The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-29
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
Always speak the truth.

without life hath made it So.
a judicious silence fs better thar
truth spoken without charity.
lie who can pay homage to the trulv
deeplcable Is truly conlemplible.
Luxury increases the luggage Of life
ana thereby impedes the marcn.
lilo who stops to pick a flaw I'm o o;her's
knitting work, drops luany stitches In
his own.
Let him who regrets tho loss of timc
mako proper use OF that y htch /. io
come in The future.
Rich attire is the vest of pride. Tho
worst apparel Is natures garment; The
best but folly's garnish.
a generous man Will place the bene-
hts ne conters beneath his feet: lLuse
ne receives, nearest his heart.
To pardon Of sin God will add mower
against sin; to Justification by Clirlst's
merit, sanctilicatinn by Ills SyirlG.
We may do 4 very good action and
not be good man, but we cannot do a
very Ill one and noe DO all iii man.
For such as sin OF inflrmity aud re-
turn 70 God by repentance, they shall
hot huu uim furious, but gracious.
When God comes against q people.
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ut the strongest and most conf lent,
II you wish to appear agreeub o In
socIety, you must CONSENT " DC taught
many Things which you know already.
Lie who truly wishes the happiness
OF auy one, cannot be long without dis
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IL is better to wear out than to rust
out. We must not only strike the iron
WINE IL ~ hot, but strike Till IL is made
not.
Wc sacrifice to dress till houshold
Joys and comforts cease. Dress uraius
rur cellar dry, and keeps our lardur
! lean.
Whoever is honest, generous, oourte-
'uS ana canuld, lsa gentleman, wheth-
or he be learned or unlearneu, rich or
| poor.
If a cause be good, the mos: violent
attacks oi lta eneln,es will not inj ure it
so much as All lnjudicious suppurC OF its
| friends.
The best way to silence talkatIvc
person. is never to interrupt him. DO
| not snuff tn, candle and iG will 70 ous
OF itself.
Lie Is casl<ct not precious IN itsolf.
but valuable in. proportion 10 what for
tune, or industry, or virtue has placed
within 1t.
Tell tho boys Oh the street, tell tho
young men Oh tho road to ruin, that
God loves them, and show them that
| you believe it.
Fire, flood, mist1ke or accident may
| rob US o1 our material possessions, Sut
| they cannot get ut the treasure OF the
immortal mind.
The greatest Joys and hopes are
soon turheo into the greatest griels
| ana fears with them that live BY sense
and not by faith.
Proud men never have friends;
neither in prosperity because they know
nobody, nor In adversely because no.
body knows them.
Ii you would be pungent. be brief;
for IL IL with words as lG is with sun
beams, tho more they are condensed
the deeper they burn.
10 feel much for others and little for
ourselves, TO restrain our self stl AMI to
indulge our benevolent atfecLions, con-
stlLute the perfection Of human nature.
The utmost excellence at Which hl-
manity can arrive, IL u constant and
| dcteriuiucd pursuit Of virtue without
regard to present dangers and uuYau-
| taGeS.
10 do an vii action H. base; to do Il
good action without incurrinx danger
Is common enough; but IL is the purLot
good man TO do great and noble deeds,
| tliuu.h lie RISK everything.
PaX;Ou Hood tells Of Il IN who cx-
presscu an enviOus spirit towards
hn"ltIer church in tho possession OF Il
! popular preacher, and wa, rvDukud By
,Ix 8. ,,,1f
tby neighbours ass.
IL is Eot tho same thing TO be wiso
! that 1t is TO understand; Ior ltuy, i'll
deed are wise III tho things OF eternity
| who cannot In any sorG uudorstuD,l
them. Knowledge ID nought II it hath
not lis use tor piely.
Good words do more than harl
| speeches.; rs the sunbeams, without
| a"y noise, will make The traveller cast
III his clouk, which all the clustering
wind could not do, but only make him
| bind IL clo>ert to him.
The richer one is in NOR Il excellence
tho nu6lcr should he appear in kind
| consideration Tor all around hIn.
| Peuurlunsnes5 and selhshness would
| bcdlnl ali his virtues, as rusC will de-
siroy The lusLra Of the most brIlliaat
metal.
IL Is not the bees touching on tho
| flowers that gathers llie honey, but her
| abiding tor time upon them, and
drawing out The sweet. It is not h.
that reads most, but ho that meditutes
most on uiyiuc truth, that will provo
the choicest, strongest Christian.
| If you lorg 10 bring forth all the
fruits Of the Spirit. s.rlke your roofs
deep and wide Ill private prayer. That