Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-01-23
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IL q man empties his purse into h!s
mead, no one takes Il from him An in
vestment in knowledge always pays the
best interest
A life of leisure and life Of Iaxiness
,re two things Many. without labor,
would live by their wits only, but they
break for want OF stock.
We sleep, but the loom OF life never
stops, aud the pattern which was weav.
ing when the sun went down Is weaving
when it comes up tomorrow.
Write your name in kindness, love,
and mercy on the hearts Of thousands
you come in contact with year by year.
aud you'll never be forgotten
How easy 10 the thought, in certain
moods, Of the loveliest, most unselfish
devotion How hard b the doing Of the
thought in the face Of . thousand un.
lovely difficulties
The web OF our life Is OF mingled yarn.
be proud il our faults whipped them not,
and our crimes would despair II they
were not cherished by our virtues.
Not in any condition but in thyself
lies the mean impediment over which
thou canst not gain the mastery. What
mortal in the world without inward cali
Ing but would be miserablel he who is
born with capacities for any undertak
ings finds in fulfilling these the fairest
portion Of his being, It Ia the secret inn
pulse within: il is the love and delight
we feel that helps us 10 conquer obsta
,les, to clear out new paths. aud 10 over.
cap the bounds Of that narrow circle in
which others poorly toll.
Every one has latent powers within
him which his life work does not brink
into. action. Although il may not b,
possible in this busy world to cultivate
many Of these, il is within the power OF
every one 10 nourish at least one that
shall be most consonant with his taste
and capacity. Some interest he should
lave outside of his daily toll, not T.
play with as long as it amuses him and
then TO cast away, but TO cultivate assid-
uously and make the most OF that his
time and circumstances will permit
Some will find this resource in politics
others in art or literature, science or
philanthropy. Whatever it be, IL il 10
pursued faithfully and regularly, with az
much intelligence and system as possible.
it can not fail 10 broaden the views, tn
expand the mind, aud to add spirit and
pleasure to the life. 1t will react upor
The daily work for good also.
One reason why solitude is 50 little
sought and so little valued Is because il is
so seldom connected with the daily eni
ployments of men and women. II il
supposed to be suitable only for abstract
aud vague meditation, notan aid TO prac
tical effort. And, when IL is enforced. IL
the head is idle as well as the hands, il IL
no wonder that it becomes wearisome
and useless period. TO be Stunned a.
often as possible. But let any honorable
workman in any department devote =
short time at intervals to solitary thought
or reading or study on the subject Of hi,
work and its possible improvement. ana
ne will be richly repaid by an increasing
power of excellence in his labor, and cor.
responding increase in his happiness ano
self respect. For it is not solitude as such
that heirs us in our labors, but rather
the knowledge OF how to extract The
value of each, and the energy OF purpose
which enables us TO take advantage Of
| both opportunities.