Words of Wisdom.
There is little pleasure in the world that is true and sincere beside the pleasure of doing our duty and doing good : I am sure no other is comparable to this. — [Tillotsoa. Such is the encouragement given to flattery, in the present times, that it is ! made to sit in the parlor, while honesty is turned out of doors. Flattery is never so agreeable as to our blind side ; commend a fool for his wit, or a knave for his honesty, and they will receive you into their bosom. —[Fielding. A faithful and true friend 'is a living treasure, inestimable in possession and deeply to be lamented when gone. Nothing is more comfortable than to talk of a friend ; nothing more difficult than to find one ; nothing more scarce than to improve by one as we ought. — [Addison. Mental pleasures never cloy. Unlike those of the body, they are increased by repetition,' approved by reflection, and strengthened by enjoyment, — [Colton. Those who without knowing us, think or speak evil of us, do us no harm j it is not us they attack, but the phantom of their own imagination. — [La Bi-uyere.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1845, 3 May 1884, Page 6 (Supplement)
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194Words of Wisdom. Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1845, 3 May 1884, Page 6 (Supplement)
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