The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 615 pages of information about The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 615 pages of information about The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916.

Forgiveness
    He who forgives ends the quarrel.

Friends
    There are three friends in this world—­courage, sense, and insight.

Friendship
    Hold a true friend with both of your hands.

Future
    Thou knowest the past but not the future. 
    As to what is future, even a bird with a long neck can not see it,
    but God only.

Gossip
    Gossip is unbecoming an elder.

Gentleness
    A matter dealt with gently is sure to prosper, but a matter dealt
    with violently causes vexation.

Hate
    There is no medicine for hate.

Heart
    It is the heart that carries one to heaven.

Heathen
    He is a heathen who bears malice.

Hope
    Hope is the pillar of the world.

Ignorance
    Lack of knowledge is darker than night. 
    An ignorant man is always a slave. 
    Whoever works without knowledge works uselessly.

Immortality
    Since thou hast no benefactor in this world, thy having one in the
    next world will be all the more pleasant.

Injury
    He who injures another brings injury upon himself.

Laziness
    Laziness lends assistance to fatigue. 
    A lazy man looks for light employment.

Love
    One does not love another if one does not accept anything from him. 
    If you love the children of others, you will love your own even
    better.

Meekness
    If one knows thee not or a blind man scolds thee, do not become
    angry.

Mother
    Him whose mother is no more, distress carries off.

Necessity of Effort
    The sieve never sifts meal by itself.

Old Age
    There are no charms or medicine against old age.

Opportunity
    The dawn does not come twice to wake a man.

Patience
    At the bottom of patience there is heaven. 
    Patience is the best of qualities; he who possesses it possesses
    all things.

People
    Ordinary people are as common as grass, but good people are dearer
    than the eye.

Politeness
    Bowing to a dwarf will not prevent your standing erect again. 
    “I have forgotten thy name” is better than “I know thee not.”

Poverty
    A poor man has no friends. 
    He who has no house has no word in society.

Riches
    Property is the prop of life. 
    A wealthy man always has followers.

Sleep
    Sleep has no favorites.

Strife
    Strife begets a gentle child.

Sun
    The sun is the king of torches.

Trade
    Trade is not something imaginary or descriptive, but something real
    and profitable.

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