Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-12-21
CHOICE EXCERPTS.

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CHOICE EXCERPTS.
THE means that heaven yields must
be embraced and not neglected; else, Il
heaven would and we would not, heav.
ems offer we refuse, the proffered sue.
cor and redress.
THERE are some vain, conceited, self
important persons, that whatever goeth
alone, or mo Veth upon greater means, il
they have never so little hand in it, whC
imagine it is they that carry it.
AUTHORS may be divided into falling
stars, planets and fixed stars; the first
have a momentary effect; the second
have a much longer duration; but the
third are Interchangeable, possess theiI
own light, and work for all time.
As there are none so weak that We
may venture to injure them with impu-
nifty, so there are none so low that they
may not at some time be able to repay
an obligation. Therefore, what benev-
olence would dictate, prudence would
confirm.
FRIENDSHIP is like debt of honor;
the moment it is talked Of it loses iti
real name, and assumes the more un-
grateful form of obligation. From hence
we observe that those who regularly un.
dertake to cultivate friendship find in.
gratitude generally repays their endeav,
Ors.
THE best way to discover the mani
fold uses of friendship is to cast about
and see how many things there are
which a man cannot do for himself, and
then it will appear that it was sparine
speech of the ancients to say that "a
friend is a second" for friend is more
than himself.
HUMAN wisdom makes as i'll use Of
her talent when she exercises it in re-
scinding from the number and sweet
ness of those pleasures that are natural
ly our due. as she employs it favorably
and well in artifcially Disgusting and
tricking out the ills of life to alleviate
the sense Of them.
THERE is a virtuous fear which is the
effect of faith; and there is vicious
fear, which is the product of doubt
The former leads to hope, as relying or
God, in whom we believe; the latter in
clines to despair, as not relying on God
in whom we do not believe. Persons Of
the one character fear to lose God; per
sons of the other character fear to fine
him.
THERE is nothing--no, nothing-in
nocent or good, that dies and is forgot
ten; let us hold to that faith or none
An infant, a prattling child, dying il
the cradle, will live again in the better
thoughts of those that loved it, and play
its part through them in the redeemine
actions of the world though its body
be burnt to ashes or drowned in the
deep sea.
THERE is perhaps no single virtue
that, if taken by its counterpart, may
not sink into a foible, If not vice
Thus, in any path, however good in it
self, we must be on the watch as to how
far to follow it, or rather where to be
gin to tread another road which ha,
hitherto been neglected. Yet in this
self-culture there are no sudden turns ol
sharp angles. AS the beautiful color!
of the rainbow melt and merge intt
one another while each retains its owl
individuality, so the rich qualities Of
noble character blend harmaniousiy to
gether while each one stands out in il
own special radiance.
IT may be said that the power Of ex
tracing happiness from life is at best ;
self-regarding characteristic, and can
not take its place among the ennoblinl
virtues. But this is not so. 1t has NJ
selfish motive at the back of it; it i
never gained at another's expense. o.
the contrary, it enables its owner to diff
fuse happiness aronnd him in a plenti
full degree. Every one who comes with
in his sphere is cheered, refreshed. glad
dened. Unlike the pleasures of luxur.
or excitement, which perish in the usini
and never extend beyond user. this hap
piness is ever multiplying itself ant
spreading its benign influence over th
whole community. The more Of it W
have the more we give, and the more W
give the more will return again to bles
us.
FRIENDSHIP is put by an old write
above love itself. In the latter he hold
that there is some sense of pursuit-aI
endless preoccupancy vaguely followe'
by fear of safety. Friendship is tn
loftiest of human relations. Perfectl,
voluntary, it is often the most binding
and the most permanent. Love, at it
highest, grows into friendship. If
does not, love has failed of its fulle,
fruition. The final and the most beauti
full aspert of friendship Is to find it a
Coleridge did, "a sheltering tree" Ho'
rare, how delightful, with what fine sue
gestions and impulse fruitful, the sigh
of two old men whose friendship ha
survived separation for half a lifetime
and who transmit, as If by finer kin
of tradition, the gift to their childIe
and children's children. These are tn
golden threads that shine in the war
| of the worlds web, and make ordinar
life poem.