![]() No person who has once yielded up the government of his mind, and given loose rein to his desires and pas|sions, can tell how far these may carry him. The value of any possession is to be chiefly estimated, by the relief which it can bring us in the time of our greatest need. There is nothing, except simplicity of intention, and purity of principle, that can stand the test of near ap|proach and strict examination. Whatever purifies, fortifies also the heart.įrom our eagerness to grasp, we strangle and destroy pleasure.Ī temperate spirit, and moderate expectations, are the best safeguard of the mind, in this uncertain and changing state. In order to acquire a capacity for happiness, it must be our first study to rectify inward disorders. True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. Truth and error, virtue and vice, are things of immu|table nature.Ĭhange and alterations form the very essence of the world. Sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue. ![]() Virtuous youth gradually brings forward accomplish|ed and flourishing manhood. ![]() Whatever useful or engaging endowments we pos|sess, virtue is a necessary requisite, in order to their shining with proper lustre. The acquisition of knowledge is one of the most hon|ourable occupations of youth. DILIGENCE, industry, and proper improvement of time, are material duties of the young. ![]()
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