Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1889 — Words of Wisdom. [ARTICLE]

Words of Wisdom.

It is always a sign of poverty of mind where men are ever aiming to appear great; for they who are really great never seem to know it.—Cecil. The polite of every country seem to have but one character. A gentlemat) of Sweden differs but little, except in trifles, from one of any other country. ’ltr'iSflifioFrg’Wre vulgar wb are to find those distinctions which characterize a country. -Goldsmith. There is nothing so elastic as the human mind. Like imprisoned steam, the more it is pressed the mote it rises to resist pressure. The more we are obliged to do, the more we are able to accomplish.—T. Edwards. It is bettor to sacrifice one’s love of sarcasm than to indulge it at the expense of a friend.—Chilton. We often console ourselves for being unhappy by a certain pleasure that we find in appearing so.—De Barthelemy. A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; one is a jewel, the other'a treasure.—Napoleon I. Laziness grows on people; it begins in cob-webs and ends in iron chains. The more business a man has to do the more he is able to accomplish, for he learns to economize his time.—Sidney Smith. ‘ | It is very pleasant to follow one’s inclinations, but. unfortunately, we cannot follow them all; they are like the teeth sown by Cadmus, they spring up, get in each other’s way and fight— Landor. Ho who has neither friend nor enemy ts Without talents, powers or euergy. Lavater.