The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-02-10
Rules For Life.

AeN ~ oAil'S lOI hibutl lutdlS
in life. in art, In religion and in
character. Ideals are the magnets
that draw us toward the loftier al
titudes Of earth's physical, moral
and aesthetic planes.
Second-Never to be satisfied with
achievements once attained. He who
cannot conceive a possibility beyond
what he has already realized is fall
ing backward in the path OF human
progress.
Thlrd-To recognize in your worst
fault your worst foe, He who is
afraid TO see his faults, hopes, like
the ostrich. to find his safety in his
ignorance.
Fourth-When you have realized
your worst fault, TO bend all your
energies TO It's overthrow. never de-
spairing till victory crowns your ef-
forts A fault is fixed habit that
works injury to ones best inter
ests, A habit is conquered only by
the habit of conQuering 1t.
Fifth-That you will never be be-
nighted by authority, or cowei by
fear. on any field Of human expe-
rienoe Authority is the mother of
ignorance and fear is the father of
slavery. parentage whose progeny
has cursed the world with blgotry,
superstition and cruelty.
Slxth-That you will live in
thoughts of love, light, sweetness
and truth. Our thoughts are the
framework Of our characters. Per-
sistent thought is the motive power
Of fixed habit He who thinks a
wrong is a murderer that stabs his
victim in the dark
Seventh-To learn the art of nom
resistance. Retaliation is boomer
ang that returns to wound the send
er. He who trusts In eternal JUS
tice will not strive to hasten her
veNiicts. A bully generates a bully.
Love compels love.
Eighth-To possess and enjoy the
boon OF healthiness. Natures free
gift to man is good health. The only
pay she asks is common sense and
obedience to her laws Hold in mind
the idea of perfect health each day
in the year and every moment of
every day.
Ninth-To be cheerful, gentle and
true to others and yourself. A smile
may sometimes coin a fortune and
laughter dispels disease. A kindly
voice defeats the darkest thoughts
of anger and an honest man is
proof against calumny and falsehood
Tenth-To avoid the company oi
the frivolous, dissolute and unsuccess
full. Our lives are shaped by theil
environment. The habits of intimat,
associates become the unconsclou:
springs OF our own characters. Liv,
with those you would be like. Shur
those who are he opposltes to wha
you would become, as you would ;
pestilence.
Eleventh-7-To hold up to you
minds eye, for constant contempla
lion, the mirror of the worlds bes
deeds, and thoughts and lives, for /
is a Law that We become what w
behold AS the dew drop holds Il
its breast the distant heavens, s.
hold in thy heart of hearts the re
Election of mans loftiest aspirations,
Twelfth-Neyer to speak Ill of
person of whom you can consclen
tiously speak no good. 1t is bette
to forget than to revenge. No on
has ever yet been blessed by cursin
another. Heaven cannot be happie
because Of the woes Of hell. A goo
word may make a bad man better
a bad word has broken many a good
ly character.
Thirteen-Ever to be young. Az
consists not in years, but in heart
throbs and the wreck of IVORY. j
youth secure a competence. by appl
cation and persistence, that age ma
wear the garb of peace. Count nc
your anniversaries as milestones I
ward the grave but as commemoV
,lons OF your birth. As the years II
crease make the heart lighter an
the body more supple by counting Ii
cheerfulness, enthusiasm and buo,
ancy of childhood. Thus are W
born again each year. and youth b'
comes immortal -Elizabethtown New