The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-08-24
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Dumas's Golden Rules.

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Walk two hours every day sleep seven
hohrs every night: "a to bed always alone,
If yab need Ia sleep: get up as soon a. y"n
wake: work - rnnn aS you get up, eat
only when you are hungry and drink only
when you are Thirsty. and eat and drink
always slowly.
Never speak except when it Is neees-
sary. and never say more Than hall Of
what you think. Never write anything
that YOU cannot sign, and never do any
thing that YOU cannot avow. Never for
aet that ntherS will count upon YOU. and
tha, YOU mnst never count upon them.
Nalue money at its real worth, neither
n.nrss nor less. IL i 4 good servant. but
bad master
Never attempt Ia produce anything
without a thorough understanding Of that
which you undertake. and destroy as little
a. p.~sible. Pardon everybody before
hand. Ia bs ON the safe side. DO net des-
pise men: do not hate them. and do not
laugh al them heyoni measure. Pity
them
Think of death every morning when
yon see the light. and every evening on
the apprpach of darkness. When your
,uHenngs are great look your grief in the
face; il will console you itself and teach
you something. Try tn be simple, to be
come useful Ia remain free and befope
DENYING ted wait until somebody proves to
ynu that He does not exist
For 4 man and tor q woman there Is a
succession Of duties to be fulfIlel which
enables them to book always ahead and tn
become accustomed to the absence Of the
objects of their moes dear affections The
unsId wauld finish too quickly Il the irst
child Was M, able lo survive the death oi
the hF.I mother
.Ni-for,une> and trials attack Noble
-auls withau, hurting them. They are
Ike the rsrks Of granite thar the sea cover
IN times 1t tempest with its furious waves,
fancying lha, it j. drowning them while II
i. merely washing ;hem. ~ that they reap
psar again in the sunlight mcrr polished
aad more shining than ever. Adversely
smhsIiishes ,ho-e that i; cannot east down
By the law Of nature man should have
nanny children He should raise them
ueH. ~ that they may he useful aud he
should hove them. 30 that they may be
happy. 10 gst married when man Is
y,snng j. healthy; "a chncSe, IN no matter
uhat the isss. = good, hoaest girl 10 love
her xith al his heart and soul, and to
make her a reliabls opmpanioa and pro
/ Gfc mother: "a wngk "a raise hts children
and 10 leave them when diving the example
/ Il his hfe-that = the true meaning and
nbles4 ef Hfe the rsst i, unly errur, crime,
~ folly
In truth. the ayerage man Is only above
liabieut humanity on one single plane
yirue-and, a. ihen ean be Ro virtue
without humility. those alone have the
ri,b, ia consider themselves the snper0rs
nf osherS To whom the knowledge that they
are SUPERIOR i denied Talent, and tspe-
eially is higher form called genius Is IN
voluntary. Il Is No, the result of the
.For,. ar u,an, it i, ike beauty the gin
nf God. That i why il j. Of secondary
order, and po~terisy viii only remember 1t
for it, vinue. it, sincerity, and It's r'm-
munion in universal prgre>s. Glory ior
glnry : sake l. shameful speculation
The men who reloiee in their celebrity
are ,impletaas: the men who are prnsd at
their genius are i,snls.
There i, one thing thai j. especially
beautiful in great aud pure affections aud
that i that after the pleasure which they
afiarl ha, passed away there remains the
hap,dne,> IL their recollection.
VERY often an unexpected grief or an
unmerite,i misfortune gives to man Az
emrr.y aud q perseverance winch he could
never 6nd ia happine>s And after such
trials man often becomes superior who
would have remained simple aud vulgar If
he had aiways been happy. He who l.
without energy when Young will never have
t. trit l. not winter fruit i never
gruws in the sDuw.
Tine may expect everything from man
ni energy to whom misfortune has given
courage aud ambition.