The voice of wisdom, a treasury of moral truths from the best authors, selected and arranged by J.E - Paperback

• Release Date   9/13/2013
• ISBN-13   9781230175416 | 978-1-230-17541-6
• ISBN   1230175415 | 1-230-17541-5
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Voice
• This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...as he." Late rising. He that riseth late must trot all day, and scarcely overtake his business at night. Laws, benefit of. Law does not put the least restraint Upon our freedom, but maintains it. Or, if it does, 'tis for our good, To give us freer latitude. For wholesome laws preserve us free, By stinting of our liberty.--Butler. Learning. The foundations of learning are--seeing much, serving much, suffering much, and studying much.--Catherall. Learning, use and misuse. Human learning may be of great use to explain the faith, but it must not pretend to regulate it anew.--Bishop Wilson, Lebanon, beauties of. The lordly Lebanon waves high The ancient honours of his sacred head, Then branching arm his cedars spread, His pines triumphant shoot into the sky. Tyrant, no barbarous axe invades, Since thou'rt fallen, our unpierced shades.--T. Potter. Legacy, our Father's. A man was one day walking to church reading the New Testament, when a friend who met him said, "Good morning, Mr. Price." "Good morning," replied he. "I am reading my Father's will as I walk along." "Well, what has he left you?" asked the friend. "Why, he has bequeathed me a hundredfold more in this life. and in the world to come, life everlasting." This beautiful reply was the means of comforting Lis Christian friend, who was at the time in sorrowful circumstances.--Odds and Ends. Letter-writing. A letter timely writ is a rivet to the claim of affection.--/. Montague. Liar, a. A liar is as like the devil as ever he can look, as unlike to God as ever he can be.--Gapel. Liars. Liars should have good memories. Life. Tell me not, in mournful num-bers, "Life is but an empty dream!" For the soul is dead that slumbers,...