Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-12-14

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makes fool of himself, he is the last
one aware of it.
CHOICE EXCERPTS.
EXACT Justice is commonly more mer-
ciful in the long run than pity; for it
tends to foster in men those stronger
qualities which make them good citi-
Zens.
WE ourselves make our fortunes, good
or bad; when God lets loose tyrant
upon us, or a sickness, if we fear to die,
or know not to be patient, the calamity
sits heavy upon US.
THE fire of true enthusiasm is like the
fires of Baku, which no water can ever
quench, and which burn steadily on from
night to day, and year to year, because
| their well-spring is eternal.
WHO 80 neglects thing which he sus-
poets he ought to do, because it seems
to him too small thing, is deceiving
himself; it is not too little, but too great
for him, that he doeth it not.
THERE are two kinds of curiosity.
| One arises from interest, which makes
US desire to learn what may be useful to
US; the other from pride, which makes
us desire to know what others are igno-
rant of.
LET youth, the morning of your days,
be cheered with the light and joy of re-
ligion, and though life may be some
what cloudy day, its progress will be
pleasant, and its close delightful as q
summer evening.
THE impor ice of this powerful
agent-public opinion--for the preven-
tion of inju,i us acts is too obvious to
need to be illustrated. If sufficiently at
command, it would almost supersede
the use of other means.
OUR manners, our civilization, and all
the good things connected with manners
and with civilization, have in this world
of ours, depended for ages upon two
principles; 1 mean the spirit of gentle
man, and the spirit of religion.
MEN are more unwilling to have their
weaknesses and imperfections known
than their crimes; and if you hint to a
or even ill-bred OF awkward, he will hate
you more and longer than if you tell
him plainly that you think him rogue.
How little our knowledge of mankind
is derived from intentional accurate OBJ
servationl Most of it has, unsought,
found its way into the mind from the
continual presentation of the objects to
our unthinking view. 1t Is knowledge
of sensation more than of reflection.
WHAT chimera is mani what a con-
fused chaos! what subject of contra
dictionl professed judge of all things,
and yet feeble worm of the earth! the
great depository and guardian of truth,
and yet a mere huddle of uncertainty!
the glory and the scandal of the universe.
MODERATION is fear Of falling into
envy, and into the contempt which those
deserve who become intoxicated with
their good fortune; it is vain ostenta
tion of the strength of our mind; in
highest elevation is desire of appear
ing greater than their fortune.
ALWAYS man needs woman for his
friend. He ut eds her clearer vision, her
subtler insight, her softer thought, her
winged soul, her pure and tender heart.
Always woman needs man to be her
friend. She needs the vigor of his pur-
pose, the ardor of his will, his calmer
Judgment, his braver force of action, his
reverence and devotion.
PEACE is better than Joy. Joy is
very uneasy guest, and is always on tip
toe to depart. 1t tires and wears us out,
and yet keeps us ever fearing that the
next moment it will be gone. Peace is
not so. 1t comes more quietly, it stays
more contentedly, and it never exhausts
our sti ength, nor gives us one anxious
torecasting thought.
WHEN the desire for wealth is taking
hold of the heart let us look round and
oOO INV IL OpSio0Co ofOoO WhooC
industry or fortune has obtained it. |
When we hnd them oppressed with their
own abundance, luxurious without pleas
ure, idle without ease, impatient and
querulous in themselves, and despised
or hated by the rest of mankind, we
shall soon be convinced that if the real |
wants of our condition are satisfied, there |
remains little to be sought with solici-
tude or desired with eargerness.
A WISE man has said that most of the
failures of Ii are caused by pulling up
the steed just when he is jumping. No
doubt some failures are so caused; and
these are the failures of men who have
had a good start. Boldness forsakes
them just at the point where it is most
needed; calmness gives place to excite
ment, and firm grasp to trembling hands.
But many fail where the few succeed,
simply because they are above using
what they have. This is the evil which |
present-day education and present day
class prejudice do so much to foster.
The sons dislike the idea of beginning
at the point where the fathers began,
and would start at the top of the ladder;
forgetting that he who would succeed
in any department of life must work his
way up from the lowest rung-step by