all eloquent
preacher. ave shall see,' WAS the reply.
What is death
To him whe meets it with an upright heart?
A quiet navol, wnerc his silatterti bark
farbours secure, till the rough storm is past.
6Periiaps q passage overhung with clouds
But at lis entrance; a few leagues beyond
Opening to kinder skies, and milter suns
And seas pacific as the soul that seeks them.
james HdrdiS.
Never try to reason the prejudice out of a
man. 1t wasn't reasoned into him.-Sydnpy
Smith.
No matter how low a man gets In this
world, there are two things he can always get
somehow or other-good advice and bad
xhiskey.
Fun is the most conservative element of
society, and ought to be- cherished and ell
couraged by all lawful means. People never
plot mischief when they are merry. Laughter
IS an enemy to malice, a foe to scandal, and
a friend to every virtue. 1t promotes good
temper, ~enllvens the heart aud Drightens the
intellect.
IslDTarlPs are Tie SNTlneS Wlefc ali the fellCS
Of the saints. full of TRUE virtue, and without
delusion and imposture, ale preserved and
reposed.
Ii your son has no brains don't SEND him
60 college. You cannot make a palace out
Of a shauty by putting a French roof ON it,
Whitehall Times.
WHAT shall I do to gain eternal life:
Discharge Alright
The simple dues with watch each day is rife
Yes with INV might,
Ere perfect scheme of action thou devise
Life will be lied.
While he, who ever ac-s as conscience cries,
Shall live, though dead.
-SchiUcr.
That there should one man die ignorant,
who had a capacity of knowledge this | cal.
tragcdy.-CGrlyle.
Those who know the world will not be
bashful, and those who know themselves viii.
never be impudent.
None are so seldom found alone and are SC
tired of their own colnp4ny as those cox.
combs who are on the best terms with them.
seises.-Colton.
Gentillty is neither in birth, wealth, man
ner, EOr fashiOn-but in the mind. A hi.'
sense of, honor, 4 determination uever to take
a mean advantage OF another, All adherence &c
truth, delicacy and politeness towards those
with whom We have dealings, are the essential
characteristics of a gentleman.
For what can balk a man VINO tries.
The lists of Life with lance ih rest,
The flame of courage la his eyes,
The strength OF hOnOr in his breast +?
The crowd makes way for such a kight,
IL cheers him As he charges past,
1t helps him storm the graIidest height
"a mi hnllIS hinN- Wal "a tn"h at la2t'