St. Landry democrat., 1890-07-12
Grains of Gold.

All is but lip wisdom that wants exper-
fence.
1t is better to live rich than to die rich.
-Jotnson.
What we ought not to do we should not
think of doing.
Some people only understand enough of
truth to rel ect it.
All philosophy lies in two words, "sus-
tain" and "abstain
No man is free man WHO has a vice for
his master.-Sorrntes.
Politeness is az natural to refined ma
lures as perfume is to flowers.
Those who are greedy of praise prove
that they are. poor in merit.
Truth is of Importance only as it minis
tiers to life.-Mark Hopkins.
Some very good people look as if they
had lived on gooseberries all the year
knowledge when wisdom is too weak to guide
her,
Is like head-strong horse that throws the rider
-QuarleS.
The humblest occupation has in it mate
te1ials of discipline for the highest heaven.
Modesty is to merit what shade is to the
figures in picture; it gives to it force and
relief.
The man who is blessed with q good
memory needs to be blessed with forbear-
ance, too.
AS many faults come from our not es-
teeming ourselves enough as from esteem
ing ourselves too much.
The bread of life is love, the salt of life
is work, the sweetness of life, poesy the
water of life, faith.-Mrs. Jameson.
Character. like porcelain ware, must be
painted before it is glazed. There can be
Ward Bsecher.
A sacred burden in this life ge bear;
Look ON it, lift it, bear it solemnly:
Stand up, walk beneath It, steadfastlv.
-KebIe.
Do not expect commercial payment for
the real benefits you render mankind.
Doing good is the great way of enticing
charactsr.-Dr. j. s. Mcpherson.
Apology is only egotism wrong side out.
Nine times out of ten, the first thing
ings, is from his Apologize ". Holmes.
We must strive to make ourselves very
worthy of some employment or other
other things are no business of ours they
are the business of other people.-La
Bruyers.
Alteration in any part of our carriage is
lighting up candle to our defects, and
never fails to make US to be taken notice
of either as wanting sense or wanting sim
cerity.
Let each art
Assail fault or help d merit grow;
Like threads of silver seen through crystal beads
-Edacin arnold.
"He that ISLANDERS me-" says Cowper,
the poet, paints me blacker than | am,
and he that hatters me, whittier they both
daub me, ana when | look into the glass
of conscience | see myself disguised by
both"
A busy life, with good principles, strong
purposes, and wisdom enough to secure q
fair cultivation of the different sides of the
nature, Is one of the mot important fac
tors for securing ripe and happy old age.
Were we to believe nothing but what
we could perfectly comprehend, not only
our own stock of knowledge in all the
branches of learning would be shrunk up
to nothing, but even the affairs of COM
mon life could not be carried on.-7ucker.
1t is impossible to remove the vast Diff
ference in wealth and luxury which has
existed in all civilized nations between
fer. mt classes of the community !; but
the truest happiness and most real pleas
ures are, or might be, within the reach of
all.
ANOTHER DAY.
Lo here hath been dawning another blue day
Think, Wilg thou let il slip useless aways
Out of atty this new day Is born;
Into eternity at night will return
Behold it aforetime no eyes ever did:
So soon 1t forever from all eyas is hid,
Her hath been diWaiug another b,ue day
Think, witt thou let it slip useless away?
Thomas Carlyle.