The Indianapolis leader., 1882-01-28
Golden Maxims.

On CONDUCT TOWARD A FRIEND.-Hast
thou a friend, use him friendly; abuse him
not in jest or earnest; conceal his infrmi-
ties; privately reprove his errors, least thy
friend become thy enemy and abuse thee.
How TO USE PROsPERITY-So use pros
perity that adversely may not abuse thee.
If in prosperity thy security admits no f, ar;
in adversely thy despair will afford no hope.
He that in prosperity can foretell danger
can in adversely foresee deliverance.
On SECRET ENEMIEs.-He that pro-
fesseth himself thy open enemy arms thee
against the evil be means thee; but he that
dissembles himself thy friend, when he is
thy secret enemy, strikes beyond caution
and wounds above cure. From the first
thou mayst deliver thyself; from the last,
coed Lord deliver thee.
On ANGER Beware of him that is slow
to anger. Anger. when it is long in CON-
ing. is the strongest when it comes, and the
longest kept. Abused patience turns to
fury. When fancy is the ground of pas
sion, the understanding which composes the
fancy qualities the passion; but when judg-
ment is the ground, the memory is the re-
corder. and the passion IS long retained.
The following extracts are taken from a
little work entitled "Miscellanea, or Choice
Observations and Pleasant Remarks On
Virtues, Vices and Humors of Mankind,
both Moral and Divine Second Edition.
By j. H." The initials j. ii. are those of
John Hall, Bishop of Norwich, England
who died in 1869. There is much in them
for to-day's reflection:
BELIEVING AND COMMUNICATING
NEws.-Let the greatest part of the news
thou heare.t be the least part thou believest
lest the greatest part of what thou believest
be the least part of what is true, and report
nothing for truth in earnest or in Jest unless
thou know it, or at best confidently believe
it TO be so; neither is it expedient at all
times or in all companies TO report what
thou knowest to be true; sometimes it NAV
avail thee if thou seem not to know that
which thou knowest. Hast thou any secret
commit it not to many, nor to any unless
we'll known TO thee.
OK DREss.-In thy apparel avoid profuse-
ness, singularity and gaudiness; let it be do
cent and suited to the quality of thy place
and purse. Too much punctuality and too
much morosity are the extremes of pride
Be neither too early in the fashion, nor toe
long out of it, nor too precisely in it. What
custom hath civilized hath become decent;
until then it was ridiculous. Where the
eye is the jury thy apparel is the evidence;
the body is the shell; and the husks will
often tell you what the kernel is Seldom
doth solid wisdom dwell under fantastic ap-
parel, neither will the pantaloon fancy to be
immured within the walls of grave habit
no nnl is Nv iaH
On CONVERSATION -Clothe not thy Ian.
guage either with obscurity or afft citation
in the one thou dicoverest too much dark.
ness and in the other too much lightness; he
that speaks from the understanding does
best. Know whon to speak, lest while thou
showest wisdom in not speaking, thou betray
thy folly in too long silence. If thou art
fcol, thy silence is wisdom; but if thou art
wise thy silence is folly. AS too many words
from a fools mouth give one that is wise nc
room to speak, so too long silence in one
that is wise gives fool opportunity oi
speaking, and makes thee in the same meas
ure guilty of his folly. To conclude, if thou
be not wise enough to speak, be at least &C
wise as to hold thy reace.
On BEARING ADvERsITY.-Has fortune
dealt thee ill cards, let wisdom make thee 9
good gamester. In a fair gale every rooi
may sail, but wise behavior in a storm com.
mands the wisdom of pilot. To bear ad-
verity with an equal mind is both the sign
and glory o. brave spirit. As there is nc
worldly loss without some gain. if thou hast
lost thy wealth thou hast lost some trouble
with it, if thou art degraded, thou art like
wise freed from the stroke of envy;if sick
ness hath blurred thy beauty, it hath de-
livered thee from pride. Set the allowance
against thy loss. and thou shalt find M
great loss. He loseth little or nothing who
keepeth the favor of God. and the peace ane
freedom of his conscience