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Collectanea.
EVILS in the journey of life , are like the hills which alarm travellers upon their road ; they appear great at a distance , but when we approach them we find that they are far less insurmountable than we had conceived . —Colton .
" THERE is always something great in that man against whom the world exclaims , at whom every one throws a stone , and on whose character all attempt to fix a thousand crimes , without being able to prove one . " _ WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN ?—The true pair of compasses to take the dimensions of the heart of a Christian is Faith and Charity . Faith is the one foot fixed immovably in the centrewhile Charity walks a
, perfect circle of benevolence . —Bishop Hall . FRIENDSHIP . —Thou mayst be sure that he that will in private tell thee of th y faults , is thy friend , for he adventures thy dislike , and doth hazard th y hatred ; for there are few men that can endure it , every man for the most part delighting in self-praise , which is one of the most universal follies that bewitcheth mankind . —Sir W . Raleiqh .
" THE life of a man is a journey ; a journey that must be travelled , however bad the roads or the accommodation . If , in the beginning , it is found dangerous , narrow , and difficult , it must either grow better in the end , or we shall by custom learn to bear its inequality . " " AMONG the ancient nations the husband purchased his wife by money or personal services . Among the Assyrians the marriageable women were put up to auction , and the price obtained for the more beautiful
was assigned as a dowry to the more homely . " " IT is perhaps but little known , that the mace , the identical' bauble ' which Cromwell ordered to be removed from the table of the House of Commons , is still in existence ; it is in the possession of the Royal Society , and at their sittings is placed before the President . " " MENS' moral offences are written on the sand , while womens' are engraven on steel . "
EGYPTIAN BONDAGE . — " In ancient Egypt a custom prevailed , which certainly appears to us a rather singular one , that the husband , on his marriage , _ vowed honour and obedience to his wife , instead of , as with us , the wife to the husband . It was in reference to this custom , by the way , that the remark was made by a wit , that he had often heard of Egyptian bondage , but never knew what it was before . "
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT . —Always avoid reading the preamble , which is likely to confuse rather than to enlighten . It sets forth , not what the act is to do , but what it unlooses ; and confuses you with what the law was , instead of telling you what it is to be . When you come to a very long clause , skip it altogether , for it is sure to be unintelligible . If you try to attach one meaning to it , the lawyers are sure to attach another ; and , therefore , if you are desirous of obeying an act of parliament it will be safer not to look at itbut wait until a few contrary decisions have
, been come to , and then act upon the latest . When any clause says either one thing or the other shall be right , you may be sure that both will be wrong . —Cruikshank ' s Comic Almanack . " THEY who have pushed their inquiries much farther than the common systems of their times , and have rendered familiar to their
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Collectanea.
EVILS in the journey of life , are like the hills which alarm travellers upon their road ; they appear great at a distance , but when we approach them we find that they are far less insurmountable than we had conceived . —Colton .
" THERE is always something great in that man against whom the world exclaims , at whom every one throws a stone , and on whose character all attempt to fix a thousand crimes , without being able to prove one . " _ WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN ?—The true pair of compasses to take the dimensions of the heart of a Christian is Faith and Charity . Faith is the one foot fixed immovably in the centrewhile Charity walks a
, perfect circle of benevolence . —Bishop Hall . FRIENDSHIP . —Thou mayst be sure that he that will in private tell thee of th y faults , is thy friend , for he adventures thy dislike , and doth hazard th y hatred ; for there are few men that can endure it , every man for the most part delighting in self-praise , which is one of the most universal follies that bewitcheth mankind . —Sir W . Raleiqh .
" THE life of a man is a journey ; a journey that must be travelled , however bad the roads or the accommodation . If , in the beginning , it is found dangerous , narrow , and difficult , it must either grow better in the end , or we shall by custom learn to bear its inequality . " " AMONG the ancient nations the husband purchased his wife by money or personal services . Among the Assyrians the marriageable women were put up to auction , and the price obtained for the more beautiful
was assigned as a dowry to the more homely . " " IT is perhaps but little known , that the mace , the identical' bauble ' which Cromwell ordered to be removed from the table of the House of Commons , is still in existence ; it is in the possession of the Royal Society , and at their sittings is placed before the President . " " MENS' moral offences are written on the sand , while womens' are engraven on steel . "
EGYPTIAN BONDAGE . — " In ancient Egypt a custom prevailed , which certainly appears to us a rather singular one , that the husband , on his marriage , _ vowed honour and obedience to his wife , instead of , as with us , the wife to the husband . It was in reference to this custom , by the way , that the remark was made by a wit , that he had often heard of Egyptian bondage , but never knew what it was before . "
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT . —Always avoid reading the preamble , which is likely to confuse rather than to enlighten . It sets forth , not what the act is to do , but what it unlooses ; and confuses you with what the law was , instead of telling you what it is to be . When you come to a very long clause , skip it altogether , for it is sure to be unintelligible . If you try to attach one meaning to it , the lawyers are sure to attach another ; and , therefore , if you are desirous of obeying an act of parliament it will be safer not to look at itbut wait until a few contrary decisions have
, been come to , and then act upon the latest . When any clause says either one thing or the other shall be right , you may be sure that both will be wrong . —Cruikshank ' s Comic Almanack . " THEY who have pushed their inquiries much farther than the common systems of their times , and have rendered familiar to their