The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-07-05
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

4 VINO Will support any government.
1 Continental liberalism means the
abolition OF property and religion.
There arc some silent people who are
more interesting than the best takers.
.. stay not till you are told of oppor-
tunitles to do good-inqulre after them
Advice Is seldom welcome; and those
,, who need 1t the most like it the least,
One should never think of death.
one should think Of life. That is real
piety.
The happiness or unhappiness of old
age IS often nothing but the extracts of
u past life.
! would rather cherish affection than
ihdul &C grief, but every one musS fol-
low their mood.
Many preserve themselves by hum
pilng themselves; the bullet flies over
him that stoops
ne that cannot forgive others breaks
Ine prloge over which he must event.
ually pass himself.
Wnen we are out Of sympathy with
tho young, then our work in this world
Is practically oyer.
AN ounce of keep your mouth shur
Is Detter than pound Of explanation
a1tor you have SAID it.
o,.. o"l's wore frank, just and
henest, the major part OF the virtnes
would be useless to us.
You may gather a rich harvest of
knowledge by reading, but tho,,rht 10
The winnowing machine.
without the virtue of humility ono
can neither be honest in novertv o nn,'
contented in abundance. -
There is a paradox in pride-it moko.
| 1o,,.
others from becoming so. '''''
1t Is always safe to learn. even from,
our enemies; seldom safe to vantnra
10 instruct even our friends.
lie who spends all his life IN snort 10
IKE one who wears nothing but Fri nyss
and eats nothing but sauces. s''
| The gain OF lying is nothing else hnt
not TO be trusted Of any, nor 70 hs
ocl'oVed "hcn we speak the truth.
knowledge may give weight. bnt
| accoihpllshments only give lustre. md
many moro people see than weigh,
AS land is improved by SOWING r.
with various seeds, 80 is the nina h',
exercising 1t with different studies,
amongst such as, out of cunnina
i"as no"i all ana talk little, be sure to tail
io's or II you must talk, say little.
f., ~ man or sense finds less difiicultv
III submitting TO a hot headed felIo,;y
'n"i III attempting to set him right.
ne testimony Of those who doubt tbo
.oasI 10 not, unusually, that very testi.
lh'"S That ought most to be doubted
what are the aims which arc Of +,o
same time duticsp The perfectine 'S oS
Viz H"" "S. the JhhapRIpseqss nj; he,Sl
ness Is wearlsome companion. Rut
oeware OF him who jests at everythin@'
The seat of knowledge IA IN tho bood.
Of wisdom in the heart. Wa aro o,,n
TO Judge wrong If we do not feel ri~ht
The man who will live abova hia
present circumstances is In oraa. dan '
them. '''''' oone"th
Most arts require long studv .,d
application; but tho most useful art nG
HI-that OF pleasing-reqllires onlv tho
me chlef properties Of wisdom ara to
pe m'hd1ul OF things past, careful of
Things present, and proyldent Of things
TO come. 'A"ks
,,c noic 10 hardly year IN any mans
ne IN which small sum Of ready
money may not be employed to great
me scholar without good-breedino
Is a pedent, the phllosopher a cwnirs
inc soid,er brute, ana every man dis,
agreeable. 't'N "As-
lie Is not indifferent or altouotbor
lncreaulous, but he Is SO essentialIv
pr"ctlcal that he can only deal WITH
| what he sees. "o'A With
Great wealth Is a great BLESSING to q
man VINO knows what to do with IT..
ana as lor honors, they are inest,mabie
to the honorable.
would you punish the spiteful-sbow
MN MN Ghat you are aboYe his malice.
Inc dart nc throws will rebound and
pierce him to the heart.
spare the feelings of your friends.
noh,t latter yourself that friendship
authorizes you to say disugrceahln
thlngs to your lntimates
GOSSIP Is the peculiarity OF a small
mind. Some people don't know enn,oh
10 taIk ABOUT tho greatness of thfngs.
anu 80 thcy talk about tho littleness of
persons. The expressions Of their own
shalloWness is what we call gossip.
80 far from persistence being On ASSOC
clate OF weakness and interioritv. It is
itse!1 power which undorlies and up-
noids ali others, and without which
they could never develop into value or
efficiency. The feeble, inefficient. in
ierlor man Is he who, whatever NAV be
his latent abilities, lacks tho force
, requisite to make the most Of them.
The wear and tear Of life come chiefly
from straining after tho impossible.
Nervous excitement, alternate hopes
, ana ddisappointments, unavailing strug-
glca, fcverish anxletlcs, bitter failures
these are tho worst enemies of health
and happiness, tho most fatal destroyers
, OF peace and prosperity. They como
for tho most part from taking up need
less burdens.
: When man asks a question look
him In tho face. If l see no inquiry
: there, l cannot answer him. A man
asked me about tho GOODNESS of this
winter ns compared with others
recently. 1 looked at him; his face
expressed no more curiosity or relation
to me than cllstard pudding. l made
hin a random answer. I put him off