The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-08-09
Thoughts.

the best of life.
Man is his own best friend, but
also his own worst enemy.
'Tis the decayed apples that first
fall when the tree is shaken.
Art thou cast down? Remember,
tits the laden bough that hangs.
He that is slothfnl in his work is
brother to him that is great waster.
1t is not the water without the
ship that sinks it, but the water
within it.
Rather than weep over the things
thou caust not do, rejoice over those
thou canst.
Better to fail in the pursuit of
the noble, than to succeed in the
search for the mean.
However bad man, he will have
some friends: however good, he will
have some enemies.
The discretion of man deferreth
his anger; and it is his glory to pass
over transgression.
The nadir is, indeed under each
mans feet; but the zenith is also
over each mans head.
Death is not the greatest i'll, life
not the greatest good, and happi.
ness not the noblest end.
Convince me that thing is be-
You'd my reach, says Paniu, aud it
shall be beyond my desire.
The name of the Lord is a great
strong tower: the righteous runneth
into it and is safe.-Sol0m0n
IT'S only severe securing which
shows whether the kettle is made of
gold, or whether tits only gilded.
Better to fail through mine own
weakness, than to succeed through
the weakness of others.-Panin.
The secret of the Lord is with
them that fear him; and he will
shew them his covenant.-Psalms.
Rev. L. L. Pickett: "Let US not
spoil the sanctity of Gods day by
disregard for the rights of Others"
Let not adversely Cypress thee:
be rather like unto the nail; the
further tits hammered, the frmer it
holds.
Learn to do we'll; seek Judgment,
relieve the oppressed, judge the
fatherless, plead for the widow
Isaiah.
He that hath knowledge spareth
bis words: and a man of under
standing is of excellent spirit
Solomon.
In obstacles there's gain; throw a
ball into the open field, and it leaves
thee; but cast it against a wall
back it comes to thee!
As the candle, though turned
downward, still sends its flame up
ward SO do thou ever rise higher,
though depressed by adversely.
We strike the barrel to see wheth
er it be empty or full. Aud shall
not we submit to the same treat
ment at the hands of Fortune
Says Geikie: "The Christian
ideal of woman is the highest philos
ophy as we'll as the grandest Justice,
for to raise the mother is to raise
the race"
Viewed from the mountain-top,
the oak is as slight as the shrub:
only rise high enough, and the high
est ambition appears as small as the |
petty desire.
1t is noble to be unselfish, but it |
8 right to be self-protective. The
irst law of nature is too often dis.
.egarded by those who have most
leed of its safe. guard.
In times of success remember
many have succeeded even better
han thou; in times of failure, re-
member many have failed even
worse than thou.-Pauin.
1t is important to remember that
wen though infirmity diminishes
Ibility, it never can release from
obligation SO long as any power to
york for God or humanity is left.
Christian Advocate: Visiting
the widow and the fatherless in
heir affliction" does not mean at
the funeral, nor making a
ormal call, bat the continued man.
festation of Christian sympathy
nd friendship.
These are my friends, says Panin.
lie that loves me, he that hates me,
nd he that is Indifferent to mel
Who loves me, teaches me tender.
ess; who hates me, teaches me
aution; who is Indifferent to me.
caches me self-reliance.
Christian Advocate: Neither the
ilarity of idlers nor the clatter of