The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-16
words OF wisdom n the shape Of Con-
denSed Philosophy.

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3 No man ismora miserable than he that
hath no adversely,
Character would be impossible were
there NO reputation,
An effort made for the happiness Of
otheEs lifts Us above ourselves.
Weshall be free from evil desires only
when we are pure in heart.
He who can suppress a moments anger
may prevent q day Of SORROW.
The faculty Of reasoning seldom or never
deceiVes those who trust to 1t.
Man does not lack s. much the knowl'
edge Of his duty rs his will for 1t.
Hall the ills we hoard in u hearts are
ills because We hoard them,
He that yrestles with US strengthens our
nerves and sharpens our skill.
Measure not men by Sundays, without
regarding what they do all the week after.
The power to do great things generally
arises from the willingness to do small
things, n.
The two powers which constitute a wise
man are those of bearing and forbearing.
The qualities We possess never make us
so ridiculous as those we pretend to have
Education begins the gentlemen, but
reading, good company and reflection must
finish him,
In ourselves, rather than material nature
lies the true source and life Of the beautiful
Youth is the tassel and silken flower Of
love; age is the full corn, ripe and solid In
the ear,
Hope is like the sun, which as, We jour
ney toward II casts the shadow OF our bur
den behind us,
Principles are very important, but they
need to be adorned with grace to render
them attractive.
Do not allow idleness to deceive you, for
while you give it to-day it steals from you
tomorrow,
No one can have failed to observe the
power Of a true life upon all with whom 1t
comes in contact,
There are degrees OF badness. Riyarol
once said Of Il. criminal that he would
make o stain on mud"
II IL always safe to learn, even from our
enemies; seldom sate to venture to instruct
even our friends,
There Is u whole sermon in the Persian
saying, I'm all thy quarrels leave tile door
open to reconciliation"
No better advice could be given an aspi-
rant than the terse little counsel Of Emer-
son, III you want success, succeed"
A great step has been gained when one
has d high standard for himself, and meas
lres himself on that ideal standard,
What are the aims which are ut the same
time duties? They are the perteCting Of
ourselves, the happiness OF others.
To cover a bad life and It's fruit the evil
strive To divert attention from ourselves by
leaving evil at the door Of the innocent,
An English critic says;-"a man may
talk the purcst rubbish in the purest Eli
%glish-pertect In style, faultless in gram
mar"
Bad habits are the thistles Of the heart,
and every indulgence OF them is q seed
from which will come forth O crop Of RINK
weeds. -
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name than to be indebted by descent for
the proudest gifts known to the books Of
heraldry.
It Is well to read a history Of the rcior.
nation, but II would he betterif you would
begin to make a history OF your own refor-
nation.
1t Is, after all, the person who stakes
least who loses the most. In the affections
this Is wholly true. lie who risks nothing
loses everything.
The gold Of the sanctuary must be tried
before II is accepted: and is thrown intothe
fire, not because 1t Is Of II 10 value, but be-
cause II Is so precious.
1t Is very difficult to be learned It seems
rs II the people were worn out on the way
to greatthOughts, md can never enjoy them
because they are too tired.
Life Is so complicated a game that the
devices Of skill are liable to be defeated at
every turn by aIr.blown changes, in.
Calculable as the descent Of the thistle.
down.
A critic, in noticing 4 discourse on 1.-THE
Sayings and Doings Of Great Men" remarks;
ut is sad TO observe how much they said
and how little they did"
Better the desert brake for q home, herbs
for food, foliage for rniment, grass for d
couch, and wild creatures for companions
than 10 herd with the base and low,