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Collectanea.
position of an essence , and the flower stood alone , proud and delighted with its independence . Its joy was of short duration . The cold night made it tremble ; the morning rain bent it on its stalk ; against its petals , shrinking with fear , a filthy insect came and glued its hideous spittle . Towards noon , a child attracted by the gaudy colours it yet displayed , plucked it without pity ; and in an hour after the poor flower lay without form ancl life , trampled in the alley of the garden . Young
daughters ! your mothers and your relatives know better than you what are the dangers which , under a thousand forms , threaten your career . They also know , far better than you can , the means of guarding your youth . Submit then implicitly to their guidance . Consider that by your self-denials of a day , you avoid the misery of a disturbed life . "Moral and Religious Tales for the Young ofthe Hebrew Faith . Adapted from the French of "Les Matinees Du Samedi" of G . Ben Levi ; by A . Abraham .
FILIAL PIETY . — " Love , respect , and gratitude towards our parents and the guides of our youth , are such innate feelings that it is needless to insist on the care which children ought to exercise , so as never to retard the payment of this three-fold debt , which they have contracted from the day of their birth . Where is the child that has not caused tears to its mother , and anxiety to its father ? Where is the child who would avow its indifference for its parents ? Where is the child who , in its
disobedience , permits itself to speak thus daringly , " 1 know better than they what is proper for me ? " Filial love belongs to the recesses of the heart , where all sensitive and praiseworthy emotions are felt . Filial respect manifests itself by an incessant deference to the wishes and
opinions of our parents , whatever their age or situation , ancl whatever be the comparative superiority we may acquire over them . Gratitude to parents should be unlimited . In every circumstance we ought to recollect the troubles and anxieties we have caused them , the sacrifices they have made for us , the affection they have cherished , and the devotedness which they have testified . When love , respect , and gratitude for our parents attain the highest degree , they partake of a religious feeling . Hence the expressive title , " Filial Piety . " It is enjoined on us to
honour our father and mother under all circumstances ; to speak before them with modesty ; to listen to their advice with deference ; to respect them in all instances ; not to occupy their accustomed seats . A son who sees his parents without food , and is incapable himself of relieving them ,
will be respected in going to solicit for them public charity . Filial piety is the cardinal point of all the virtues . A good son is equally a good husband , friend , ancl citizen . He who knows how to subdue his passions in honour of his father , will undoubtedly make the same sacrifice for his king and his country . It is thus that the love of God , of our parents , and of our neighbour , are united in one indissoluble knot . "—Ibid . THE INFLUENCE OP MOTHERS ON THE CHARACTERS OP MEN OP GENIUS . —What does not the world owe to noble-minded women in this
respect ? ancl what do not women owe to the world and themselves in the consciousness of the possession of this authority ? To stamp , to mould , to animate to good or evil the generation that succeeds them , is their delegated office . They are admitted to the co-workmanship with Gocl ; his actors in the after-age are placed in their hands at the outset of their career , when they are plastic as wax , and pliant as the green withe . It is they who can shape and bend as they please . It is theyas the young beings advance in the world of life , as passions kindle , as
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Collectanea.
position of an essence , and the flower stood alone , proud and delighted with its independence . Its joy was of short duration . The cold night made it tremble ; the morning rain bent it on its stalk ; against its petals , shrinking with fear , a filthy insect came and glued its hideous spittle . Towards noon , a child attracted by the gaudy colours it yet displayed , plucked it without pity ; and in an hour after the poor flower lay without form ancl life , trampled in the alley of the garden . Young
daughters ! your mothers and your relatives know better than you what are the dangers which , under a thousand forms , threaten your career . They also know , far better than you can , the means of guarding your youth . Submit then implicitly to their guidance . Consider that by your self-denials of a day , you avoid the misery of a disturbed life . "Moral and Religious Tales for the Young ofthe Hebrew Faith . Adapted from the French of "Les Matinees Du Samedi" of G . Ben Levi ; by A . Abraham .
FILIAL PIETY . — " Love , respect , and gratitude towards our parents and the guides of our youth , are such innate feelings that it is needless to insist on the care which children ought to exercise , so as never to retard the payment of this three-fold debt , which they have contracted from the day of their birth . Where is the child that has not caused tears to its mother , and anxiety to its father ? Where is the child who would avow its indifference for its parents ? Where is the child who , in its
disobedience , permits itself to speak thus daringly , " 1 know better than they what is proper for me ? " Filial love belongs to the recesses of the heart , where all sensitive and praiseworthy emotions are felt . Filial respect manifests itself by an incessant deference to the wishes and
opinions of our parents , whatever their age or situation , ancl whatever be the comparative superiority we may acquire over them . Gratitude to parents should be unlimited . In every circumstance we ought to recollect the troubles and anxieties we have caused them , the sacrifices they have made for us , the affection they have cherished , and the devotedness which they have testified . When love , respect , and gratitude for our parents attain the highest degree , they partake of a religious feeling . Hence the expressive title , " Filial Piety . " It is enjoined on us to
honour our father and mother under all circumstances ; to speak before them with modesty ; to listen to their advice with deference ; to respect them in all instances ; not to occupy their accustomed seats . A son who sees his parents without food , and is incapable himself of relieving them ,
will be respected in going to solicit for them public charity . Filial piety is the cardinal point of all the virtues . A good son is equally a good husband , friend , ancl citizen . He who knows how to subdue his passions in honour of his father , will undoubtedly make the same sacrifice for his king and his country . It is thus that the love of God , of our parents , and of our neighbour , are united in one indissoluble knot . "—Ibid . THE INFLUENCE OP MOTHERS ON THE CHARACTERS OP MEN OP GENIUS . —What does not the world owe to noble-minded women in this
respect ? ancl what do not women owe to the world and themselves in the consciousness of the possession of this authority ? To stamp , to mould , to animate to good or evil the generation that succeeds them , is their delegated office . They are admitted to the co-workmanship with Gocl ; his actors in the after-age are placed in their hands at the outset of their career , when they are plastic as wax , and pliant as the green withe . It is they who can shape and bend as they please . It is theyas the young beings advance in the world of life , as passions kindle , as