Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . ,and let the tune be in the minor key. He who talks forever abouthimself has a foolish subject, and is likely to worry and weary allaround him. Good wine needs no bush, and a man who can dowell seldom boasts about it. The emptiest tub makes the loudestnoise. Those who give themselves out to be fine shots kill veryfew birds, and many a crack ploughman does a shorter days workthan plain John, though he is nothing
Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . ,and let the tune be in the minor key. He who talks forever abouthimself has a foolish subject, and is likely to worry and weary allaround him. Good wine needs no bush, and a man who can dowell seldom boasts about it. The emptiest tub makes the loudestnoise. Those who give themselves out to be fine shots kill veryfew birds, and many a crack ploughman does a shorter days workthan plain John, though he is nothing off the common; and so onthe whole it is pretty clear that the best huntsmen are not thosewho are for everlastingly blowing the horn. 398 LIFE AND LABORS OF C. H. SPURGEON. HE LIVES UNDER THE SIGN OF THE CATS FOOT. The question was once asked, When should a man marry? andthe merry answer was, that for young men it is too soon, andfor old men it is too late. This is all very fine, but it will notwash. Both the wisdom and the folly of men seem banded to-gether to make a mock of this doctrine. Men are such fools thatthey must and will marry, even if they marry fools. It is wise to. ^W marry when we can marry wisely, and then the sooner the many show their sense in choosing a partner it is not for meto say, but I fear that in many cases love is blind, and makes avery blind choice. I dont suppose that some people would everget married at all if love had its wits about it. It is a mysteryhow certain parties ever found partners ; truly there s no accountingfor tastes. However, as they make their bed they must lie on it,and as they tie the knot they must be tied by it. If a man catchesa tartar, or lets a tartar catch him, he must take his dose of tartaric JOHN PLOUGHMANS TALK AND PICTURES. 399 acid, and make as few ugly faces as he can. If a three-leggedstool come flying through the air, he must be thankful for such aplain token of love from the woman of his choice, and the
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