Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-12-18
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glorifes God.
One rarely repents Of having kept
silence, but often Of having spoken.
III we knew the exact value Of things,
We should be comparatively free from
envy.
Though mems persons ought o to be
hated. yet without all peradventure
their practices justly may.
We sometimes mes. an original gen.
leman, who If manner had not existed
would have invented them. Ill
When death, the great r~econciler, has
come, it is never of our tenderness that
We repent OF, but our severity.
One OF the most important distinctions
OF our judgments is, that some Of them
are intuitive, others grounded on argu-
ment.
The greatest evils in life have had
their rise from something which was
thought OF too little Importance to be
attended to.
Shakespeare is as much ont OF the
category OF eminent authors as be is ont
OF the crowd. He is inconceivably wise;
the others, o~onceivably.
Mental pleasures never clog. Unlike
those OF the body, they are increased by
repetition, approved OF by reflection, and
strengthened by enjoyment. =,
Conquer thyself. Till thou hast done
that, thou art o slave; for it is almost as
well for thee to be in snbjection to
another's appetite as thy own "a
Endeavor to be first in thY calling,
whatever it may be, neither lefany one
GO hefare thee il we'll doing: .s=s-.Lhs-
less. DO not envy the merits OF another,
but improve thine own talents.
How q q mar learn TO know himself ?
By reAecting never. only by action. In
the measure in which thou seekest to do
thy duty shalt thou know what is Id
thee. But what is thy duty? the de-
mand Of the hour.
When consolation is taken from thee
dosnot immediately despair, but with
humility and patience, wait for the hesv.
emily visitation, for God is able to give
thee again more ample oonsolation.-
Thomas q Kempis.
We cannot bind ourselves rilg,idIy with
our plans, try as hard as We may, or set
tie everything before hand. Something
is sureito unsettie, sud- to shape into o
better shape than we had intended.
And if a thing is really good, sooner or
later We get il.
Men of strength Of purpose and
customary sagaolty, if they chance to
adopt q mistaken opinion in practical
matters, 30 wedge 1t aud fasten it among
things known to be true, that to wrench
~ out OF their minds is hardly less
dificult than pulling up an oak.
II Ia Q great misfortune to have q
fretful disposition. It takes the fra
g:ance out Of ones life, and leaves only
weeds where o cheerful disposition
would cause flowers to bloom. The
habit Of fretting is one that grove
tFapidly unless it be sternly repressed:
and the best way to overcome it is to
/ try always to look on the cheerful side
of all things.
Those who have suffered sharply see
keenly; and it is difficult to conceal
much from women. They have the
ssranKest faculty in reading physiologl-
cal language-tonee, gestures, bearing
and all THESE countless signs which
make the face and eyes such t~efl-tales Of
the soul. They will look into your eyes
and see you think, listen to your voice
and hearsyou feel. a Z. sre
In order likewise to come at sal tgue
knowledge of ourselves, we should
consider on the other hand how far We
may deserve the praises and approba.
ton which the world bestows upon us
whether the actions they celebrate
proceed from laudable and worthy
motives; and how far We are really
possessed OF the virtues which gain us
applause among those with whom we
converse. gc9
Man does not live by bread alone.
Man does not labor solely for his own
daily sustenance. He labors for others;
he lives by the past and for the future,
The strongest incentive to industry,
economy, and good living is the desire
to provide for the future and to hand
down to our children some, results oil
our own lives. That desire is one OF the
chief bonds OF the human family and ii
consecrates the rights of property.
We cannot too 0 convince ourselves
how very easily we may be dispensed
with in the world. What importan,
personnges we conceive ourselves to be
We think that it is we alone who animate
the circle in which We move; that In our
absence life. nonrishmeut and breath
will make q general pause; and, alas.
the void which occurs is scarce remarked,
SO quickly Isl fllei up again; and it is
we'll for ever our dearest friends when
they soon recover their composure.
Advice 10 Methers.
Are you disturbed at night and broken
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