Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-15
UNCLE EsEkIsss WISDOM.
Aphorlsmi Whose Truth u 'yIndlcated In
/ - Everyday Life,

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There Is a great deal Of intellectual
activity that is nothing better than idloi
curiosity; like the fly, its only ambition
is to buzz and get into things. 2
The great art in getting rich is not in
saving money, but knowing how to
spend it. 'i'"' Af%9Iaf
Don't mistake stupidity for patience;
patience Is the humility Of wisdom.
Any one may commit a blunder, but
no 'onebbu fool Is bit twice by the
saulp dog. g-Ht'hre9 HmN3i it
The imam whom idleness don't lead
into mischiefis either q very pure or II
very stupid one. 'n9Nia'' Flh ni s''i''!
Mature makeslheriowhlaws, but can't
break one IL she tries.j as,.si4iJ gaa4
Econemyis q kind Of natural wealth;
| II is smoney ever at interest.
! To giycso ast bestow a favor and
not oreatean obligation Is delicate art
TIN more ideas man has got the
fewer words he takes to express them.
Wise men never talk, to make time; they
talk to save il. 45.eH .,aa3 u i.
Experience costslmore thanitisworth,
but most people refuse to learn at any
less prlce.fhos 1a7A .sl1 - Z
Advice. Just atpresent. is the greatest
drug in the market, the supply has
ruined the demand t'.4 Z q
Lies are like certain horses; they can
travel farther in one day than they can
| get back in two. - "a ',i"Hf..'it u
I Take all the fun out of th'swor1d and
every pound of life would wc'gh ten.
You can buy a dog for two dollars
and a half, but there ism money enough
in the world IA, buy the way Of his tall.
The poor are more extravagant than
the rich, and this is just what keeps
them poor; for tho sake of QUE ,fsnst
they are, willing to starve three days. Z
! A suit Of clothes that fits o man per-
| fectly is worth more to him than a ped
| igree that fits him indiferently. oI "a
Wisdom without learning Is like a
sword without a handle, and learning
without wisdom is like handle without
| 0 sword. .loifa9YH ~ ,i,oiiGJ9N {
| Reformlahis the battle-cry of civil
zstion--reform for others, immunity for
ourselves. ,t'iA1'l.1.h ,nf.2 - d.
! The ridiculous side of life goes far
toward making II endurable. 's''R'h
| A fool may possibly amuse others,
I but he can'tamuse himself. ''' z ,. 2
| Beware'o of the man who listens much
! and talks little; he Is getting Your thnn-
der and saving his own lightning.
y A peacock's pedigree is all in the
4 spread of his tail; q wet day takes the
i glory out OF IT, ,s
I Condensation is almost omnipoten L
single words are autocrats, and a sen.
4 tence Is law for all mankind. sos III
| Men are very vain of their opinions,
and yet there Is scarcely any two of then
! who think alike. 's-ssL .4ga- "a
i What the world wants Just now i.
less civilizationiand IN re Of the virtues
Ii Beware rof the man Of few words
he always has something in reserve.
4 Truth cahstrayei5 to the end of the
earth all aione,ib d lie must have com
A pany to keep tupits Courage. $50. h.'I iaa
\. Religion Is most excellent % to mi,
4 with business. but TO mix business will
4 religion IA not safe ''laih = a
~ We get our vices from each other. bu,
our virtues '6y cultivation. ''L 'i.'' = i-
j Ny friend 'does 1t pay to be a grea,
4 manp You mast, be hated by some
; feared by ySmany, and. at best, envled By
Labor viii buy anything that Is Il
the market. ~ .u y
Pedigrees seldom improve, by age. 4.
RI Vice and virtue began life together
and will leave the world when the las
man does. ~ 4 .mW ,aicbafF q
T Wisdom ican afford to go slow; but
q q fool doesn't run heis sure to get left
The maniswho islever mnttering. Il
himself istalking to.a fool. li5deah1 81
The man who ihas no superstition
Z loses half the pleasures OF life. $40 e.,
Il Honesty, like charity, begins at home
, the man who is not honest with himsel
can not he with others.=Ceptgry,,
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