Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-09-20

to be true.
As PILLS that are outwardly fair, gilt
and rolled in sugar, but within are full
Of bitterness. even so lUstful pleasure is
no sooner hatched but repentance is at
hand, ready to supplant her.
To ACKNOWLEDGE our faults when we
are blamed is modesty; to discover them
/ to ones friends. in righteousness, is
confidence: but to preach them to all the
world. if one does not take care, is pride
THERE ought to be such an atmCs
phere in every Christian church that a
man going there and sitting two hours
should take the contagiOn of heaven,
and carry home fire to kindle the altar
whence he came.
As IN geometry, the oblique must be
known, as well as lhe right; and in
arithmetic. the odd as well as the even:
so in actions of life, who seeth not the
! flthiness of evil, wanteth great foil to
/ perceive the beauty of virtue.
TRANQUILITY consisteth in Steadi-
ness of the mind; and how can that YES
sci that is beaten upon by contrary
waves and winds, and tOttereth to either
part, be said to keep steady course?
| Resolution is the only mother of Secu-
rity.
THE mere reality of life would be in
conceivably poor without the charm Of
fancy, which brings in its bosom, no
doubt, as many vain fears as idle hopes,
! but lends much Oftener to the illusions
it calls up gay fiattering hue than one
which inspires terror.
\ LITTLE knowledge leads the mind
from God Unripe thinkers use their
learning to authenticate their doubts;
while uIbelief has its own dogma, more
peremptory than the inquisitOr's. Pa
tient meditation brings the scholar back
to humbleneSs. He learns that the
grandeSt truths appear slowly.
WHEN AnaXagOras was told of the
death of his. son he only said, Il knew
he was mortal" So we in all casualties
of life should say, Il knew my riches
were uncertain, that my friend was but
a man" Such considerations would
soon pacify us, because all our troubles
proceed from their being unexpected.
WHATEVER mitigates the woes or in
creases the happiness of Others is just
criterion of goodness; and whatever in
jureS society at large, or any individual
in it, is criterion of iniquity. One
should not quarrel with dog without
reason sufficient to vindicate one through
all the courts of morality.
THE real security of Christianity is to
be found in its benevolent morality, in
its exquisite adaptation to the human
heart, in the facility with which its
scheme accommodates itself to the ca
pacity of every human intellect, in the
consolation which it bears to every house
of mourning, in the light with which
it brightens the great mystery of the
grave.
CHILDREN have so sharp and fine a
scent that they detect and hunt out ev-
erything, the bad before all the rest.
They also know well enough how this or
that friend stands with their parents;
and as they practice no dissimulation
whatever, they serve as excellent bar
ometers to observe the degree of favor
or disfavor at which we stand with their
parents.
MEN say their pinnacles point to heav-
en-. Why, so does every tree that buds,
and every bird that rises as it sings.
Men say their aiSles are good for wor-
ship. Why, so is every mountain glen
and rough seashore. But this they have
of distinct and indisputable glory, that
their mighty walls were never raised,
and never shall be, but by men who
love and aid each other in their weakness.
BE not too anxious for the few things !
that life requires; youth is flying rapidly |
past and beauty is vanishing, while with
cred age puts to fight amOrous play and
gentle sleep. The flowers of spring do |
not retain their bloom, nor does the rud- |
dy moon always shine with the same
luster; why then, o man, dost thou dis
quiet thyself forever with schemes that !
are far beyond the power of man?
ORDINARY rivers run small at the be-
ginning, grow broader and broader as
they proceed, and become widest and
deepest at the point where they enter
the sea. 1t is such rivers as the Chris
tian'S life is like. But the life of the |
mere worldly man is like those rivers in
Southern Africa, which proceeding from
mountain freshets, are broad and deep
at the beginning, and grow narrower and
more shallow as they advance. They |
waste themselves by soaking into the
sands, and at last they die out entirely.
The farther they run, the less there is
of them.
GRAINS OF GOLD.
How goodness heightens beauty!
Never try to Outshine, but to please.
Life cannot subsist in society but by
reciprocal concessions.
The first business of the philosopher is
to part with self-conceit.
Here is the egotist's code: everything
for himself, nothing for others.
Lose not thy own for want of asking
for it; it will get thee no thanks.
1t is the bright day that brings forth
the adder, and that Graves wary walking.
Reason is, as it were, light to Tighten
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