The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-01
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Ue Dur1oQ.
When good resolution is formed
beware OF the tempter--he is then al-
ways nearest. .....- -..->"
Charity obliges us not to disturh q
we know him.
When thou prayest, rather let thy
heart be without words than thy words
without heart.
Ketribution stands with uplifted axe
and culture, rank, and robes of sonct;ty
oannot stay Its blow. \; = =
Every person You meet wifi IN tx
popularity of the character presented.
affords food for thought.
Be loving, aDd you will never VIZ
ior love- BE humble, and >yoT
never want for guidance. Il
1t is the. great art and phiIY
life to make the best of the
whether it be good or bad. a
Rashness generally ends
shame; young men are
Scripture to be sober-mindr ET
The darkest chapter in
man is the tendency to D
reputation of his fellow mt
One Of the lessons wi
people have to learn by ex
the power Of deeds and words
Sin is OF so very little reiM
gust that 1t is always greater ilissrxsa
pectatlon than IN the possession.
Lake up one by one the plain, practi-
Cal duties that lie nearest to hand and
perform them as fast as possible.
Power turns deaf ear TO tho 70.
Proaohes OF those who are without tho
power Oh redresslng their wrongs.
For man to think that he i, qoino
10 q" the work of his life without ob.
stacles, Is to dream in the lap of folly,
The habit of being always emn1ov.d
is safeguard through lie. as wa1! ~.
essential to the culture OF every virt,,a
lie who is false to present dutv
breaks flaw in the loom, and Will hnd
the naw when he may have forgotten
It's cause.
Modesty is the appenduge of sobriety,
ana IL Is to chastity. to temperance. and
to humility, as the fringes are to n
garment.
The man who contents himself to -day
~!In tnat which he has, will content
ninsel1 tomorrow with that which he
may2have. ''o
spreads; all false Pretenses, like flowers,
tall to the ground; nor can anv conn,
terfeit last long.
know not whether the dictionary
defines gossip better than he that said
gossip IS putting two and two together
and making 1t i've.
1t Is the favor of man whloh oives
the beauty and comliness 20 woman aa
the stream glitters no longer when the
sun cea'eth to shine.
Humility is everywhere preached
aud pride practised; they persuade
others to labor for heaven, and fall ont
about earth themselves.
There is no time in mans life when
ne IL so great as when he cheerfullv
bows to the necessity of his position,
and makes the best of it.
There is no short out to excellenoe
lii every department of human aoh;sya-
ment superiority is based upon toll.
and SUCCESS is reached only by effort.
Your relations with God decide vour
me IN the world. If you would walk
Win dod, tirst be with Him in the
depths and intensity of your own soul.
All who have meditated on the art
OF governing mankind, have been CON
vlnced that the fate of empires Ger
tainly depends Oh the education of
youth
If mon would spend in doing good to
others quarter of the time and money
they spend in doing harm to them.
selves, misery would vanish from the
earth. ~~.r-e
There is deep significance in 81
lence. We're man forced for q length
of time but to hold his peace. 1t were
IN most cases an iGcalculable benefit to
his sight.
1t takes four things to be gentle.
man-you must be gentleman in your
principles. gentleman in your tastes,
q gentleman in your manners, and a
gentleman in your person.
He who labors wholly for the benefit
of others. and. as it were. forgets him.
self, is far happier than the man who
biHhCo hAhAoolA oiio solo oDJcCt OF Ill MS
affections and exertions.
For tho best results there need be
the longest waiting. The true harvest
Is the longest in being reached. The
failures come first. the SUCCESS last.
The unsatisfactory is generally " soonest
seen.
1t is better in some respects to be
admired by those with whom you live,
than to be loved by them. Aud this
not on account Of any qualification or
vanity, but because admiration is so
much more tolerant than love.
The wlthered leaf is not dead and
lost. There are forces in it and around
it. though working in inverse order.
else how could it rotY Despise not the
rag from which paper is made, or tho
litter from which the earth makes corn.
If there is anything which even u
very clever young man ought to con-
gratulate himself on. it is the knowl-
edge early acquired, that he ISM
genius. For, il he thinks otherwise
the chances are that the mistake may
spoil him.
TO do worthy and noble deeds; to
love all that is good and great, and
those who are good and great; and out
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