Gems Of Thought

When thought is too weak to be Blmply expressed, it is a proof that it should be rejected. Adversity is the trial of principia Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is houest or not. Afflictiou is the wholesoine soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humanity, ealm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish. Lore is like a painter, who, in drawing tlie portrait of a friend baving a blemish ia one eye, would pictnre only the other side of the face. A man who habitually indulges in violent rage is laying up for himself a store of ills against advancing age, the least of which may be a general palsy. The very consciousness of trying for real excellence in anything is a great support. It takes half the sting from failure and doublos the joy of success. Every one must have feit that a cheerful friend is like a sunny day, whicn sheds its brightnesson all arouud; and most of us can, as we choose, niake this world either a palace or a prison. Be yourself. Ape no greatness. Be wining to pass for wliat you are. A good farthing is better than a bad sovereign. Affect no oddness, but daré to be right though you have to bo siugular. It is a high, solemn, almost awful thought for evéry individual that his earthly influence, which has had a commeucement here. will never. through all ages, were he the very meane:;t of all, have au end.- Carlyle. Eavy canuot be bidden. It accuses and judges without proofs; it magnifies defeets; its eonversatiou is filled with gall, exaggeration and injury ; it stands out with obstinacy and with fury against striking merit; it is hasty, insensible and merciless.- Montreal Star.