The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-10-16
For the Deinocrat-Star.
Sayings, and Who First Said
Them.
ny a FEMALE pREISD.

Many of our common sayings, so
trite and pit.y, are used without
the least idea, from whose mouth
or pen they first originated. Probd.
bly, the works Of Shakespeare rurn.
ish us with more OF these familiar
maXims than any other writer, tor
to him We Owr; ''All is not gold
that gliIters," make virtue OF
necessity . 'sScrew your courage to
the sticking place. "They laugh
who VIM '.rhis is the short aud
long of il, "COmlarisOns'are obi
ouS,h h"As merry AS the day is long,"
"A Daniel come to Judgment"
FraI ty, thy name is womaa,' and
a bost OF others. Washington
Irving gives us, "Tbe Almighty
Dollars" Thomas Morton querle.i
long ago: "What will Mrs. Grundy
say |" while Goldsmith answers,
TASK me 40 questions aud III tell
you no fihs'" Oh rles 9. Pinckney
gives "Milllous for defence, but not
one cent fur trIbute.' "IFirst in
war, first ia peace aad first in tho
hearts Of his fellow citlZens,n alA
peared in the resolutions presented
10 the House of Representatives in
December, 1890, prepared by Gen.
Henry Lee. From the same we
Gull SNAKE assurance dOubly
sure ''Cnristmas comes but once
q year, s,Cnuut their chickens ere
they are hatched," and "LOok be-
tore you leap Thomas Tdsser, N
writer OF the 10Th century gives us,
"Ii's an i'll Wind that turns no
good,' Better late than never"
aud tue stoue that is rolling can
gather 40 moss.' "All cry aud no
wool" is found in Buffers "Hudi.
. bras.H DRYDEN says, "NOne but
the braye deserve the fair,' MEN
are but children of a larger growth ,
. aud "ThrO1gh thick and thin.D
Y "NO prut up Utica contracts our
: powers" declared Jonathan Sewelk
s.When Greeks join Greeks then
9 was the tug of war;" said Nathaniel
Lee. ''Ot two evils l have chosen
the least" aud "The end musl
n Justify the means" are from Prior
We are Indebted to Colly Cibber
a tor the agreeable Intelligence tha
.r '.Richard is himself again." john
I sou tell MS of "a good hater,' ant
:, Maukintosb, in 1901, the phra 5,
often artribdted TO John Rudolph
/. HN iSa and mastery Inactivity.
II "Varieiy is the spice ot FIFE an'
, s.NOi much lie worse tor wear l.
: from Cowpcr. 'sAlan proposes but
d God dispases," said ThOs. kcnpis
n Christopher Mailow gave forth the
Invitation 50 often repeated hy hiS
A Oroi htrs in a less public way
r Love me little love mc long,
g Edaar Coke was OF the OpinioT
4 that ~ mantS house is his castle"
. To Mi.fol we owe "fltt Paradise O
r FOOLS" ga wilderness of sweets,
g aud "Moping melancholy aud moon
4 struck Madness Edward Young
r tells us ''Deatb loves Il shining
i mark,r "a fool at forty is Il foo
{ indeed J" bct, alas for his knOwl
4 edge OF human nature, when hC
4 tell as, "Man wants but little her,
II below, nor wants that little long,
H From Bacon comes knowledge i,
power" aud Thomas Southeron re
mi dis us that "Pity's akin tC
b. lovp.' Dean Swift thought thai
:, "Bread is the staff of life" Camp
n bell found that sCnming eveus'
!, st their shadows before" am
: - triS distance leuds enchantmenl
i, 10 the view.n "a thing of beauty
:. is IA joy toreNer,' is from Keats
!. Frankliu said, s'GOd helps those
!. who help themselves" Laurence
: Sterne comforts us With tb'
;. thHghI, 'sGod ,enpeIs the wind 4
4 tue sb0rn lamb"