Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1891 — WORDS OF WISDOM. [ARTICLE]

WORDS OF WISDOM.

All men die poor. Instinct is the nose of the mind. Charity is the smooth way of the fur. Eternity lies between to-day and tomorrow. Some people live by their wits who haven’t any. Merit is the only virtue which draws a steady salary. A man’s brains vary inversely as the size of his mouth. The fire of anger often costs as much as that of hard coal. Opportunity is a horse that must be mounted on the jump. In examing the faults of o xr neigh bors neariy all of us use a microscope. Irresolute people let their soup get cold between the plate and the mouth. The people who hate us talk too much and those who like us say too littlW. If people could cover up our sins by lying we would seldom meet the truth. Wit should be used as a shield for defense, rather than a sword to wound others. The man who speaks before he thinks is in a position to do lots ol thinking afterwards. Hope awakens courage. He who can implant courage in the human soul is the best physician. , , The greatest event of a hen’s life is made up of an egg and a cackle. But eagles never cackle.