Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-05-05

You may depend upon it that he is a
good man whose intimate friends are
good, and whose enemies are characters
decidedly bad.
THE heavens, with their everlasting
faithfulness, look down on no sadder
contradiction than the sluggard and the
slattern in their prayers.
A MAN may be old and young alter
nately twenty times day, as bright and
cheerful thoughts and sad and despond-
ent ones succeed each other in his mind.
THE only impregnable citadel of vir-
tue is religion; for there is no bulwark
of mere morality which some temptation
may not overtop, or undermine or de-
stroy.
THERE are two kinds of unhappy peo-
ple In the world-those who are sad be-
cause they are not known, and those
who are miserable because they are
known too well.
To be kindly affectionate toward all,
to bear no grudge or ill will, no thought
of displeasure or revenge toward any
man, is the easiest posture, the most
pleasant state of mind.
IT is true that "some are born great,
some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon them" But, as
rule, those who are desirous of greatness,
must win it themselves.
A CLEAR stream reflects all objects
that are upon its shore, but is unSullied
by them; so it should be with our hearts
they should show the effect of all OBJ
jects, and yet remain unharmed by any.
In troubled state we must do as in
foul weather upon river, not think to
cut directly through, for the boat may
be filled with water; but rise and fall as
the waves do, and give way as much as
we conveniently can.
WHEN friend told Plato what scan
dalous stories his enemies had propaga
ted concerning him, the philosopher re-
piled: II thank them-I shall have the
more reason for trying to live so that no
one shall belieYa them"
WERE we to ask hundred men who
from small beginnings have attained a
condition of responsibility and influence,
to what they imputed their success in
life, the general answer would be, at
xx-ao frnn, haipn oa rlv pollad to fhipt
for and depend on ourselves"
THE law of kindness is the law of love,
and those who forget what is due to
Others forget what is due to themselves.
What affords more Solace than the kind
ly shake of the hand, the kiss of friend
ship, and that hail fellow well met with
salutation that wakes up music in the
soul?
A CHEERFUL heart paints the world
as 1t finds it, like a sunny landscape; the
morbid mind depicts it like a sterile
wilderness, pallid with thick vapors, and
dark as the ''Shadow of Death" 1t is
the mirror, in short, on which it is caught,
which lends to the face of nature the as
pect of its own turbulence or tranquility.
IT is only too true that many men
make shipwrecks of themselves early in
the voyage of life, and sink beneath
the dark waters of oblivion simply be-
cause they do not carefully and anxious
ly scrutiniZe the chart, and lay up in
their memory the directions given by
those who have avoided the rocks and
sands to which all are exposed. And the
choice of profession is dangerous
shoal on which many gifted minds lie
wrecked. Therefore, when young
man has determined upon his calling,
the next step is to prepare himself for
pursuing if, and endeayor to use it as
means of progress.
AMBITION Is of two kinds-the true
and the false. Ambitious men may be
divided into two classes: those men in
whom ambition is desire for mere
fame, or for personal aggrandiZement,
form the one class; and those in whom
1t is desire for superiority over their
fellow men, which will win not only the
applause but the respect of Others, which
will procure not only fame but honor,
constitute the other class. The latter is
the true ambition-the cornerstone of
success. And if when mans days are
drawing to a close he can look back over
his past life without regret, knowing
that it was spent in honest endeavors
to do right, he may rest assured that,
whether his body sleep in 'dull, cold
MARBLE" or in the unfathomable depths
Ill l.
and he will not be forgotten, for he
Lied nd a L. Iifo in vain