The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-11-29
Thoughtlets.

Many deluge of trouble has come out
of pint flask.
When wise man buries animosity, he
forgets just when he planted it.
When the man acts like mule, latter
is justified in kicking him.
A weak man may be his own fool, but
vain one is everybody fool
Wealth adds to the wisdom of the wise,
and to the folly of the fool.
Silence is the principal ingredient in the
eloquence of discretion.
A hobby is an idea that goes around
with crank,
About the only perfect people in creation
are the perfect fools.
Luck may come and luck may 60, but
real merit hangs on forever.
Time is the capital of the intellectual
man.
Man is born to rule the world-but
along comes woman and declares 'it's up
to her,
A wise man is as slow in giving advice
as fool is in taking it.
Many man leads an honest life because
he doesp' relish the idea of wearing clothes
with stripes running the wrong way.
Truth may be eclipsed, but cannot be
extinguished,
1t Is better to be slandered by some
than to be praised by others.
Ignorance may be bliss, but knowledge
leaves no room for doubt.
A properly adjusted tongue runs slower
than the mind.
Some faces have very striking appear
ance-C Clock faces, for instance.
A man seldom exhits his temper before
he loses it.
The tongue is a pump, used to induce
the flow of conversation.
Set your mind on the eggs of pleasure
and you II hatch remorse.
A man without ambition is like pan
of dough without any yeast to raise it.
If every man kept his word the die
tionary compilers would soon have to go out
of business,
A smart fool is dangerous, and an ig-
norant one still more so.
Your failure is as sweet to your rivals as
tbs bitter to you.
Always think twice before you speak
and nine times out Of possible ten, you
will have no occasion to say word.
1t requires deal of nerve to tell some
people what they ought to know.
Some folks idea of progress is to stand
and watch others go backward.
Wise is he who is sensible of his own
follies.
Steer clear of people whom dogs and
children dislike.
Paradoxical, as it may seem, it is hard
to touch close man.
1t takes telegraph operator to make a
few words go long ways.
Good many poeople get their opinions
like their clothes, ready made.
1t matters not if the world is round, just
so you are on the square.
Occasionally wise man loses his head,
but fool never finds it,
Few men ever reach the point where
they are able to look down on themselves.
Without the sense of humor, no man
can enjoy life right up to the limit.
After mighty lie has prevailed, men
call it the truth; after mighty truth has
prevailed, men call it fate.
When people are old enough to know
better, they're usually too old to do so.
A mans pessimistic views of life are
due to his acquaintance with himself.
Slander is the moth that eats holes into
a good name.
Women never allow their opinions to
spoil for want of being aired.
One trouble with most of our modern
thoughts is that they we're original with
the ancient thinkers. (Same case here. J
When man asks you what you think
of him, he doesn't expect to get your real
opinion,
10 arrive at the value of the individual,
man must be measured by others.
There are times when the truth is al
most as disagreeable as it is sublime.
When a man is accused of leading
dog s life, it may be an insult to the dog.
Words are merely the echoes Of thought.
When man starts out for lark he be-
gins with swallow.
1t is fortunate thing for mankind that
the dog laughs with his tail, other
wise when he has occasion to show his
teeth, his meaning might be misunder-
stood.
self-love Is preferable to self-neglect.
He who is long on vanity is short on
common sense.