Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-01-11


TnUGHTFUL THOusHTs. M life
is q failure which is lived for God.
Other mems sins are before our
eyes, our own behind our hack.
.Alwa,.s taking ont and never
putting IN soon reaches the bot
tom. ss
The art Of life Is to know how
TO enjoy a little and 10 endure
much.
There is no sweeter FeiDOse than
THAT which is purchased by labor.
While learning adorns a man,
Jet ne remember that truth enn2-
bles him.
The wise man looks for happi-
ness beyond the narrow ken OF
personal interest. We
The head. however strong IL may
be. can accomplish nothing against
the heart.
Men often judge the person, but
not the caiIse, which is not justice,
but malice.
Hypocrisy Is hard game TO play
at. for it is one deceiver aEainst
many observers.
A wise man reflects before he
speaks: a fool speaks, and reflects
on what he has uttered.
BY taking revenge a man is but
even with his enemy; but In pass
ing IL over he is superior. =
There is no moment of life in
which we cannot find comfort in
the thought that God loves us
Hope is like the sun, which, as
we journey towards il, casts the
shadow of our burden behind us.
IL Is not easy 10 become good all
at once. but we can very easily
become little better than we are.
So much can be accomplished
in day, il is foolish to become
discouraged while one day of life
is left us
That kind Of religion is likely to
be most popular which does not
seriously interfere with what you
intend to do.
The chief properties Of wisdom
are TO be mindful of things past,
careful Of things present, provi-
dent OF things TO come.
Error is sometimes so nearly al
lied TO truth that il bends with it
rs imperceptibly rs the cllnrs of
the rIi ,bow fade into each other.
1t is the greatest and first use of
history 20 show us the sublime
in morals, and To tell us what great
men have done in perilous seasons.
To abstain from pleasure for a
time, in order the better to enjoy
in the future, rs the philosophy Of
the sage; it is the epicureanism of
reason.
Considering The daily upsets and
trials of life, the great wonder is
not that so many are impatient,
but that so many are as patie as
they are. ~
How many can adopt the dying
words OF PaysOn as their own liv-
ing words: Il long to hand full
cup of happiness % every human
being"
An honest mans praise is sweet
and useful like to the honey which
the bee makes; but the praise OF a
Hatterer is as poisonous Us the
sting OF a wasp.
Help your friend TO carry his
loads and see how strong aud use
fIl to yourself and Others you will
become, and how steadily you will
be in demand.
a few kind words. little for
hearance, or a kiss will open the
way TO a fool OF sunshine in q
house dlrkened by the clouds OF
of d'Scord and unamiability.
Women are Che happiest beings
Of the creation; in compensation
for our services they reward Us
with II happiness of which they re
tan more than half.
the greatest pleasure Of life is
love; the greatest treasure, CON
tent he greatest possession
health, the greatest ease, sleep:
""l the greatest medicine, a true
friend.
One must live intimately with
people to know them; and it is
not much for the ,on0r of human
nIture To say that friendship sub
sists longer than love. because the
intercourse is not so frequent.
There can he found no higher
virtue than the love of truth. The
man who deceives others must
himself become the victim of NOR
hid distruSt. Knowing the deceit
~ his own heart and the falsehood
of his own tongue. his eyes must
he always filed with suspicion.
AMI he mist lose the greatest of
all happiness confidence i'm those
who surround him.
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