The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-04-05
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

The truost end OF life is to know tho
life that never ends.
Love, faith, patience, - the three es-
sentials to happy life.
All philosophy lies In two words,
"snstain and abstain"
Low as the grave is, only faith can
climb high enough to see beyond It.
Great souls hold firmly to hesyen
and let the earth roll on beneath thom.
1t ts right to be contented with what
we have. but never with what wo
are.
! Nothing ts further from the earth
than heaven; nothing Is nearer than
heaven to earth.
| The grca5 problem Of life Is for each
manto DO his. share OF the worlds work
and keep we'll.
lie who has created us with thirst
after the knowledge OF Him will cor
Lulnly satisfy the thirst.
Nothing Is more fatal TO self advance
ment than stupid conservatism, or
servile Imitation,
| When man Is conscious that he does
| no good himself, the nexG tnlng is 70
| cause others TO do some.
| The talent OF SUCCESS Is nothing more
than doing what you oan DO we'll With
out thouShI VI 1aiuo-
| GOou Intentions are the seed OF good
actions, though they do not always
produce Them.
lo will nl.d hlmso In greut mis-
lake tnAI either seeks for u friend Ill a
paIace or tries hun at a feast.
You will gain u good reputation II
you avoid those acCions WHOM you can
censuro and blame in others.
| II you have talents, industry Will
strengthen them; ii mUueraCe ubill5les
INDUSTRY Will supply the deficiency.
Flattery is often traffic OF mutual
meanness, where although boGh parties
Intend deception, neither Is deceived.
Ii you would be miserable, look
/ within. Ii you would be- distracted,
| iook around. II you would bs happy,
LOOK up.
Men must know that In this the a5re
OF man b life IL remalnoGh only 60 u )I
ana Gle angels TO Do lo0kers-oh.
| Ignorance Is 4 blank sheet on which
| WG must write; error, a scriDDled on,
from wh1cn Wo must erase.
While circumstances may make Q;
mar man, II ls equally true tnarl,
| my OF en make his clroum stances.
Never attempt to convey the impress
| sion that you are genius, by imlLAC-
ing the faults OF DISTINGUISHED men.
Some philosophers, in seeking for
Cruth, 10 pay homage 10 her, have seen
thelr own image and auored IL in-
| stead.
a politician weakly and amiably right
Is no match Tor pOilClJian tenaulou.Iy
aud puYnaciously wrong.
Care should bc taken not that tho
"n'C uhuerstanu, Wheln 3r liz will or
nots
Man will bear every calamity with
misfortune when he knows him self
TO be tho author Of his own mtsfor-
tune.
lF man has transgressed one law,
anu speaks lies, and scoff. at another
world, there Is no evil he will not do.
We do not believe immortality because
we have proved it, but we forever try
TO prove it because we believe it.
know Of but two bsautiful things
the starry heaven above my head,
and the sense of duty Within my
heart.
There are times In the history OF
communities, rs we'll as OF individuals,
when silence Is sin, and submlssiou a
crime.
There are great many persons In
tho world who arc we'll enougk TO 70 to
a Dali, but too slck to attend y prayer
meeting.
If anger arise In the breast, In stantly
seal up thy lips, and let not 10 forth;
Tor. like fire, when it wants vent, IT,
Will suppress itself.
| zealons soul without meekness Ia
IKE ship in a storm, In danger OF
wreck. a meek soul and without Zcal Is
IKE snip In calm, that moves not 50
tasG as It ought.
| Obstacles and perplexlties every man
must meet, nnd he must either promp.
tly conquer thom, or they will conquer
him.
We arc fond Of those who have given
Us pleasure,not that we have Anything
to say, but because the subjeuG Is pleas
ing.
Keliglon is tho best armor in the
world, put the worst CLOAK.
10 live without a purpose is to lead a
restless, unhappy life.
It's rugged highways that call out
ones Strength, noG the valleys Of SON
su0us easo.
A :aith in sympathy is the genius or
tho hcart--more, tho kernel of Christ's
religion.
| There are insorlp ions on all human
hearts which are never ~ be seou, ex-
cept at low, dead tide.
Friendship In some people is cruel
| ty, like teedlng a thirsty man with the
buaded foam In the wine cup.
The browning fortune OF q m IN is To
be born with bias to some pursuit,
which finds him In enjoymens ana
happiness.
II there ls anything more poignant,
chan Is body agunlz,ng for want OF
Dread, 1t Is a soul which is dyIng OF
hunger for light, 5sgss''sss 9a
There is u gift that is almost blow,
anu there Is u kind word that /, num-
hcenco; so much is there in the way
we DO things.
A gontle person Is like river fow-
ing calmly along; while the passion
ate man Is like the soa, casting up mire
aud Girt conInual y.
Some people mover have story TO