Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-09-05

Take time to deliberate when
the time for action arrives, stop think
ing and go in.
In every human breast some one pas
sion generally breaks through principle
and controls us.
CHOICE EXCERPTS.
IF all life-lore could be concentrated
into one axiom, that of the stitch in time
would be the wise mans device.
WHAT stubbing, plowing, digging and
narrowing is to land, that thinking, re-
hecting and examining is to the mind.
No lie you can speak or act but it will
come, after longer or shorter circulation,
| like bill drawn on Natures reality,
and be presented there for payment.
APPRECIATION is certain deformity;
by forming themselves on fantastic
models, the young begin with being ri
diculous and often end in being vicious.
NOTHING more impairs authority than
too frequent or indiscreet use of it. If
thunder itself were perpetual it would
excite no more terror than the noise of
mill.
A VULGAR man in any i'll that hap
pens to him blames others; a novice in
philosophy blames himself; philoso-
pher blames neither the one nor the
other.
CLEAR thoughts patiently worked out
and freely interchanged before action is
called for, are the only means of making
that action wise, permanent and eff
fective.
DELAY is fatal to all social well be-
ing and happiness. In our relations
with others nothing is more needful
than to do quickly that which we are
able to do for their comfort and pleasure.
A GOOD inclination is but the first
rude draught of virtue, but the finishing
strokes are from the will; which, if well
disposed, will, by degrees, perfect; if i'll
disposed, will, by the super induction
of i'll habits, quickly deface it.
GREAT talents for conversation should
be attended with great pOliteness. He
who eclipses others owes them great
civilities; and whatever mistaken van
ity may tell us, it is better to please in
conversation than to shine in it.
As a general rule, confidence of sue
cess is almost success; and obstacles oft
en- fall of themselves before a determi
nation to overcome them. There is
something in resolution which has an
influence beyond itself; all is prOstratiOn
where it appears.
METHOD means, primarily, a way or
path of transit. From this we are to
understand that the first idea of method
is progressive transition from one step
to another in any course. If in the
right course, it will be the true method;
if in the wrong, we cannot hope to pro-
gress.
POVERTY, has, in large cities, very
different appearances. 1t is often con-
cealed in splendor, and often in extrav-
of mankind to conceal their indigence
from the rest. They support themselves
by temporary expedients, and every day
is lost in contriving for tomorrow.
DEMEAN thyself more warily in thy
study than in the street. If thy public
actions have hundred witnesses, thy
private have a thousand. The multi
tude looks upon thy actions; thy con-
science looks into them. The multi
tude may chance to excuse thee, if not
acquit thee; thy conscience will accuse
thee, if not condemn thee.
Be not too slow in the breaking of
sinful custom; quick, courageous reso-
luton is better than gradual delibera
ton; in such a combat he is the bravest
soldier that lays about him without fear
or wit. Wit pleads, fear disheartens;
he that would kill Hydra had better
strike off one neck than five heads. Fell
the tree, and the branches are soon cut
off.
Two irascible people make but short
work of peace and amity. Quarrels be- |
get quarrels, and weakness becomes dis |
solution, and what a little forbearance
and patience and foresight might have
made success, falls to pieces as fail |
ure; and two people are left bruised |
of desolatiOn, all for want of the soft |
answer which ''turneth away wrath"
MANY child goes astray simply be-
cause home lacks sunshine. A child |
needs smiles as much as flowers need |
sunshine. If home is the place where
faces are sour and words harsh and |
fault-finding is ever on, children spend |
as many hours as possible elsewhere
Let every father and mother then try to
be happy; let them talk to their children,
especially the little ones, in such a way
as to make them happy.
"WORDs," says witty Frenchman,
"were given us that we might conceal
our thoughts" This sentiment does not
meet with entire cordial approval among
our plain-spOken countrymen. "Call a
spade spade" is our motto, and yet is
it always so? Have we not all heard our
friends speaking to all appearances
plainly, but in reality taking a leaf out
of the diplomatic Frenchman's book, and
thus using speech to conceal thought?
Every day one hears people with smiling
lips uttering nowery platitudes to those
they both dislike and distrust. Why,
then, make such fuss about blunt out:
spokenness? |