The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-09
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To be very greedy OF praise proves
that we are poor In mer
We love characters in proportion as
they are impnlsiye and spontaneous.
The praise of others may be Of use in
teaching US, not what We are, but what
We ought to be.
No one, large or small, should be al
lowed to exhibit peeyish Immature,
either by word or deed.
Victory over things is the Office of
man Of course until it is accomplish
cd, it lis the war and insult of things
over MIN.
There are men who, by long consult
ing only their own inclination, have
forgotten that others have claim to
the same Difference.
Punctuality is one Of the modes by
which we testify our personal respect
for those whom we are called upon to
meet in Che business of life.
The cause why adornment Of the
body is SO much esteemed is the re-
spect the world taketh OF the out yysssszsd i
appearance, aud neglect OF the = 9Th,
excellence.
Though reason is not to be relied
upon as universally sufficient to direct
US what to do, yet it is generally to be
relied upon and obeyed, when it tells
us what we ought not to do.
~ hat is it that makes the true
knight Loyalty to his thought. That
makes the beautiful scorn, the elegant
simplicity the directness, the command
ing port which all men admire and
which men not noble affect.
Home IS the first and most important
school Of character. 1t is mainly in
the home, and by the mother, that the
heart is opened, the intellect awakened,
the habits formed, and the character
moulded for good or evil
Life should be our great and only re-
gard; for the first Office of wisdom is to
give things their due valuation, to esti-
mate Alright how much they are worth,
and the second is to treat them accord
ing to their Worthiness.
Slavery it is that makes slavery; free
dom, freedom. The slavery Of women
happened when the men were slaves to-
kings. The moderation Of manners
brough5 their Moderation OF course.
1t could not have been otherwise and
hence the new desire Of better laws.
The painter Giotto, Vasari tells us,
renewed art, because he put more good
ness into his heads. To awake in man
and to raise the sense OF worth, to ed |
ucate his feeling aud Judgment 50 that |
he shall scorn himself for d bad action, |
that is the only aim.
I know no such unquestionable |
badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as
that tenaeity Of purpose, which through
all change of companions, of parties,
OF fortune-cnanges never, bates no
jot Of heart Or hope; but wearies out
opposition, and arrives at it's port.
Who can set bounds to the possihih-
ties of manl Once inhale the upper
air, beng admitted to behold the abso-
lutte natures of justice and truth, aud
We learn that man has access to the en-
tire mind of the Creator, is himself
the creator in the finite. Emmerson |
Calendar.
How much NAV be done, and is done
oy the brain and heart of one human
being ia contact with anotherl We are
for ineaicuiable opportuni-I
lies of good and evil in our daily inter-
courses With every soul with whom we
havesta deal; every meeting, every part
ing every chance greeting, and every
spgoineed encounter and occasion open
10 Us for which we are TO account. So:
,ur children, our servants, our friesdas |:
,ur aequainsanees 80 saeh: .aas. AL
svery day. aud sill day long, Ne as1s:: 81:
;gibuting that which is best OF worst III !
sgistsnee influence with every word, !
With every look, with every gesture, I
is given or withheld OF
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