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BY

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to

MARDEN
the

Front," Etc.

NEW

YORK

THOMAS

Y.

CROWELL
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LIBRARY,

WINDSOR

COPYRIGHT,

1908,

BY

THOMAS

Y.

CROWELL

"

CO.

Published,

October,

1908.

Thirteenth

Thousand

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PAGE

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

CHAPTER

II

GETTING

AROUSED

19

CHAPTER

III

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

29

CHAPTER
FREEDOM AT

IV

ANY

COST

43

CHAPTER

WHAT

THE

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

59

CHAPTER

VI

THE

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

77

CHAPTER

VII

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

POWER

89

CHAPTER

VIII

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

IO7

CHAPTER
YOUR

IX

HAS

VOCATION

YOUR

UNQUALIFIED

APPROVAL?

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iii

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

PAGE

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

171

CHAPTER

XI

HAPPY,

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

145

CHAPTER

XII

ORIGINALITY

163

CHAPTER

XIII

HAD

MONEY,

BUT

LOST

IT

175

CHAPTER

XIV

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

189

CHAPTER

XV

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU

LIVING?

203

CHAPTER

XVI

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE

FOR

YOU?

217

CHAPTER

XVII

SUCCESS

WITH

FLAW

22$

CHAPTER

XVIII

GETTING

AWAY

FROM

POVERTY

237

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HE

CAN

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I. HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

PROMISED it." In

my

God

I would

do

September, 1862,
issued his

when

Lincoln

preliminary
the

emancipation
sublimest he
my made
act

proclamation, diary
"

of

the

nineteenth
"

century,
I

this entry in his I would such

a

promised
any
one

God that

do

it."

Does

doubt
power

mighty
man

resolution
;
or

added

to this marvelous to

that it nerved undertaken? neither dread could

him

accomplish
ridicule
nor

what

he

had
"

Neither of

nor

caricature

enemies his the

desertion

of
in

friends,
"

shake lead

indomitable

faith the

his

abilityto

nation

through

greatest struggle
all other

in its

history.
and

Napoleon, Bismarck,
achievers had colossal
even men.

great
It

faith in themselves.

doubled, trebled,or
power
can we

quadrupled
In
no

nary the ordiway

of

these

other of

account
or

for the achievements Without in her

Luther,
could

Wesley,
the led

Savonarola.

this sublime

faith,this confidence

mission, how

simple country
and controlled

maiden, Jeanne d'Arc, have

the French

army?

This
a

divine

self-confidence

multiplied her
3

power

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

thousandfold,
and

until his

even

the

king
as

obeyed
if

her,
were

she

led

stalwart

troops

they

children. After William said I else

can

Pitt the Duke this

"

was

dismissed of

from
"

office, he
am sure

to
save

Devonshire,
and that

country,
eleven without

body no-

can."
"

For
was

weeks,"
a

says

Bancroft,
At

England king
and

minister.

length

the

aristocracy recognized yielded

to

Pitt's reins." It

ascendency,

and

him

the

was

his

unbounded the

confidence

in and

his led

ability that
to

compelled
in

recognition
of
He

the

supremacy
once

England

Benjamin
did and
ears.

Disraeli, the

despised Jew.
when the rang hisses

not

quail
of
sat
"

or

lose

heart

jeers
He

the

British amid

parliament
the

in his

down will the

jeering members,
me." of He
power

saying,
him him
sneers

You

yet hear

felt that

within made

then

confidence of

prime
and

minister into of
due
to

England,

and and

turned

hisses Much

admiration

applause.
success

President his

Roosevelt's

has He in hearted halfgoes

been

colossal
as

self-confidence.

believes

in

Roosevelt,
There
our

Napoleon

believed
or

Napoleon.
about
at

is

nothing

timid

great
that

president. gigantic

He

everything

with

assurance,

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half

with wins

that
the how

tremendous battle the how before world

confidence,
he makes

which It for of in
man a

begins.
way

is astonishing resolute

soul, and
of
a

obstacles
man

get

out

the

path

determined is
no

who

believes which he
a

himself.
can

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a

philosophy
he thinks
man

by
who

do
can

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a

when

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in

defeat
and

strong
be
down?

himself
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ridiculed

down,

down,
dishearten

written

Poverty
deter

cannot
or

him,
him
a

misfortune hair's
comes,

him,
from his

hardship
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turn

breadth he

his eye

ever What-

keeps

the

goal

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pushes
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ahead. would
to

you

think
a a

of

young who

man,

become
with

lawyer,
medical

should

himself
his

atmosphere
books?
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spend
you

time
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reading
ever
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medical become course?

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lawyer
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put
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following
himself
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in

law

atmosphere;
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where until be
so

absorb
to

it and the the

steeped
He that he

it

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is attuned
upon

legal legal

note.

grafted

tree

can

feel its sap

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circulating through
will it who and taka
a

him. young himself in

man

long

to

successful of

puts

in

an

atmosphere

failure

remains

it until

HE

CAN

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THINKS

HE

CAN

he

is

soaked,
will

saturated,
a man

with who thinks like of and the

the

idea?

How
self, him-

long

it take

depreciates
failure,
a

talks like
is
a

failure,
and

walks

failure

dresses

failure; who

always

complaining
in his
way,
to

insurmountable
every

difficulties is it
on

whose
"

step
will

the
him anyone

road
to

failure
at

how
success or

long

take

arrive in

the him

goal?
him

Will
to

believe

expect

win? The

majority
or

of

failures

began

to

deteriorate
or

by

doubting

depreciating
in their doubt
own

themselves,

by losing
moment

confidence
you

ability. begin
to to

The lose

harbor
you

and

faith

in

yourself,
time
or

capitulate

the

enemy.

Every

you

acknowledge
of

weakness,
weaken undermine

efficien inyour

lack
and

ability, you
that is
to

self-confidence,
very

the

foundation

of
you

all achievement.

So

long

as

carry doubt

around and
Turn

failure

atmosphere,
you
cut

and

radiate be
a

ment, discourageabout face of

;

will

failure. of

off

all the

currents

failure

thoughts,
your

discouraged
with
and you you
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thoughts.
heart find
must

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a

face

goal

stout

and

determined

endeavor

you
;

will
you

that
see

things
a new

will

change

for

but
can

world

before
see,
to

live

in

it.

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is

to

what

you

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santly inces-

what

you
to

believe,

to

what
you

you

struggle

attain, that

will heart

approximate.
vibrates
to

"

Trust

thyself

; every

that

iron
I

string."
know for with
manner;

people
a

who

have

been

hunting
go into in

for
an

months

situation, because
confession of

they
weakness

office
very

their selfis in

they
Their in their

show

their of

lack

of

confidence. their

prophecy bearing. begins.

themselves.
a man

failure

face,
the

They

surrender
are

before witnesses
When and
manner,

battle

They

living

against
you ask

to

give
in
a

you
your

position,
face
;

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reads
"

this

language give
me

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not
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Please

position
me;

do
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kick

me

out;

fate I
am

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against

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unlucky
confidence for
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dog;
in
you
man,
as

disheartened;
he
say

have have that

lost
tempt con-

myself,"
; he to
soon

will
to

only
himself and he

will
start
as

you

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with,
he
a can.

will

get

rid If
go you

of

you
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an

expect
office

to

get
the

position,
air of
a

you

must

into
must

with
out

conqueror;

fling
can

confidence
an

from

yourself
that You you you
must
are

before
are

you
man

convince he is

employer
for. that

the

looking
presence

show

by

your

very

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

man

of

force,

man

who and

can

do

things

with

vigor, cheerfulness,
Self-reliance self-faith for It has which
ever

enthusiasm.

carries been the

great,
best and

vigorous
substitute
money.

friends,
is the

pedigree, capital

influence,
in the

best
more

world;

it

has

mastered

obstacles,
carried other

overcome more

more

difficulties, and
than I have
any

through
human
many

prises enter-

quality.
timid pass

interviewed let

people by
them much
a

as

to

why
were

they

opportunities
seized
answer

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fession conage," cour-

eagerly

by

others
was
"

with

ability, and
like said said shall another make of
"

the the
one
"

invariably
I have in
not

following
"

; ;

I lack

confidence from and

myself,"
fear I

I shrink

trying
the said
me

for

mistake turned
so

have

tion mortificaa

being
look

down,"
for

third;
the

It would
to

cheeky

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a

have

nerve
"

put
not

myself
think above wait

forward,"
it would be

said

fourth;
to

Oh,

I do
so

right

seek
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place
I

far
to

me,"
until

said the

another,
seeks

think
or

ought
am

place
So of

me,
run

better the whole this

worse

prepared."
gamut

they

through
This often actual

self-distrust.

shrinking,
proves
a

timidity
enemy

or

self-effacement,
to
success

than in the

incompetence.

Take

the

lantern

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

hand,
for the

and

you
next

will

always
no

have

light enough
how
you.
"

your

step,
move

matter

dark,
Do One

for
not

light
to
see

will
a

along
way

with

try

long

ahead.

step

enough
A

for

me."
trainer his in
one

physical
says that

of

our

girls'
establish

leges colthe

first step
to

is to lead

girls only
means.

in of

self-confidence;
the He lies ends
to

them
and
not

to

think of the

be

attained them that

shows behind
to
a or

the in the

greater mind,
strated, demon-

power

the fact

muscles,
so

and

points
that

the

frequently
a

person

in

supreme
can

crisis,
exert

as

in

fire
out

other all them

catastrophe,
to

strength
He
thus

of

proportion
to

his of

muscle. fear and

helps
the

get

rid
to

timidity,
I
our
we we

great
if
we

handicaps
had
a

achievement. of

believe

larger conception
faith in

possibilities, a
could

larger

ourselves,
And if
we

accomplish
better this old

infinitely more.
our

only

understood

divinity
We of
are

would

have

larger faith.
orthodox is
no

pled crip-

by

the

idea

man's about

feriority inthe

There
man us

inferiority
The ourselves.
,

that is what is
are

God
we

made.

only inferiority in
What
most

put

into The

God of

made
us

perfect.
a

trouble of the

is that
man

but

burlesque

God

pat-

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HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

terned who writes has

and been that he has

intended.
out

Harvard
a

graduate,
of
years,

of

college
of his

number of

because
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lack
more

dence self-confitwelve tells

never a

earned A

than Princeton he has

dollars
us

week.

graduate
a

of

that, except
able
men

for
earn

brief

period,
than
a

been These Their

to

more

dollar

day.

do

not

dare
want

to

assume

responsibility.
in

timidity
their
us

and

of The do
not

faith

themselves with

destroy
many in Man himself
a

efficiency.
is that We
to
we

great
not

trouble

of

believe
our

enough
power. and
carry
"

ourselves.
was

do hold

realize his
not

made like
a

up

head like
"

conqueror,
as a

slave,
assert

as

success,

not

failure,

to

his is
a

God-given
crime.
If you

birthright.

Self-depreciation
hold
the

would of

be

superior,

you

must

the

thought
A

superiority constantly
modest
at
one man

in

mind.
a

singularly
that

of he

so

retiring
not

position dishalf

time

did

show

of and

his

great
talent
an

ability, whose
for

shrinking
had told this

nature

real
him

self-abasement
appearance,

actually
me one

given day
toward he

inferior had

how

he

counteracted

tendency things,
the

self-depreciation. Among
he he had had derived

other

said

great
of

benefit

from about

practice

formed

going

the

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CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

streets,
with
an

especially
air of

where

he

was as

not

known,
agining imernor gov-

great
the
or

importance,
mayor
even

though

himself of United he
must

of the

the

city, the
of

the

state,

President
as

the

States.

By

merely
to

looking

though
that
not

expected
be
a

everybody
of but note, also

recognize
he his in

he

person

changed

only
It

his

appearance,

convictions. his
upon
own

raised

him It had

immeasurably
a

tion. estimahis whole the and

marked he from
once

effect

character.
streets

Where

walked gaze
now

through
of others

shrinking
their

the he

dreading
even

scrutiny,
attention has like
a

boldly invites,
evident of In
one

demands,
he

by

his

supewhom

iority, for people

he has

the
to

appearance

would

know. of and

other

words,
he

caught
feels his

glimpse

his his

divinity;

really

superiority,
it.
success

ing self-respectrise The the

manner

reflects that
your

Be

sure

your

will in could

never

higher
greatest
face in of his

than

confidence the world with You

or success a

yourself.
not

artist
a

in

paint

madonna mind.

model

of succeed

depravity
while

cannot

doubting
failure. mind with of

yourself

thinking

thoughts
Fill
"

of
your

Cling

to

thoughts.

cheerful,
achievement.

optimistic pictures,
This will
scatter

tures picthe

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HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

spectres

of
you

doubt which No
you

and

fear will

and

send

power into how the

you
to

through
an

transform)

you
or

achiever. in of

matter

how

poor

hemmed
power

may
or

be,

stoutly
to

deny keep

adversity
Believe dominate
you

poverty
your

down.

Constantly

assert

superiority
feel

environment.
you
are

in
your

yourself;

that solve Rethe

to

surroundings.
master

that slave of this of

will

be

the

and
very

not

circumstances. this of claims will

your

This

assertion of power;
"

superiority;
affirmation that
"

assumption

ability to succeed,
as an

the

attitude

success

inalienable whole
man

birthright,
and

strengthen
added which power

the
to

give
of

great
faculties

the

tion combinaand lack

doubt,

fear

of

confidence

undermine. marshals united cable. other all one's faculties into

one viction. con-

Self-confidence
and twists their

strength
It

mighty
What

achievement It has makes

not

carries believe in

people

us.

been

accomplished
What in

through
in

its vention, inbeen

not

miraculous
in

power!
art, and its
to

triumphs discovery
What have

wrought
civilization its

through
owe

magic!

does self-faith its

the

invincible

of

inventors,

its

discoverers,
and

railroad ?

builders, its mine

developers

city builders

14

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

faculties
have faith
set

which
our us

enable heart
to
on.

us

to

do

the

thing

we

The what
we

very

exercise

of cause bethat

helps
our

do

undertake,

greater
of the brain

concentration which enables

develops
us

portion

to

plish accom-

it. Men have faith faith doubt Our who often when has and faith
even

have been

left

their

mark

on

the of and

world their their of

implicit
could
see

followers
no

they
led

light,
the

them

through
into
us

wilderness

hardship
often
in

the that when

we

promised
may
we

land.

tells the is We
a

proceed
no

safely
ahead.

dark,
divine
must

see

light
never

Faith
us.

leader

which
sure

misdirects

only

be
or

that

it is

faith, and
Our
opens

not

merely
puts
to
us

egotism
in

selfish the

desire.

faith the
way

touch

with

infinite

unbounded truth
we can

less limitpossibilities, of
our

power.

It is the

'being.
sure

It

is

the

one

thing
us.

that

be

will

not

mislead An the

unwavering
greatest
and
one

belief of It which

in

oneself

destroys
"

enemies vacillation. obstacles

achievement,
removes

fear,
sand thouress prog-

doubt,

the the

and of mission

impede
Faith the

the
"

weak in the

and

irresolute. that
our

in one's
has

conviction
to

Creator
as

given

us

power

realize

life call,

it is

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

15
brain

written

in

our

blood
secret

and

stamped

on

our

cells,
"

is the

of all power.
are

Poverty
disasters

and

failure dread

self-invited.
come

The

people
and

often enfeeble

to

them.
of

Worry
mind and

anxiety
so

their and
to
or

force

blunt that

their

creative
are

tive producexercise lack of

faculties them faith

causes

they
Fear

unable

properly.
in one's of

of
one

failure,
of the

ability,is
attained total

most

potent

failure.

Many only

people
mediocre because

of

splendid
success,

powers and bounds

some

have
are

failures,

they

set

to

their
not

achievement,
themselves

beyond
to

which that their

their

they
they

did could

allow

think
to

pass.
cast

They
only

put

limitations blocks
or

ability; they
way

stumbling
at

in

by aiming
failure for

mediocrity
talking

ing predictwares

themselves,
of
up,

their their

down

instead
and

disparaging
powers. the

ness, busi-

belittlingtheir
are

Thoughts
of succeed and If unkind
you

forces, and
inherent

constant

firmation afto

one's

right

and

power conditions
onea.

will

change
environments
upon
create
come

inhospitable
to

favorable with energy,

resolve very
soon

success a

you

will and

success

atmosphere
You
can

things
a

will
success

your

way.

make,

yourself

magnet.

16

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

"

If

things
is it that
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would

only

change

"

you

cry.
or

What

changes
or

things? working?
while
you

Wishing,
Can

hustling?
expect
down would the and

dreaming,
to

you sit

them

change
them
to

merely
How

wish

change?
a

long
on

it take foundation

you and does

to

build

house that

sitting
it would
to

wishing
not

go

up?
unless and

Wishing
grit.

amount

anything

it is backed

by endeavor,

determination,

Webster's

father
Daniel in

was

much
a

chagrined
fifteen-hundredof he he
common

and

pained
dollar in hard New
to

when

refused the
court

clerkship

pleas
worked

Hampshire,
secure

which him "don't after

had left
mean

for

college.
to

"Daniel,"
that
can

he

said,

you

take I

office?" do much

"No,
better in the

indeed,
than

father;
I
mean

hope
to
use

that.
not

my
to

tongue
be
an

courts,
not
a

my of

pen.

mean

actor, Sublime

register
was

other

men's of

acts." this

self-faith

characteristic

giant's
and

career.

Every

child
to
as

should believe
acorn

be

taught
he

to
was

expect
born become teachers

cess, suc-

that

to
an

achieve,
oak. tell that It

the

is destined for

to

is cruel that
are

parents
are

and dull
or

to
or

children

they
like

stupid,
their

they

not

others

of

age.

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

17,

They
and

should confidence A

inspire them,
and child belief should and

instead, with
in be their trained believe

hope
success

birthright.
great
in his

to

pect ex-

things,

should
to

firmly
thing some-

God-given
worth while

power in the
and

accomplish

world.
an

Without but the

self -faith

iron
"

will
a a

man

is of it

plaything
With the
a

of

chance,
these he
must

puppet

circumstances. is in childhood make

him
want

is

king,
sown

and

seeds

be life.

that

will

conqueror

in

If you do the it

to

reach the
you
are

nobility, you thought

are

can

never

by holding
that
you

of
as

inferiority,
"

thought
that do
"

not

good
able;

as

other you that. but

want must

people;
cannot
"

not

as

that do

this;

that
never

you

cannot

Can't

philosophy
it
to
never

does
up.

anything
If you you

tear to

down;
amount

builds in the

anything
head.
am no

world,

hold

up
"

your

Say beggar.
I
am

to

yourself
I
am no

ually: continpauper.

I
a

am

not

failure. is my
me

prince.
and

am

king.
shall A

Success

birthright,

nobody

deprive
proper

of- it." is not

one. a

self-esteem
a

vulgar
esteem

ity. qualself one-

It is

very

sacred

To of

justly plan
in
us.

is to

get

glimpse

the

Infinite's
which

It is to get the

perfect image

18

HE

CAN

WHO

THINKS

HE

CAN

the

Creator the
"

had

in

mind

when

He

formed the

us,

complete pinched
one

man

or

woman,

not

dwarfed,
of

which

lack When

of

teem self-es-

or

self-confidence of immortal of which of will

"

sees.

we

get
shall

glimpse

our

selves,
we never

we

see

possibilities
A
sense

before of

dreamed. and which ourselves the with

wholeness
"

power lives

self-confidence,
will transform

come

into When be will carries in be

our

them* shall

we

rate

properly
Infinite;
an our

we

tune

with

faculties wire shall and which

connected unlimited stumble

in

electric and doubt

power;

we

no

longer
We

darkness,
invincible.

weakness.

shall

be

II.

GETTING

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OW'S asked watched

upon you
a

the

boy

gittin' on,

Davis?"
as

Farmer his
son,

John
"

Field,

he

Marshall,
Well,

waiting John,
Deacon and ing offerwant
man,

customer.

and
as

I he
to
are

are

old
an

friends,"

replied
a

Davis,
handed
"

took

apple
father

from
as a

barrel peace

it
we

Marshall's old

friends,
I'm

and
a

don't

to

hurt air

your

feelin's; but
to

blunt

and is
a

goin'

tell

you

the all if he He

truth. but

Marshall he in
cut

good,
make thousand merchant. and If in

steady
a

boy,

right,

wouldn't
store
a

merchant
years.

stayed
weren't

my
out

for

Take him how

him
to

back
milk

to
cows

the !
"

farm,

John,

teach

Marshall

Field Davis's

had
store

remained in his
one

as

clerk chusetts, Massa-

Deacon

Pittsfield,
first of he

where could merchant

never

he

got
become But the

position,
the

he

have

world's
went to

princes.
and him of
saw

when marvelous who and

Chicago
around

examples
had fired
won cess, suc-

poor his

boys
ambition

it aroused the determination

"

him

with self. him-

to

be
can

great
do
"

merchant

If he

others asked

such

wonderful
cannot

things,"

himself,
19

why

I ?

"

20

GETTING Of

AROUSED

course,

there in Mr.
an

was

the

making
the

of

great
but

merchant

Field

from

start;

circumstances,
had his latent
a

ambition-arousing
deal and
to

ment, environ-

great

do

with
out

stimulating
his have
reserve

energy

bringing
if he would

force.
so

It is doubtful in any young

was

climbed In
velous mar-

rapidly
when

other Field

place
went

than

Chicago.
this its

1856,

there,
on

city
career.

just starting
It had then A

alleled unpar-

only
few

about years

eightybefore

five it But

thousand been

inhabitants.
a mere

had the

Indian

trading
and of
was were

village.
and
guine san-

city
beat

grew

by

leaps

bounds,
its
most

always

the

predictions
Success that there

inhabitants.

in

the

air.

Everybody
Many
a

felt

great

bilities possiis

there.

people
born

seem

to
us

think
; that

that

ambition
tible suscep-

quality
to

within

it is not it is
care

improvement;
us

that will

something
of itself.

thrust But
to

upon

which that it
as

take

it is

passion
and

responds requires
the

very
constant

quickly
care

cultivation,
education,
art

and
or

just
it will

faculty

for

music

does,
we

or

atrophy.
realize defined. lose their
our

If will become

do

not

try

to

ambition,
Our power faculties if

it

not

keep
dull

sharp
and
soon

and

they

22

GETTING

AROUSED

papers

an

account

of

girl

who

had

reached had

the

age

of
the

fifteen
mental
a

years,

and

yet
of

only
small

attained child.
was

development things
and interested

Only dreamy,
around

few

her.
to

She
thing everyone

inactive,
her
most

indifferent
the time organ
to
;

of
to
a

until,
on

day,
street,

while she

listening suddenly
She
came

hand

the
sciousness. con-

awakened
to

full

herself
few

her

faculties

were

aroused,
years

and
in her

in

days

she

leaped
in

forward
a

development.
childhood
us

Almost
to
an

day

she

passed
Most

from of of

budding
enormous

womanhood.
amount

have

of
us,

power,
as

latent

force,
in

slumbering girl,
awaken in
most
a

within could The

it slumbered

this

which

do

marvels of

if the

we

would

only
court

it.
ishing flour-

judge
western

municipal
one

city,
in

of state,
was

the
was

highly
in

esteemed

jurists
his

his power

middle
an

life, before

latent

aroused,

literat il-

blacksmith.
of

He
in

is

now

sixty, the
the
one

owner

the
of

finest

library

his

city, with
man,

tion reputawhose
man.

being

its best-read is the

to

and
his in his

highest
What

endeavor caused of
a

help

fellow life? of

revolution lecture what

on

The cation. edu-

hearing

single
was

the

value

This

stirred

the

slumbering

GETTING

AROUSED

23
his

power
set

within
feet

him,

awakened

ambition,

and

his I have

in the

path
several

of

self-development.
men

known

who

never

ized realdle midas

their life. if from

a

possibilitiesuntil
Then

they

reached

they

were

suddenly reading

aroused,
some

long

sleep, by

ing, inspira sermon

stimulating book,
or a

by listening
some

to

lecture,
with

or

by meeting
ideals,
"

friend,

"

one some-

high

who them.

understood,

lieved be-

in, and
It will
to

encouraged
all the you
are

make

difference with you,

in

the who who

world
are

you

whether for

people people
you,
or

watching

ability
and

in

lieve be-

in, encourage,
you your
are

praise
are

whether

with

those

who

forever and

breaking

idols, blasting your

water
on

hopes,

throwing
children's for

cold The
court

your

aspirations.
officer in
a

chief in
"

probation
York,

of

the

New

his
or

report

1905,
proper imin his

says

Removing
environment

boy
is The of the

girl
first York
to

from

step

or

her the

reclamation." Prevention years social of of and

New

Society
Children,
of of
to
cases over

for after

Cruelty
moral

thirty
the

investigation
welfare also is
come

involving
half
a

million

children, has
environment

the than

conclusion

that

stronger

heredity.

24 Even reach of the

GETTING

AROUSED

strongest

of

us

are

not

beyond
matter

the how

our

environment.

No
and

independent,
our

strong-willed,
we

determined modified best-born

nature,
our

are

constantly
Take

being
the

by

surroundings.
with the

child,
and

greatest

inherited
savages,

advantages,
how remain?
many

let it be

reared

by

and will

of

its

inherited
up

tendencies

If tal bru-

brought
brutal.

from

infancy
it

in of of

barbarous,
course,
a as

atmosphere,
The

will,

become child
was

story
lost
a or

is told abandoned with

took

well-born
an

who,
suckled and

being by

infant,
young

wolf

her
on on one.

own

ones,

who of the

actually
wolf,
"

all

the

tics characteris-

walked
ate

all

fours, howled

like

wolf, and
not

like much

It does of
most

take We

to

determine follow
we

the the rise

in

lives

of

us.

naturally
as a

ples examor

about

us, to

and,
the

rule,

fall

according
"we

strongest
"

current
a

which all that of

"

live. have

The
met
"

poet's
is
not

I
a

am

part

of

mere

poetic flight Everything

fancy;
every

it is
sermon

an or

absolute lecture
person
an

truth.
or

conversation who
upon has your
same

you touched acter, charson per-

have
your

heard,
life
"

every

has
you

left
are

impress

and

never

quite
or

the

after

the

association

experience.

You

GETTING

AROUSED

25
somewhat
as

are

little
you

different,
were same

"

modified
"

from
was

what
never

before,
man

just

Beecher Ruskin.

the

after
a

reading
of

Some
were

years
sent

ago
to

party

Russian

men workRussian

this in

country
order

by
that and

firm

of

shipbuilders,
American

they might
catch the of the sians Rusthe

acquire
American had

methods Within almost among six the whom

spirit.
become artisans had

months

equals they

American

worked.

They

developed
initiative, and
in their their
own

ambition,
a

individuality, degree
of
cellence ex-

personal

marked A
year

work.

after

their

return

to

country,

the about

deadening,
them the had desire with

non-progressive
done
to
no

atmosphere
The
men

its work.

had

lost

improve;

they
the

were

again
work.

plodders,
The

goal beyond

day's

ambition had

aroused
to

by stimulating

environment

sunk

sleep again.
Our Indian schools sometimes of the Indian and
"

publish,
youths
as

s!3e
as

by

side, photographs
come

they
look

from

the
are

reservation

they

when

they

graduated,
fire of

well

dressed,
in their
; but

intelligent,with
eyes.

the

ambition for back

We

predict great
of those

things
who awhile
go
to

them
to up

the

majority

their their

tribes, after

struggling

keep

26

GETTING

AROUSED

new

standards,
manner

gradually living.

drop

back
are,

to

their

old many

of

There but the them.

of
are

course,

notable

exceptions,
able
to

these

strong

characters,

resist

ging downward-dragof failed

tendencies If you you will

never

about the

interview find that

great

army have

failures,
because

multitudes into
a

they

got

stimulating,
their

ing encouragwas

environment,
never

because
or

ambition
were

aroused,

because

they

not

strong

enough
or

to

rally

under

depressing,
Most

couraging, disof

vicious find in

surroundings. prisons
of the
and

the
are

people

we

poor-houses
of
an

pitiable examples
which
to

influence
to

environment instead of

appealed
in in

the

worst

the
you

best do

them.
any

Whatever necessary
to

life, make
an

sacrifice

keep
an

in

ambition-arousing
that will close believe stimulate
to

atmosphere,
you
to

environment

self-development.
understand
you,
to

Keep
who discover the
most

ple peoyou,

who who will

in

help
you make

you
to

yourself
of
to

and

encourage

make all the

yourself.
you

This

may
a

difference and who

a are

tween betence. existo

grand
Stick
to

success

mediocre

those be

trying
in the

do
"

something people
of

and

to

somebody lofty

world,

'high aims,

ambition.

Keep

GETTING

AROUSED

27

close

to

those

who

are

dead-in-earnest. You will catch the The

bition Am-

is that

contagious.
in about
your

spirit
cess suc-

dominates of those will harder

environment. who and

you

are

trying
stimulate done

to

climb

upward struggle
well There

encourage

you

to

if

you

have

not

quite

so

yourself.
is who of
a

great
are

power

in

battery
for the

of

viduals indi-

struggling
aims,
you It is
a

ment achieveforce

high help

great
attract

magnetic
the

which

will ambition.

to

object
to

of be

your with with

very

stimulating
run

people
your
own.

whose
If

aspirations
you

parallel
if
you

lack

energy,

are

naturally
easy, you

lazy,
will be of

indolent,

or

inclined

to

take

it

urged
the
more

forward

by

the

stant con-

prodding

ambitious.

30 We

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

ought
in
a

to

be

ashamed where the

to

remain

in

noranc igdeaf

land
even
a

blind, the

and

dumb,
to

and

cripples

and

invalids, manage

obtain

good
throw

education. away because little

Many
for

youths

ties opportunicannot
see

self-culture

they
years

great

ones.

They
special
are

let the effort in fact

at

slip by
life,

out with-

any

self

-improvement,
or

until

they

shocked
to

middle that
to

later,
still

by

waking
of

up

the

they
know.
men

are

ignorant

what
we

they ought
go
we see

Everywhere

and
to

men, wo-

especially
years

from
are

twenty-five
cramped
of such
to

forty
I if

of

age,

who

and

seriously

handicapped
often

by

the from

lack

early training. people, asking

get

letters for Of

it is possible
so

them
course

educate
it

themselves There
are so

late

in life.

is.

many

good

correspondence
like

schools
so

to-day,

and

institutions

Chautauqua,

many

evening cals, periodi-

schools, lectures, books,

that
to
men

libraries, and
who have
are

and

women

determined
tunities oppor-

improve
to

themselves do
so.

abundant

While and be
sure

you

lament it

the
too
are

lack late other far

to

of

an

early
you
men

cation edumay

think there
not

begin,
young

that
women

and
are

young

very

from

you

who

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

31

making though

great

strides
may
not

in

self-improvement,
half
as

they

have you do have. is to and

an

good

an

opportunity
The first

for

it

as

thing

to

make

tion, resoluthat
or

strong,
you
woman are

vigorous,
to
are

determined,
educated
man

going
; that

be
not

you

going
;

to

go

through
you you

life humiliated been

by ignorance
of
up
no

that, if

have
are

deprived
to

early advantages,
for their be for
loss.

going
that
you

make will

Resolve and you

longer

handicapped
that which

placed
can

at

disadvantage

remedy.
You will when will
very

find
you

the

whole

world your
to

will

change
toward

to

you

change

attitude
see

it. you after

so.

You
can

be

surprised

how
your

quickly
mind
to

materially
made it with
to
a

improve

you

have about would

vigorous
the
same

resolve

do

Go
you

determination
or

that trade.

make

money

to

learn
mal nor-

There

is for

divine

hunger
a

in

every

being growth
this Man the
or

self-expansion,

yearning
of

for

enlargement.
of made
nature

Beware for

stifling

craving
was

self-unfoklment. It is the To broader

a

for of

growth.
his

object,
an

explanation,
to

being.
and of

have

ambition

grow

larger
horizon

every

day,

to

push

the

ignorance

little

32

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

further

away,
a

to

become

little
more

richer of
a man
"

in

knowledge,
that is
an

little

wiser,
worth that
a

and

ambition
necessary

while.
an

It

is

not

absolutely
be The crowded

education of those school

should life.
are

into

few

years
are

best-educated

people always

who

always
from

learning,
every

absorbing
source

knowledge
at

possible

and

every

opportunity.
I

know

young

people
a

who

have

acquired through
a

a a

better
habit "in the

education,
of

finer
or

culture,
of odd

observation,
to

carrying
moments,

book
or

pocket
courses

read

at

by
than

taking
many who
are

in have

correspondence

schools,

who
are

gone
to

through
at
new

college. Youths
ideas, and
who

quick
frequent
often
a

catch
contact

in

with
a

superior

minds,
but

not even,

only
to

acquire

personal

charm,

remarkable

degree,

develop

mental

power.

The cradle

world
to

is

great
we

university.
are

From in is its
at

the God's

the

grave

always

great
to

kindergarten,
us

where
to
are

everything give
always
bits of
us

trying
great

teach

its

lesson;

secret.

Some

people
up
a

school,

always

storing
has

precious
ksson

knowledge.
It aU

Everything

for

them.

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

33 the mind

depends
that
can

upon

the

eye

that

can

see,

appropriate.
few

Very
eyes.

people
go

ever

learn the

how
world

to

use

their
a perficial su-

They

through
at
so

with
eye

glance
are
so no

things;
dim

their

pictures
are

faint

and

that
is made

details
on

lost mind.

and

strong
eye
was

impression
intended
a

the

Yet The the

or

the

for
never

great

educator.
out to

brain outside six

is

prisoner,
It

getting
upon it

world. the

depends
to

its

five

servants,

senses,

bring
the

material,
the
ing see-

and eye.

the The

larger part
man

of has

it

comes

through
art

who

learned his is brain.

of

things
I know
a

looks father
powers upon

with who of
a

training

his

boy
He he

to

develop
send
not

his
out

observation.
street

will is and how him

ums muse-

him

with

which of
to

familiar

for

certain
on

length
return

time,
see

then
many
to

question things
show
and

him he has

his observed. of

He stores,
to
see

sends
to

the

windows other

great

public places
he has he
seen

how
can

many

of and says

the

objects

the home.

boy
in

recall father

describe that of
at

when

gets

The the

this

practice develops
instead of

boy
ing look-

habit

seeing things,

merely

them.
a new

When

student

went

to

the

great

34

EDUCATION

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naturalist, Professor
would
over

Agassiz
fish hour what and
or

of

Harvard,
to

he it

give
for

him
an

tell him
an

look

half
to

hour,
saw.

and After

then the about have

describe student the

not

him he

he told would

thought

had

everything
"

fish, the

professor
the then

say,

You it
a

really
and

seen

fish yet. tell

me

Look
you

at

while He the

longer,
would student If
we

what

see." until

repeat

this
a

several

times,
for
an

developed
go

capacity
life like

observation.

through
an we

interrogation
mind toward mental material

point, holding everything,

wealth,
riches. Ruskin's of mind wisdom

alert, inquiring
can

acquire
is

great
all

which

beyond

was

enriched

by

the trees,

tion observa-

birds,

insects,
of the brain

beasts,
sunset

rivers,

mountains,
and of

pictures
of His

and4 of the

landscape,
lark and of of
produced re-

by
the

memories brook.
"

song

held of

thousands

pictures

of
a as

paintings,
wealth
a

architecture,
which he

sculpture,

of for

material
all

joy

time.
to

Everything
his

gave

up

its lesson,

its secret,

inquiring

mind. The kinds is weak habit from and of others

absorbing
is of

information
value. A

of
man as

all

untold
in

ineffective

proportion

he

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

35
There of is forces who have

secludes
constant

himself
stream

from of fro with We

we

his
a

kind.
current

power,

running
come

to

and

between
one are

individuals if

in

contact

another,
all

they

inquiring

minds. when

giving

and

taking
The
ciety so-

perpetually
achiever

associate

together.
with the
on

to-day
him

must ; he

keep
must

in touch

around

put his finger

world be in
one a

the its
or

pulse

of

the

great
He

busy
must

and

feel of

throbbing
there A will

life. be
some

part

it,

lack which than Education

his
can

life.
use

single

talent
more

ly effective-

is worth

ten

talents
means

imprisoned
that edge knowla

by

ignorance.
has been

assimilated It
one,

and

become
express
one

part
the

of

the

person.

is the
to

ability to
out

power

within
measures

give

what and

knows,

that

efficiency

achievement.

Pent-up People
who
can

knowledge
who afford
in
a

is useless.

feel their the

lack
can

of

education,

and

outlay,

make

wonderful
under and

strides

year

by putting
will direct lines.
to

themselves their

good study
The in

tutors,

who

reading
oneself

along

different of

danger

trying

educate aimless like of

a

lies

desultory,
does
not

disconnected,

studying
the benefit pro-

which
to

give anything
the

be

derived

from

pursuit

definite

36
gramme
wishes
some a

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

for
to

self-improvement.
himself well-trained which adviser needs
can

A home
person

person should
to

who

educate

at

get
out

competent,

lay

plan

for

him,
the the

only
the

be

effectively
the

done tastes,

when and who

knows of
to

vocation,

the
an

would-be

student. whether
to at

Anyone
in

aspires
or

education,
someone

country
his
or

city, can
some

find

least

guide lawyer,

studies;
other

teacher,
person

clergyman,
in

educated him.

the

munity com-

to

help
is
one can

There
"

special advantage adapt

needs your better

in

cation, self-eduto

you

studies than who

you

your could

own

particular
school
or

in

college.
without
an

Everyone
education line of himself other lines.
many

reaches first
tion, voca-

middle read
and

life

should his
as own

study along
then broaden
on

the

and

much

as

possible by reading
One
as can

take

up,

alone,

studies,

such ing, drawself, onea

history, English
mathematics,
almost
as

literature,
can

rhetoric,

and

also
as

acquire by
a

effectively
of

with

teacher,

reading
The for that will

knowledge

foreign languages.
up

daily storing
use

of

valuable

tion informaof books

deavor, en-

later

in and

life, the
stimulate effort
to

reading
to

inspire
the

greater
to

constant

try

improve

38
almost

EDUCATION

BY

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impossible studying,
or

for
any

anyone

to

take for

up

ing, read-

exercise
someone

provement. self-im-

Perhaps
and
cannot

is
others
or

thoughtless
so

keeps

interrupting
their in life
common

the

that those aims

they
who
or

concentrate

minds;
with

have your in of

nothing
earnest

your
an

drop They

in

to

spend
no

evening
outside tions, ques-

idle the

chatter.

have and how

ideals

bread-and-butter and do
not

amusement

realize

they

are

ing hinder-

you.

There

is constant and it takes

to

temptation
a

to

waste

one's and
a a

evenings
firm

stout

ambition

resolution

separate

oneself

from

jolly, fun-loving,
or

and

congenial

family
in

circle,
to

happy-hearted
to

youthful
the who of
are
common

callers,
herd
to

order of
bitious unam-

try

rise

above

persons

content

slide the

along,

totally ignorant
of A habit their of

everything

but

ments require-

particular

vocations.
to

forcing yourself
and if
a

fix
upon

your

mind certain

steadfastly
studies,
minutes value. odds
to most
even

systematically only
for

periods

of the

few

at

time,
habit of

is, of

itself, of
one

greatest
the

This and ends

helps
time

to
are

utilize unavailable
never

which

people

because

they

have

been

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

39

trained intervals.
A that
asset.

to

concentrate

the

mind

at

regular

good
live in

understanding
spare
moments

of
is

the
a

possibilities
great
success

The

very

reputation of always
every

trying

to

prove imto

yourself, of seizing
fit

opportunity
determined in the you.
to

yourself
of

for

something

better, the

tion reputato

being
be of

dead-in-earnest,
to

be

somebody
help

and untold those will

a

do

something
to

world,

would like
to

assistance who throw

are

People
selves. themin their kind

trying

help

They
way.

opportunities
is the best

Such
to start

reputation
with. with

of

capital
One
tinder is that of who

trouble

people
of realize minutes. their
cannot

who

are

smarting
education value

the

consciousness do
not

deficient the immense

they

utilizing
will

spare
save

Like

many

boys
small fortune
cannot

not

pennies
see

and
a

change
could
see

because
ever

they
by

how

grow
a

the

saving, they
here
a

how will

little

studying
to

and

there

each for i

day
a

ever

amount

good

substitute

college
I know
a

education.
a

young

man

who

never

even

tended at-

high school,
that he

and has

yet educated
been offered
a

himself

so

superbly

profes-

40

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

sorship
was

in

college. during
hard his

Most odds
at to

of and

his

knowledge
of

gained

ends

time,

while time The

working
meant

his

vocation.

Spare

something

him. schools hundreds deserve of very sands thouatives, opertheir and

correspondence
credit of and for

great

inducing including
of all for otherwise We have of

people,

clerks, mill kinds,

to

employees
thus which
save

take

courses,

and of time

study

the

odds

ends be

would heard of

probably
some

thrown

away.

most

remarkable which have their these made

instances

rapid

advancement students in
a

correcpondence

school

by

reason

of

the

improvement
have

education.
per
cent,

Many
on

students their them

reaped
ment. invest-

thousand It
and

educational
years

has

saved

of road

drudgery
to

has

shortened

wonderfully
her
pay Her

the

their

goal.
Wisdom who
are

will
not

not

open
to

doors

to

those selftoo

willing
hard
scatter

the

price in

sacrifice,

in
to

work. before

jewels
idle, the

are

precious
tionless. The from

the

ambi-

very

resolution
at

to
cost

redeem is the

yourself
first

ignorance
toward

any
an

great

step

gaining Wagner
once

education.
wrote to
an

Charles

American

EDUCATION

BY

ABSORPTION

41

regarding price
who the of will the do

his

little hours. his

and

boy,
God

"

May
bless

he the

know

the

rising
a

boy
bit

best,

for

never

losing
time."
locked

of

precious
There is winter A will

God-given
wealth and odd

untold

up

in ahead

the

long
of
you.

evenings
great
you do

moments

opportunity
with
it ?

confronts

you.

What

IV.

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

ERE

you

to

decide your

to

risk

your

reputation,
your whole

material
-

welfare,
some

future,
or

upon

great
which of should you

physical
over a

mental

contest

extend would

considerable

period
to

time,
or

begin

long
for

beforehand the decisive

to

train

discipline
You would into it who do such
grave,

yourself
not,
if

conflict.

possible

avoid

doing

so,

go person
to

handicapped.
is ambitious is worth
contest.
so

Every
life count,
upon
a

to

make

his

what
a

while,
In

is entering upon which

to

just
so

starting
and

conflict the

significant,
the from first

affects
to

whole

future,
freedom

thing

do which

is

get

absolute

everything

strangles
hinders "which
wastes

ambition,
progress;

discourages
freedom from the
every
a

effort,

and

everything
faculties, and
obstruction

saps

vitality, enslaves
to
remove

energy; the
way

from

and

leave

clear

path

to

one's

goal
No
matter

how does

ambitious
not

runner

may

be

to

win,
if he with

if is

he

train
extra sore,

off

his

surplus
or

fat,
runs

hampered cramped

with and

clothing,
his
race

feet

is lost.

43

44
The ambitious
in
a

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

trouble
to

with

most
we

of do do
to

us

is

that, while
ourselves the cords
tanglements enus.

succeed,
to
us,

not
not

put
cut

condition bind

win
or

we

which

try

get

rid
that

of

the

and

obstructions
to

hinder

We To
retard

trust

too

much

luck.
that
can

eliminate
us, to
as

everything
get
into
as

possibly
an vironment en-

harmonious first

possible,
career.

is the

preparation
are

for

successful of
to

There
have

tens

of

thousands

people
rise
out

who
of

ability
and

and
to

clinatio in-

mediocrity,
in the

do who the

something
never

worth
so

while

world,

but break

do that

because their
some

they
movements.

cannot

chains
are so

bind
in

Most
our

of

us

bound

part
; cannot

of

nature

that
to

we

cannot

get free

gain
to

the
us.

liberty
We
meaner,

do

the

larger
life

thing doing
the rid

possible
the

go

through
when the could
us.

smaller,

the

larger,
we

grander
of the

would that

be

sible pos-

get

things

cap handi-

Every
within

normal

man

has
coil enable
were

reserve

power and pose, pur-

him,
which

mighty
would

of him

force
to

make free
to

his
press ex-

life strong the

and

complete,
and

he

largest

the

best

things

in

him,

46

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

little things
career,

which he
He

stood
was was

in

the

way

of

great

although
for it.

always

haunted

by
in

longing
everyday
His

conscientious heart
was never

his

work,
nature

but

his

in

it.
; to

artistic
away

yearned
the work
to

for

expression
which and work

get

from

against
go

every

faculty protested,
but he
was

and

abroad his

study
was was

poor,

and,
whole

although
soul and

drudgery
afraid
would call
to

and the

his

loathed the

it, he

of
have

hardships
to encounter

obstacles answered

he the

if he He

that

ran

in

his

blood.
to

kept resolving promptings

of and
til, un-

break

away

and but
a more

follow
also

the

his

ambition,
for
a

he

kept

waiting
found

waiting
after

favorable
of into his and
years,

opportunity,
he His

number

other for
was

things crowding
art

life.

longing
the

became and of

fainter less his

fainter;
Now

call he

less

imperative.

rarely
tion ambihim gone

speaks
is feel
out

early aspirations,
Those
and

for

his know has

practically dead. something

and and

who sacred he
never

that of

grand

him,

that, although honest,

of he has

has

been

dustrious in-

expressed highest thing

the

real

meaning

his

life, the

in him. I know
a woman

who had marked

in

her

youth

and

early

womanhood

musical

ability

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

47 She
sonality. perto

"

voice also
a

rich, powerful,
beautiful Nature had
to
was

sympathetic.
and
a

had

face

magnetic
generous her

.been

very

her

and

she

longed
but she

express

able remark-

powers,

in

most

ing discouragnot

environment. her and

she
or

Her

family
with

did her

stand under-

sympathize
became
a

ambition;
to to

finally
and,
freedom.
like

accustomed ceased of

her

shackles for fame

prisoner,
songstress
voice

gle strug-

A her
one

international
that she

who her
to

heard make she the

said the
to

had

it in

of

world's the of
out

greatest
of her until

singers.
parents
the

But and

yielded

wishes

fascinations died of

society
of her

ambition
says

gradually
the

life.

She
was

that

dying
wife,
has

this

great
settled
never

passion
down been
in

indescribably
the duties

painful.
a

She
has

to

of
and

but

really happy,
face
an

always
look
was

carried of
a

her

absent,
Her

far-away
talent loss

ment. disappointgreat
to

unused and
out
a a

loss

to

the

world,

indescribable

herself.

She

drags

dissatisfied and

existence,

always
that,
had

regretting
instead
of

the

past,

vainly wishing,
ambition

letting
to

her it.

die, she

struggled Timidity
of
able

realize also

hinders
men

freedom.
young
women

Thousands in this

young

and

48
country

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

are

ambitious but
are

to

make

the fettered
a

most
or

of held self-

themselves,
back faith.

completely

by

an

abnormal feel for The

timidity,
unused but

lack

of

They

great

powers

within that

struggling
may
or

expression,
fear seals of

dread

they

fail.

being thought

forward their
upon dare

egotistical
and
to

their their

lips, palsies
ambition
back do
not

hands,
itself
to

drives of
a

die up

inaction.

They
for
an

give
are

certainty
to

uncertainty; They
wait

they
wait,

afraid

push
some

ahead.

and
may

hoping
them

that and

mysterious
them

power

liberate

give

confidence

and

hope. Many They

never

people
reach

are

imprisoned
freedom
powers
not

by ignorance.
which
are

the

education
never locked. un-

gives.
for the
are seems

Their

mental have the

They

the

grit
to

to

struggle
up

emancipation,
lack
too too
so

stamina

make think of time when

for

of old

early training.
to

They price
their

they

begin;
to

the
at
a

freedom of

high

pay

life,

and could

they plod
have
dwells.

upon

low

plain

they
ority superithe ters fettheir the that

gained
Others

the
are

heights
so

where

bound

by

of

prejudice
narrow

and and

superstition
mean.

that
are

lives
most

are

These
are so

hopeless

of

all.

They

blinded

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

49

they they
If that

do

not

even

know

they
are

are

not

free, but

think
you

other would of

people
attain

in

prison. largeness
of

that

life,

fulness

self-expression, which
you
must

expands
at

all the
cost.

faculties,

get

freedom
you

any

Nothing
the

will

compensate

for
at

ing stiflany

best
It

thing
often

in you.

Bring
a

it out deal

sacrifice. of

takes
of

great

of with the
out.

tion, fricstacles obtrue

suffering,
and

struggling
before
is

misfortunes,
character
never

strength
diamond

of one's could

brought
its

The

reveal

depths
friction

of

iancy brillof

and
stone

beauty, but

for

the

the

which in the This

grinds
light
is the

its

facets, polishes it, and

discloses of its hidden

lets

which

wealth. darkness. Ask

price

its liberation

from

the done
owe

majority
great
their

of

men

and the

women

who
to

have

things

in

world,
breadth which

what

they
and

strength,
of

their

of

mind,
riched en-

the

diversity
lives. -of fruits

experience
will

has that

their
are

They

tell you that

these

the

struggle;
from

they acquired
character
an

their in

finest

discipline, their
to

best

drill,

the

effort

escape
to

uncongenial
bonds which
; to

environment;
enslaved away them from

break obtain
to
an

the

; to

education
out
some

get

poverty;

carry

cher-

50 ished
was.

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

plan;

to

reach

their

ideal, whatever

it

The ourselves

efforts from of holds

our

we

are

obliged
bonds
or

to

make

to

free
or

the

of

poverty
"

heredity,
it is that
"

passion
us

prejudice,
from
our

whatever

back

heart's

desire,
sources re-

call

to

aid

spiritual
have

and

physical
but for

which

would

remained

forever

unused,

perhaps
thrust

undiscovered,
upon
us.

the

necessity

Unsatisfied
eat

longings
very

and

stifled desire.

ambitions

away

the of

heart

of

They
and

sap

strength
out
men

character,

destroy
havoc make

hope,
with the
mere

blot of

ideals. and

They
women,

play

lives

they
of what

them

shells,
been.

empty
I do

promises
not
can

they might

have

believe be has

that

anybody
until
to

in any
expresses in

stances circumthat

happy
made
vent

he

which until which has

God he has

dominate
to

his

life;

given
best take

that

grand gift

passion
until he
was

speaks
made the
to

loudest
use

in of

his that

nature;

which
his

intended powers.
"

precedence

of

all

other

No

man

can

live that

half
it is
we

life when
a

he

has

genuinely
Phillips

learned Brooks.

half have better

life," said

After

gained
than
we

glimpse

of

life

higher

and

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

51
(break the the

have bonds

been that

living,
bind of
cease us

we

must

either

and which

struggle
we

towards
or

attainment will the if

that and reach is

a

see,

ment developin.

deterioration
an

set
soon

Even
die
out
one

longing
no

to

ideal
to

will

effort

made

satisfy
except
tend the in

it.

No

should

follow

vocation,
does let
not

by
to
man.

inevitable
unlock No his
one

compulsion, prison-house
should which
owes men

which and

out

voluntarily
prevents
its

remain

an

environment Civilization

his

development.
to

greatest
women

triumphs
to

the

struggles
from

of

and of
man

free

themselves

the

bonds No bound

circumstance.
can

live

full his
as

life
nature.

while
He

he
must

is

in freedom
to

any

part
of
to
on

of

have
action be his
no

thought
his his full

well

as

freedom
There
must

of

grow

height.
no

shackles
powers.

conscience,

of Stirling

best Be

yourself.
people
to

Do
to

not

lean

or

apologize.
They
are

Few
slaves

belong

themselves.
or

their

creditors
do
not
are

to

some

entangling
they
to

alliance.

They
what best

do

what

want

to.

They
up

do

they
energy

compelled
to

do, giving
so a

their is

make

living,
make

that life.

there There

practically nothing
are

left to

plenty

of

men

to-day working

for

52

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST their
so

others, who

really
; but

have have

more

ability than
been
so

employers entangled

who

enslaved,
or

and

faculty-bound they
to

by
have

debt
not

unate unfort-

alliances, that
to

been

able

get
Can

the

freedom

express

their
a

ability. promising
of ?
tion, ac-

anything
man

compensate
the loss of his

young

for

freedom

his
any money

liberty of speech
pay

and

conviction and

Can

him

for

cringing

crawling,
his
up

sneaking
when

and

apologizing throughout
within his
power
to

life,
his

it is and

hold the

head

without in the face

wincing
? in
a

look

world

squarely
Never what other the

put

yourself
"

position,
a

no

matter
or

inducement

whether
or

big salary
of
act

financial
or

reward,
"

the
you

promise
cannot

tion posithe

influence,
a or man.

where
no

part

of

Let

consideration
your

tie your

tongue
your

purchase
as

opinion.
inalienable

Regard right,
any
sideration. con-

independence
which
you

your
never

with

will

part

for

One than
must

talent

with tied
up

freedom and
at
a

is

infinitely better
so

genius
do
use

entangled

that

it

everything
is
a

disadvantage.
so a

Of
and work
must

what

giant
it
can

intellect

restrained

hampered
To make

that

only
of

do

pygmy's
we

the

most

ourselves,

54

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

ners,

or

unfortunate few
men

social

alliances.
to

paratively Comor are

belong

themselves
way

are

really

free.

They
waste
a

go

the

they
of

pushed.
energy
on

They
that

large
not

part

their
count

which of

does

really
their

in

the

main for that

"

issue
a

life; spend
horse,"
bad

lives up old

paying
debts
or

dead from

clearing

came

judgment,
Instead of

blunders,

foolish and

indorsements.

putting
are

on

speed

gaining
to

on

life's
up
"

road,
lost in

they
time. the

ways al-

trying
are

make
rear

for
never

They

always
of
An

in

the

vanguard

"

their

possibilities.
young
man,
to

ambitious
is

anxious make
a

to

do for in and how

what

right
in the

and

eager

place
himself

himself

world,
thwart
;
so

entangles
his

complications cripple
hard "he all his

that

life-purpose
no

efforts he

that,
never

matter
to

struggles,

is

able in take him

not

get
with

yond bea

mediocrity. family
the if
to

Hopelessly
he
cannot

debt,

support,

advantage
as

of

great
he
were

opportunities
free;
and if tied His
he
cannot
a

about he
up

he
risked

could his

had his

little for
mocks

savings
years

future

earnings only
is tied
matter

ahead. for

great

ambition
it.

him,
and

satisfy caged

He
no

hand

foot.

Like

eagle,

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

55
must

how

high
when
man

he
he

might
strikes who

soar

into bars.

the

ether, he

stop
The

the
trusts

everybody by
loans

is

stantly con-

crippling
He
indorses

himself notes,

entangling
money,

ances. alli-

helps
He ties his

everybody
Up work
sense. was

out,

and

usually gets

left.

his

productive
his
poor

ability

and
or

hampers
of of

by
A

judgment
estimable
man

lack
my

business

most

ance acquaint-

ruined
which of

financially by
would

indorsements
foolish
years
even

and

loans
a

have
For
spare to

been many from pay

for
every

boy

fifteen. he
could his

it took absolute

dollar

the

necessities

of

family

these

gations. obli-

Our
our

judgment
the who

was

intended
and
to

to
us

preside
That
uses

over

mental

faculties wise
a

help

discriminate
man

between
wins

and

the

foolish.
and

keeps
in every
you
a

level

head

sound

judgment
Whatever
Make and it

transaction.

do,
rule
to

do

not

get

involved.
clean fore Bethink
sure

life

keep

yourself

clear, with
you

everything
anything
end;
where
a

safeguarded.
of

go

into
to

importance reasonably
are
or

it

through
you
not

the

make
you

that
Do and

know risk little

coming
your

out.

competence,

home

your

savings,

in

the

hope

of

getting

56

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

something
away

for the

nothing.
of those

Do who
on

not

be in
some

carried
ture ven-

by
have

reports
a

made

great
a

deal

little money, There is

no

Where

one

makes,

hundred the
a a

lose.

greater
that

delusion

in
out

world
"

than

thinking
here
or a

by
you

putting
can

little few

flyer

"

and

there

make

hundreds

few

thousands.
If which in which
you
cannot

make
chosen become

money for
your

in

the

vocation
and
not can-

you

have
you

life-work,
;

have in the

expert
whose you money

if you
every

get
you

rich

business how
can

detail that

understand;
else will

expect
and it will

somebody
you
a

take

your for

give
not

tremendous

return

it,when
?
now

get your
I know

personal
a

supervision
in New worked and
came

lawyer
had

York,
most to
a

aire millionhis
way
an

(who

of

through
utter
a

college,

the

metropolis
desk
room

stranger,

taking
near a

little

in
at

broker's

office made

Wall

street)
rule from that debt

who,
he would

the

outset,

cast-iron free

always

keep

himself

and

tangling en-

alliances. it
is

By
lost
him

this

inflexible

rule,
which

true,
have

he

often

opportunities
excellent
up

would but
he

brought
never

returns,
any
tran-

has

tied

himself

in

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

57

saction.

The

result
to

is

that but

he has

has

not

ried wor-

himself

death,
every very

reserved he

his has he
see

strength.
gone into
not

Nearly
has touched
to

enterprise
successful,
unless knew he

been

because could he

has

anything
end and

through
come

the

how

would

out

(even

taking

into
and

consideration

ble possithis
way,

shrinkage, although
strides
or

accident,
has
never

loss).
any

In
very
not

he
"

made

brilliant
gone
to

lucky

hits," and
he has has

has
never

up

by leaps
what he

and has

bounds,
done,
and

had

undo
a sure

always
the

kept

in

position. only
of
men

He

has in his

gained

confidence
but also of

not

profession,
wealth,
because himself that be who he

talists capi-

and

men

of him

have has

entrusted

large
his

sums

to

always

kept

head

level, and

free
their

from

ments. entangleand hands.

People
their

know will

business
his

capital

safe and he

in

Through
of
a

steady growth

persistent pushing
not

practical certainties,
millionaire,
man

has

only

become hensive compre-

but of

broad,

progressive,

affairs.

Develop
your

your

judgment
it becomes best

early

and

exercise Your
common

caution is your

until your

reliable.
your

judgment
sense

friend;

is

great

life partner,

given

you

for

58

FREEDOM

AT

ANY

COST

guidance
upon

and these

to

protect
three and

your

interests. friends
"

pend Desound and

"

great
common

judgment,
you

caution,
not

sense

will

be

flung

about

at

the

mercy

of

adverse

winds.

V.

WHAT

THE

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

NCE

when
of

Emerson
men

was

in

the
who

pany com-

of

affairs,
railroads,

had

been and
some

discussing
other

stocks,
for let
us

business
"

matters
now

time,
real

he

said,

Gentlemen,
a

discuss Emerson

things
was

for called he
to

while."
"

the

dreamer

of

dreams,"
that
to
women saw

because the world Tens stand alone.

is
a

had

the

prophetic
higher
of he

vision

be, the
thousands

civilization
men

come.

of

and

to-day

where

then

stood

almost Edison half

a

dreamer hence

because

he

sees

people
tions, invenmake
seem

century

using
and

and

enjoying
which

discoveries,
the
very
most

facilities
of

advanced

utilities His

to-day
eye years
now sees

antiquated.
in

mind's

as

curiosities those
so

museums,

fifty
devices

hence,
seem

mechanisms
to
us.

and

which
in this

marvelous

Dreamers
see

sense

are

true

prophets.
be, long
it San
was

They
before

the

civilization

that

will As old

it arrives. of made

the

dreamers and

'49 who
it the

built

the

Francisco

greatest

59

60

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

port great
ashes

on

the

Western and hundred the

coast

so

after the

the

recent

earthquake
and three it
new was

fire, when
thousand dreamers ashes

city lay
were

in

people
of

homeless,
saw

to-day
others

who
saw

the

city

in the

where with American

only

desolation,
the

and

who,

indomitable will that

grit, and

unconquerable
the
to

characterized

pioneers plan
the of
saw a

of

half-century city greater

before,
and that

began

restored It
was

grander
the

than

old. the

in

dreams

projectors
first

great

ental transcontincities and

"

railroads

teeming
where the

vast

business
"

enterprises
without

more saw

cal practithe

men,

imagination,
desert,
vast

only

great
sage

American grass, of Leland the

oceans

alkali

plains,
The

and
men

impassable
like Collis bound bands

mountains. P.

dreams and and

two

Huntington
the
East the

Stanford West with

together
of

steel, made
the

neighbors,
cities where

reclaimed before

desert,

and

built

only

desolation

reigned.
It that
was

the

persistency
over

and

grit

of

dreamers without
daries drome-

triumphed
who
carry

the advised

congressmen

imagination
to

importing
across

the

mails

the said
to

great
it
was

American

desert;
a

because
waste

they
of

ridiculous,

foolish

money,

build

62

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

ocean

liners,

our

marvelous
our

tunnels,
our

our

magnificent
our

bridges,

schools,
our

sities, univerour

hospitals,
cities, with
treasures

libraries,
vast
are

cosmopolitan
comforts,
of and

their

facilities,
result

of

art,

all the

somebody's
We hear
a

dreams.

great
of

deal

of
of while would ?

talk

about

the

impracticality
heads
on are

dreamers,
the
stars

people
their

whose
feet
are

among

the

earth;
but for in

but the

where dreamers

civilization
We
or

be still

to-day
be
across

should

riding
in carried

the

stage-coach
We should and
our

tramping
cross

continents.

still

the would
press. ex-

ocean

sailing ships,
across

letters the pony

be

continents

by
the

"

It cannot

be
"

done,"
It
can

cries
be
; and

man

without
shall be

imagination.
done,"
dreams the his cries the

done,
he

it

dreamer all sorts

persists

in his
to

through point
of
his

of

privations,
if his the
necessary,

even

starvation, inventions,
of

until

visions,
for the

discoveries, his
race,
are

ideas

betterment

made

practical
What
as a

realities.

picture the
he
went

dreamer

Columbus
to

sented pre-

about

exposed

continual
as an

scoffs

and

indignities,
the
very

characterized

adventurer,

children

taught

to

regard

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

63
their of
a

him

as as

madman he

and

pointing
He in dreamed

to

heads foreworld

passed!
seas,

beyond

the

and,

spite
a

of

unspeakable

obstacles, his vision

It ahead
was

became
a

glorious reality.
of
a

the

men

who,

quarter
saw

century
ous marvelmade these done

of Hoe

their contemporaries,
press

the

in

the

hand-press

that

modern
dreamers hand. It

journalism
our was

possible.
would who
were

Without
still be

printing
the who
us men

by
as

denounced

visionaries and enabled with

practically
to
converse

annihilated and of
transact

space, ness busiaway

as

people
were

thousands in the
same

miles

though
us.

they

building

with

How
men,

many who it
a see

matter-of-fact,

unimaginative
practical
civilization
eyes,
au

only
to
or a

through
in
Marconi?

would

take

replace

Edison,
The

Bell,

very

practical people
is and all well

tell

us

that
in

the

imagination
musicians,
in the of
men

enough
that it has Yet

artists,

poets, but
of

little place
all

great
have
of

world been

realities.

leaders
tains cap-

dreamers.
our

Our

great

industry,

merchant

princes,

have

had had of

powerful,
faith
our

prophetic
the
vast

imaginations.
been
for

They

in

commercial it

possibilities
our

people.

If

had

not

64

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

dreamers,
be

the

American Atlantic

population
coast.

would

still

hugging
The
most

the

practical people
can

in

the

world future
can see

are

those
see

who the

look

far

into be

the

and

civilization
man

yet

to

; who

the

coming
of
to

emancipated

from

the and

narrowing, tions superstithe

hampering
the

fetters, limitations,
present

day
to
come

; who

have the

ability,
to
ever

foresee them those

things

with dreamers

power

make been

realities. who

The

have

have

achieved

the

seemingly

impossible.
Our

public
institutions
statues
"

parks,
are

our

art

galleries, our
monuments

great
and

dotted the world

saw

with has visions

which those

built

to

its

dreamers,

who for

of
race.

better

things,
What
have

better

days

the

human
men

horrible
gone

experiences
in

and and
were

women

through
dreams

prisons
which

dungeons
destined

for
to
man

their lift the from

; dreams

world

from

savagery

and

emancipate

drudgery.
dreams scientists
were

The other

very

for
were

which

Galileo

and
and

great

imprisoned
as

persecuted
few
us a

recognized
later. and of

science dream earth. of

only
gave

generations
new

Galileo's
a new

heaven

The

dreams

of

Confucius,

Buddha,

Socrates,

WORLD have
lives.

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

65
of human
as a a

become
Christ but
of the
saw

realities Himself His whole

in
was

millions

denounced
was a

dreamer,
dream

life

prophecy,
tion. civilizaof

coming

man,

the the

coming burlesque
the

He
man

beyond

the

God

intended,

beyond
man

deformed,
had the

weak,

deficient, imperfect
to

heredity
ideal
man,

made,

the

perfect

man,

the

image
Our

of

divinity.
do what
not

visions of

mock
to

us.

They

are

evidences of

is

be, the
castle
on

foreglimpses
in

possible

realities.
the

The castle

the

air

always

precedes

the

earth.

George
dreamed revolutionize of

Stephenson,
a

the

poor

miner,
would While
a

locomotive traffic of

engine
the

that

the

world.

working patching
of
to

in the the

coal
clothes

pits for
and
to

sixpence mending
earn a

day,

or

the

boots

his

fellow-workmen
a

little money
same

attend

night school,
his blind called
set

and

at

the

time
to
ing roar-

supporting
dream.

father, he
him
crazy.
on
"

continued
"

People
will

His

engine sparks/'
the will dreamer

the

houses

fire with will and

its

everybody
air
" "

cried.

Smoke

lute pol-

carriage
for
want

makers

men coachSee this when

starve

of of
were

work."

in

the

House

Commons,

members

of

Parliament

cross-question-

66

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

ing
more

him.

"

What,"
absurd
out
as

said
and

one

member,
ridiculous

"

can

be
the

palpably
held fast

than

prospect
twice
as

of

locomotives We should
to
one

traveling
as soon

horses? of off Woolwich

upon

expect

the
to

people
be
fired
to

suffer

selves them-

of
to

Congreve's
the
a

rockets,
of such
a

as

trust

themselves

mercy

machine,
Parliament limit

going

at

such
all
to

rate.

We

trust

that

will, in
the

the

railways
or can

it may miles ventured

an

grant,

speed
is in this
as

eight
as

nine

hour,

which

great

be

upon."

But,

spite
"

of

calumny, visionary
"

ridicule, and
toiled
his
on

opposition,
fifteen years

crazy

for

for

the

realization

of

vision. On the fourth the Fulton.

at
on

of

August,
of the
of

1907,
the

New dream of

York of

celebrated Robert scoffers

at
noon

centennial See wharves

crowd the
4,

curious River witness

most

the

Hudson

Friday, August
of idea witness what which what

1807,

to

the

results

they
ever

thought
entered believed of
to

the
a

ridiculous brain
a
"

human
be of
a

; to

they

would

most

humiliating
"

failure

the take
in
a

dreams
a

crank

who the
"

proposed
river Clermont
an

party

of

people
named

up

to

Albany
"

steam

vessel
ever

the of

"

Did

anybody
as

hear

such

absurd

idea

navigating

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

67
River out with-

against

the
"

current

of

the

Hudson said

sail ?

scornfully Many
of them
away
was

the

scoffing
that and
money

"wiseacres.
man on an

thought
his time

the

who the

had

fooled

"Clermont" that the

and

little
to

better in did
as an

than insane

idiot, and
But

he
"

ought
Clermont
was

be
"

asylum.
the

sail
a

up

Hudson,
of What the does
gave

Fulton
race.

hailed

factor bene-

human the

world first
an

not

owe

to

Morse,
the
a

who

it asked

its
for

telegraph? appropriation
the
to

When of

inventor thousand line from

at

few

dollars

for

first

experimental
he
was

Washington

Baltimore,
After

sneered

by

congressmen.

ments discouragemost

which
men,

would

have

disheartened line
was

this
some

experimental
congressmen

completed,
for the

and
message
ever

were

waiting
not

which
come,

they
one

did of

believe
asked

would the
to

when

them he But
and

ventor inbe

how

large
over

package
wire.

expected
very

able the

to

send

the

quickly
was

message
to

did

come,

derision

changed
The
two
was

praise.
of

dream continents denounced

Cyrus together
as worse

W.

Field,
the than

which

tied

by

ocean

cable,
How

folly.

68

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS
the world's
as

long day

would
news

it take but
for

to

get

day-byField? of the

such

dreamers
at

When

William

Murdock,
dreamed coal
even
"

the of

close

eighteenth by
in
means

century,
of

lighting
to

don Lon-

gas

conveyed Humphry
intend

ings build-

pipes,

Sir Do for
you
a

Davy

sneeringly asked,
dome Walter
of

taking
of

the

St.

Paul's

gasometer?"
the but
to

Sir

Scott, too,

ridiculed

idea

ing lightto
use

London this
at
same

by

"

smoke/'

he

lived his
the

smoke-dream

light
said
a

castle wise

Abbottsford.
"

"What!"

scientists,

light

without

wick

sible!" Impos-

How

people laughed
who
years

at

the

dreamer,

Charles for

Goodyear,
eleven rubber for

struggled
while use!

with

hardships
to

long
of

trying
See while

make in

india-

practical
still
his

him

prison
his
little

debt,
and
to

dreaming,
wife's his

pawning
to

clothes
money

jewelry
children

get

keep
sublime when
;

from

starving!
to

Note

his
even

courage

and

devotion
to

his
a

vision
dead
near

without his
and insane

money

bury
were

child

while

five his !

other

children
were

starvation,
him
as

neighbors

nouncing de-

Women
"

called
"

Ellas

Howe
him

fool

and

crank

and

condemned

for

neglecting

70

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

are

but

the of

realized

visions his

of

his

youth,

his

dreams his
power.

bettering

condition, of enlarging

Our lovers

homes
and

are

the

dreams
to

that
better

began
their

with tion; condi-

their
dreams in

efforts of
those

the huts The dream and

who

once

lived

in

log

cabins. luxurious who rode

modern

railway
in the

train

is

the

of

those

old

coach. stage-

Not

more

than the

dozen

years

ago

the which

less horsenow

carriage,
promises
in the
to

manufacture
one

of

make
was

of

the

largest by

businesses

world,
same

considered
is the

most

people
But these New

in the there
"

light as
recently
"

airship to-day.
exhibition of

has

been

an

dreams
on

in
a

Madison
so

Square
vast
to

Garden,

York,
of its Half looked

scale

in

the

suggestiveness credulity.
invention fad there for
was cars a was

possibilities as
a

stagger

dozen
as

years
a mere

since, this
toy,
years
a

upon

few
not

millionaires.
a

Twelve
in

ago

single factory
market. five

America years vehicles

making
ago

for
were

the

Fourteen horseless had been

there this

only
and

in
at
over

country,

they

imported
are

extravagant
a

prices.
thousand

To-day
in
actual

there
use.

hundred

Instead

of

being

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

71
is

toy

for used

millionaires, the
in

automobile

now

ing beof

place

of

horses incomes.

by

thousands

people
This the

with dream

ordinary
is of

already helping
streets.
as

us

to

solve ing prov-

problem
a

crowded

It
as a

is

great

educator,

well into

health

giver, by
The its
own

tempting
man

people
will

the

country.

average

ultimately,
travel

through
in his is becoming

full

realization,
car.

practically
fact this

private
one

In

dream

of
come

the

greatest
to

joys

and

blessings
in

that

has It

ever was

humanity.
dream their elevator

the

wonderful
and

steel

of
gether to-

Carnegie,
with made the

Schwab,
that modern

associates,
creator,

of

the

that

city

with

its

sky-scrapers

possible.
What who the like
uncommon

do

we

not

owe

to

our

poet

dreamers,
us

Shakespeare,
in

have
common,

taught
the

to

see

the

dinary extraor-

in The
to

the

ordinary? heritage
matters

divinest It

of

man

is the

capacity
have
a

dream.

not
we
"

how

much there walls

can

we

to

suffer
to-morrow.

to-day,

if

believe
stone

is

better
not
a

Even make would that

"

do dream.

prison
Who

to

those the the

who
poor

rob
takes

of

this
out

dreaming
of their

faculty,

drudgery

72

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

dry,

dreary
them

occupations?
of the luxuries
of
a

Who which better

and
more

would

prive de-

they

enjoy

in

their of

dreams
a

brighter
comforts

future,
for those There
so

fuller
to

education,
them. like
so

of

dear
is
no

medicine
no

hope,

no

incentive

great
of

and

tonic

powerful
to-morrow.

as

tion expecta-

something
is

better

Dreaming typical
what

especially
No

characteristic how

of
poor,

the
or

American.
his
even

matter

misfortune,
defiant
are

he

is

confident,
he
can

self-

reliant,
better
a

at

fate, because
The his clerk

believes live
in

days
of

coming.
own

store

his

which

imagination
of
a

builds.

The home
power.

poorest
of her

factory girl
own.

dreams humblest

beautiful dream of

The

The

ability to

lift oneself

instantly
and of

out

of

all

perplexities,
environment,
and
many

trials, troubles,
into
and
an

discordant

atmosphere
is

harmony
How

beauty
of
us

truth,

beyond
heart
to

price.

would
courage

have

enough,
continue if from
our

hope
the power

enough, struggle
of

and

enough,
enthusiasm
away

of

life
were

with

dreaming
It
is

taken

us? this
to
stant con-

this

dreaming,
of

this better

hoping, things

expectancy

come,

WORLD that

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

73
dens, bur-

keeps
and

up

our

courage, clear who the has

lightens
way. gone

our

makes
a

I
most

know

lady
and and her

through
who knows her

the for her ance balShe

to

trying
years,
at

heartrending
yet everybody
sweetness

experiences

many

marvels of says that

of of

temper,

mind,
she that
most

and
owes

beauty

character.
to

everything
can

her

ability

dream;
of
into and mind The the
a come

she

at

will and

lift

herself

out

discordant of back

trying
with

conditions

calm

absolute
to

harmony
work

and
a

beauty,

her

freshened

and

invigorated dreaming
be but

body.
like every
many

faculty,
abused. dream. air A

other

faculty, may
do

great

people
all their

nothing
in
to

They

spend

energies
never

building
make

castles live

which in
an

they
natural, un-

try

real; they
theoretical

delusive,
the
It have faculties is
a

atmosphere
from

until

become

paralyzed thing
to

inaction. when
and you

splendid

dream purpose with

the

grit
to

and

tenacity
your

of

the

resolution but

match

dreams

realities,
without

dreaming
forth

without
exertion

effort, wishing
to

putting
undermines

realize It is

the

wish,

the
that and

character.
counts,
"

only practical coupled

with

dreaming
hard
work

dreaming
endeavor.

persistent

74

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

Just
Dreams

in

proportion
we are

as

we

make

our

dreams

realities, shall
that

become realized

strong
become
It is in

and
an

effective.

tion inspirapower
to

for
make of this the

new

endeavor. dream

the find

good making
when

that

we

the

hope

world.
and did made of but

Dreaming

good,
with
his

this
few

was

what

John
dollars

Harvard
he

'hundred

Harvard

College
with
a

possible.
handful

The

founding
was

Yale
a

College
made

of books
President dream of

dream
owes

good.
to

Roosevelt better
; his ; of

everything
for
a

his

conditions
dream

humanity,
finer of
a

of

higher
of

ideals

of

larger,

type
finer

manhood

better

government,
and cleaner

citizenship,
and

of

larger
in and

manhood

womanhood. child
of

The
a

lives

dreamland.

It

creates

world

its own, It it
traces

plays

with

the
are never

castles
very
on

it builds. real
sea
or

pictures
that has which
a

which
was

to

it;

enjoys
which

land, but

powerful
character.

influence

in

shaping
Do
not

its future

life and

stop

dreaming.
in
to

Encourage
Cherish them that bids is real.
us

your your

visions dreams

and
and

believe

them.

try
that

make

This
look

thing
tup,

in that

us

aspires,
us

to

beckons

higher,

God-given.

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

75
the

Aspiration
road

is
runs

the

hand

that

points
As

us

to

that
so

heavenward. life of be. Your your

your better

vision dream may

is,
is

will

your

the

prophecy
to

what

life

be,

ought
The after
our

be.

great
the

thing

is to shown

try
us

to

fashion the

the

life of

pattern

in make

moment
our

highest

inspiration;

to

highest

moment

permanent.
are

We is but

all
sorry

conscious

that
for
average
man

the

best
we

we

do
to
a

apology
The the

what
man

ought
is

do,

might

do. of We

but

burlesque
him
to

sublime

God made

intended for
thing some-

be.

certainly
and

were

larger, grander,
we are.

more

beautiful that what fit

"

than
we are

We of

have

feeling
"

is

out

keeping life-plan
that it

with which is

does the

not

the

larger,

greater
for
us;

Creator

patterned stingy,
of and that
our

mean,

sordid,
the in the

pinched
divine
man

compared
shown

with
us

pattern
moment

of

highest

vision. creative of the

power dreamers
man

It is this these will that and dreams

of

the made

imagination,
good,
that
;

ultimately
will break and

raise
down

to

his

highest
of

power
race,

the

barriers the

caste,

creed,

make

real

poet's vision

of

76

WORLD

OWES

TO

DREAMERS

the world.

Parliament

of

man,

the

Federation

of

the

"

The

Golden

'Age

lies

onward,
the the

not

behind. led will

The

pathway pathway

through through

past

has

us

up:
on,

The And

future

lead

higher."

'

78
every

SPIRIT

IN should
wrong

WHICH
his

YOU

WORK

one a

earn

own

living
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has

gotten
get
that the
were

view

of

life, and
out

will his

never

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intended of

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for him.

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people
look

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as a

respect

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able disagreebutter,

necessity for providing clothing

life and and shelter
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bread

and

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unavoidable
man

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womanhood.
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of

God's

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

79
and
to

noblemen,
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made
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king,

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8o

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

habit
in its the

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SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

81

ful, compel
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yourself
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82

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

glory
in

in

it. the is

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SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

83 though
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out

horses

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cows

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kind
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important
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personages.

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schoolhouse

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money,

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the

spirit of

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84
ter.

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

In and

this rob

way

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lift it out would

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ness common-

it of

what

otherwise

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drudgery.
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to
not

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let it go

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stamp

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approval
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have

wonderful

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character. The deal

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to

quality
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quality
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86

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

question,
be

the

money-making

question,

should

absolutely insignificant in comparison.

Start
out

with you

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tacit

understanding
a man

with
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yourself
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or

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and

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work.
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How without

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man

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task,
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angel

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

87
produce
it is it must
senting repre-

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must

in

the

stone;
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for

the

image

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represent
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life-work. divine of
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ourselves,

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life-work
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how with

make

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work
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pay

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How

through
little the the

got

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youth

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sacredness,
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divinity

calling
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or

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than
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fame. It should and

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character-builder,

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us.

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man

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88

SPIRIT

IN

WHICH

YOU

WORK

or

woman

you
not

can

bring
money

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how life-work from

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earth.

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every

do,

every

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write,
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piece

of

merchandise

you of yours

sell,
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conversation,
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or

thought
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statue.

the

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RESPONSIBILITY

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crisis the of the

91
War. thrust
ounce

man

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92 covered

RESPONSIBILITY

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their would
away

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to

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94

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

accompanied
greatest
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as

by

the

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RESPONSIBILITY

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95
to

fulness, his
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responsibility,
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RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

be

almost

impossible
are

to

fill his around

place;
to

but,
a man

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looking
for under the

find
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big
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former and

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duties
manager

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young

better
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his
women

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was

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ranks

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oftentimes and much whose
to

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97 distinctive

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heard

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any

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statesman

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to

way

to

bring
him
never

out

the
upon

reserve

man

pile responsibility
in
us

him. reveal
come

there

anything
Some of

this

will

quite
until
we are an

ourselves
to

in

fullness It

and
is

power

driven

ation. desperlike

when
upon

shipwrecked
island, with hands,
in

Robinson but
resources we our

Crusoe
own

nothing
but that

brain
up
to

and

nothing

locked

deep

ourselves,

really

come never

complete
what tested

self-discovery.
is in his
at
men sea

captain they

knows been

until which That

have

by

gale

threatens there
are

shipwreck.
great
us

potencies
which tremendous
we

and
may forces

power
never

possibilities within
know
are

is

proved
in

by

the

that

aroused
or

ordinary

people

in

some

great

crisis The

emergency.

elevator

boy

may

never

have

dreamed

98
that
He

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

there
may

was

anything
have
in

heroic
there

in

his
was a

nature.

never

thought
the he

bility possioffices who

not

of of but
was

his the

rising
men

world lifted and

to to

the their

ance import;

whom takes

the

building

fire

this who

boy,
did
a

seldom
any

noticed

by
the
up

anyone,

show minutes He
runs

special signs develops

his

of

ability, in
heroic
the the
a

few

most

qualities.

elevator
choked

through
smoke,
rescues

burning
hot cable hundred

floors

when

with and

blistering
people
lives. A

his

hands,
for

who,

but

him,

might
and

have

lost their

ship

is wrecked the

at

sea,

poor

grant immi-

becomes
a

hero

of

the orders

hour,
with

ing command-

lifeboat, and
and

giving

calmness,
have
lost

authority,
their
A

force,

when

others

heads.

hospital takes
invalid and and of

fire and
into

the
a

delicate, timid
heroine
almost

girl

develops
does
a

instantly
In

giant's
in
are

work.

fires

wrecks,
all

great

disasters
deeds

or

emergencies daring
the

kinds,

enacted

of

and

of
test

sublime
came,

heroism would have did how

which,
been

before

great

thought

impossible
No force
one

by
ever

those knows

who

them. much

just
until

dynamic by
a

there

is

in

him

tested

great

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

99 Oftentimes

emergency
men

or

supreme

crisis.
even

reach

middle discover

life, and

later, before
Until has much
some

they
great
their

really

themselves.

emergency,

loss,
cannot

or

sorrow,

tested
strain

timber
can

they

tell how

they
to

stand.
out

No latent and

emergency power
ever

great

enough
fronted con-

call

their

before

them,
realize what crisis have

they
would

did be

not

themselves
to

they

equal

until

the

great
I

confronted known reared their and had of in

own

them. several

instances
were

where

daughters
thrown of their
upon

luxury
resources

suddenly

by
of their

the

death

parents

the
not

loss

inherited
up
to

fortunes.

They
not

been
to

brought
anything
how
to

work,
had
no

did

know and

how
no

do

useful,
earn a

trade,
and

idea
once

livelihood;
marvelous
power
not
was

yet

all at for
;

they developed things.

The had

ability

doing
but
upon

there, latent
been
men

responsibility
them. into

hitherto

thrust

Young
of

suddenly

forced

positions
or

tremendous
are

responsibility by
often
not

accident
men

death months.

the

same

in

six

They
which

have
no

developed
one ever

strong
dreamed
made
men

manly they
of

qualities possessed.
them. And

Responsibility
it makes
women

has of

inexperienced

ioo

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

and
an

untried
emergency
a

girls

who

are

suddenly
are

thrust
to

into
duct con-

where
or

they
a

obliged

business

support

family.
initiative
to

Many

people
not monotonous

distrust had
an

their

because exercise the

same

they
it. work

have The

opportunity
routine of

doing
not

year
new

in

and

year

out

does the

tend
powers
we

to

develop
must
measure

faculties.

All

mental

be

exercised,
their

strengthened,

before

can

possibilities.
men

know

young

who

believe
seem

in
to

body everyno

but
doubt

themselves. other

They people

have

about

accomplishing always
put
else
me

what about head

they

undertake,
"

but

are

shaky
at

themselves of this
or

Oh,
;

do

not

the

that

somebody
shrink

can

do

it better

than

I."

They
lack
way

from

responsibility

cause be-

they
The

self-faith.
to
never

only early

develop
to

power

is

to

solve re-

in
go

life

let

an

opportunity
will
and

for

doing
Never

so

by.
from

shrink
more

anything
better
matter

which

give

you

discipline,
No into for

training,
how

enlarged
force
like

experience. yourself

ful distasteis

it.

There

ing noth-

responsibility
if the

developing
is hard
; take

ability.
it and

Never

mind

position

102

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

selves

to

somebody
I

else

and

die

with

their

greatest

possibilitiesunreleased,
believe
to to

undeveloped. duty
of
every
to to

Personally,
young
person

it is the
an own

have his
not

ambition

be
solve re-

independent,
that call of
at
a

be will

master,
at

and

he life
or
"

be
and of

somebody
at

else's

all his gong

come

go
a

the
"

sounding
he be be small else's will
an a

the
to

touch

bell that that

that he he will

least

belong
and

himself;
not
a

entire whole
one,

wheel

cog;

will
a

machine,
rather

although
part

it

may
someone

be

than

of

machine. The
very

stretching of looking
forward

the

mind
to

toward time

high
when

ideals, the
we

the

shall lines

be
of

our a

own

masters,
a

working

along

the

resolution,
has all
a

fixed, irrevocable

determination,
influence
will
your in upon
a

strengthening,
the
or

unifying
you

of
man

faculties, and
woman,

be

stronger
if you
own

whatever

future,
mind
your

keep

steadily, persistently
declaration it
means

individual
means

of

independence. delivery
of from

It

freedom,
from
a

restraint,
which I

certain
to

ing feelordinate subthat it

slavery
for of

attaches do
one

every

position.
is

not
to
or

believe reach the

possible

any manhood

same

magnitude

womanhood,

to

RESPONSIBILITY
the

DEVELOPS

103
the

grow

to

same

statute,

after

giving

up
or

struggle hope
of

for

absolute into all that

a

independence
business
or own.

the
or

going
else

profession

something
It
is
true

of
not
or

one's

every

person

has

the

executive

ability
of
to

strength
the

of

mind,
stamina,

the
or

qualities
the

leadership,
conduct stand of his
a

moral

push

business

successfully
There who who
are,

for

himself
many

and

ground.
men

also,
others in ness busia

instances
upon
to

young

have
are

dependent position
for work dare for
to

them,
the

and of

not

take

risks A

going
many,

into

themselves. others the

great

however,

merely
risk

because

they
on

do

not
own

take

of

starting
lack

their
courage

responsibility.
branch
out.

They
fear

the

to

The

of
a

possible
great
many

failure
start

ters deas

them.

Moreover,
certain

boys

in

occupations, though
are

work

up may

to

fairly good
ambitious
to

salary, and,
be

they

be back the

independent,
of their
to
"

yet held
and

by

the

distrust

own

powers

advice
until

of the
year
to

others,
habit
out

let well the

so

enough
same

alone,"
year

of

doing

thing
that
out

in and difficult

becomes

fixed

it is very

wrench

themselves

of

their

environment.

Again,

great

many

people

prefer

small

104

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

certainty

to to

big

uncertainty.
no

There
to

is

no

disposition
in their

hazard,

desire
do
not

take
want

risks,
to
sume as-

make-up.

They

large responsibilities. They

prefer steady
every in

employment,

and

the will
to

certainty
find

that
sums

urday Sattheir

night they
pay

fixed

envelopes,
and

the

great
of
a

risks,
business

bilities, responsiof their

uncertainties

own.

You
or

may

not

have
to

the take
an

ambition,

the

desire,
You
to

the

inclination
to

responsibility.
easier

may

prefer

have
worry

life, and
the

let of
sons, sea-

somebody
notes

else

about hard

payment
the dull

and and

debts,
the the with
powers,

the

times,

panics.
greatest
the is

But,

if you

expect
you,
"

to

bring
if

out

possibilities in

growth,
your

largest possible expansion

your

of

goal,
the

"

you

cannot

realize

your
sense

ambition while else's

in

fullest
to

and
carry

com-

pletest

merely
programme

trying
and

out

somebody
furnish There

letting

him

the

ideas.
be
a sense

must
not

of

complete
in

pendence, indeto

partial

but

complete,
We
or

order

reach
our

the

highest
stature
or

growth.
of manhood

do

not

attain

full

womanhood

in

captivity

in

slavery, but
The

in
must

freedom,
be
let

in
out

absolute

liberty.

eagle

RESPONSIBILITY

DEVELOPS

105
how the

of

the

cage,

no

matter

how

large

or

fortable, com-

before of
an

it

can

exhibit

all

powers

eagle.
is in the
our

It

locked-up
natures,
that
power
test to

forces
not
our

within,
which It these do the

that
are

lie
on

deep
the

those mettle. call and

out to

surface,

is

within hidden

everybody's
forces,
worth does
to

be

somebody
in the is

something
man

while
not

world,

and his

who right. birth-

do

it

violating

sacred

Every
the
world

man

or

woman

who
continents
up

goes

through
of him covered undismits com-

with

great
locked

possibilities
a

within
and

sin
on a

against
crime
to

himself

that

which

borders

against
trust
to

civilization. Have faith

Don't
in
your

be
own

afraid

yourself.
think in

ability
is

along
you,

original

lines. will

If

there

anything

self-reliance

bring

it out.
you

Whatever

do, cultivate

spirit of manly
your
mere

independence

in

doing
Don't

it. be

Let
a

work cog
and

press ex-

yourself.
machine.
out

in
carry
even

Do
own

your

own

thinking
far
as

your

ideas,
for

as

possible,

though

working

another.

VIII.

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

EFORE
must

water

generates
two

steam, and dred hun-

it

register degrees degrees

hundred heat.
not

twelve

of will

Two do The

it;

two

hundred
must to
move

and

ten

will it will
to

not

do

it.

water
steam

boil
an

before

generate
run a

enough

engine,
not
run

train.

Lukewarm

water

will

anything.
people
with
are

A their
water

great
life that

many

trying

to water

move

trains
is

lukewarm

"

or

almost

boiling
are

"

and

they they
a

are

wondering
get
with
two

why

they They
or

stalled, why

not can-

ahead. hundred

are

trying
hundred

to

run

boiler
ten

two

and

grees de-

of

heat, and
not

they

cannot

understand

why

they

do

get

anywhere.
in his work achievement the
to

Lukewarmness
same

stands
as

in

the

relation
water

to

man's
to

warm lukeboiler.

does
can

locomotive

No

man

hope
world force

accomplish
he
his throws whole
to

anything
his whole
it. he all

great

in

this

until of

soul, flings the

In

life, into

Phillips Brooks's
to

talks
to

young

people
with
to

used their

urge

them It

be

something
simply

might.

is not

enough
107

have

lo8

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE
is

general
one

desire
to

to

be

something.
it; and
all

There that the

but

way
to

accomplish
with
muster.

is,

to

strive

be

somebody
we can can

trated concen-

energy
a

Any
for
a

kind

of
can

human

being
it ; but

wish

thing,
minds

desire

only strong,
can an

vigorous

with

great
There

purposes

do

things.
distance A
mere

is and

infinite doers.
never

between

the is lukewarm

wishers

the

desire
take
must
a

water,
its

which the

will

train
must

to

destination;
made Who into would

purpose
to

boil,
work. of

be

live
ever

steam

do heard

the

have of his

Theodore
munity com-

Roosevelt if
to

outside he had he
a

immediate committed if
to

only
had

half

self himhe had task? that of

what

undertaken;
of
his himself
career

brought
The he with power has

only

part
of

his been

great
has

secret

has
not
a

flung
all he the

his

whole

life,

part
energy

it,
and he

determination

and into

could

muster,
No
no

everything
no

undertaken.

dillydallying,
lukewarm

hearted faint-

efforts,
him!

purpose

for

Every
master

life
purpose

of

power

must

have

great
of

which
"

takes

precedence principle

all
is

other
so

motives

supreme and
so

which in its

commanding

imperative

de-

i io

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

one

else

who

has

made if

success

in
not

some

other

line, and

wonder
in

they

had line.

better
one

try
is
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something loosely
be

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to
to

same

If

attached induced is
not

his

occupation
it up, you

that
may

he be

easily
he

give
the
a a

that has

in
to

right place. position,

part of
it. It if the

If

nature
runs

called

you

call

in your
cannot

blood, get away

from

it is

your

life and
a

you

from

It is not

separate
brain

thing
contains
away

yourself.
nerve some

exists

in blood

every

cell, every

cell; every
of it.
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corpuscle
more

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can

no can a

get
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man

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do feel
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when he

get
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a

So

if I I

think

had that

make
in

change, place
was as

very

certain him much

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the he

God for

called
is
as

to,
a

for

thing
real
him

made his

part
nearer

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to

being
than There made

temperament.
closer of

It is than the his

his is

heart-beat,
a

his

breath.

photograph
every

thing
body.

he
He

was not can-

for, in
get
away

cell in it. will make

from which will

The

thing
which

make
it
we a

the
power,
to

life
is

tinctive, disthe

one

supreme

thing which
we

want
no

do, and
how
or

feel

that
we

must

do;

and,
from

matter

long

may

be

delayed

this

aim,

how

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE
aside should
to
not

in

far iron

we

may

be

swerved
we

by
never

mistakes

or

circumstances,
or a

give
our

up

hope
Some the the

determination have the of

pursue

object.
courage,
to

people

the of way

moral

persistence,
things
them
out

force

character,
which

get
tween be-

the

stand

and
to

their be

ambition. this way

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and
no

allow that ness fit-

themselves
way

pushed
for which will
to

into
or

things
enable

they have
power

taste. to

Their them
are

is not their

strong
way
to

enough
their

fight
aside

goal.
about

They
them,
little
is
or

pushed
do the

by

the

sure pres-

and
no

things
or

for

which

they
If

have there

liking
in

adaptation.
world
to
a

anything
it is that in

the

person

should

fight for,

freedom is his

pursue

his

ideal, because
for the

great

opportunity
of
is in

self-expression,
greatest
chance

for

the
to

unfoldment him. It tell

most

thing possible
to

his
the

great

make
way

his
; to

life
do
to

largest, completest
distinctive

the

nal, origi-

thing possible
not

him.

If
carry
more

he
out
or

does his less be of

pursue

his

ideal, does
his life how will

not

supreme
a

aim,
no sense

be

failure,

matter

much
or

he

may

actuated
may
exert

by

of

duty,
to

how
come over-

much

he his

his

will

power

handicap.

ii2

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

There has
no

is

great

power in it
"

in
a

resolution

that

reservation purpose all

strong,
all

persistent, bridges path,

hind be-

tenacious

which obstacles
no

burns from

it, clears
arrives
at
no

its

and

its

goal,
what

matter

how

long
or

it may
cost.

take,
The

matter

the of
a

sacrifice

the

inspiration
the

great,

positive
a

aim less, shift-

transforms

life and

revolutionizes

ambitionless,
man as even

dissipated, good-for-nothing
divine
energy

if

some as

had

worked

in
a

him

"

love

sometimes
coarse man

transforms into
a

slovenly, purposeless,
methodical,
When
a new

clean,

diviner

being.
power in

the

awakening
aim,
He

of
a

new

pose, purhe is
new a

resolute

is born
sees

man,

creature.

everything
fears, the

in

light.
vicious but

The

doubts,

the

apathy,
his which if

the

temptations yesterday,
his

which

dogged

steps
had

the

stagnation
as

blighted
They
purpose.
are

past

life, all vanish

the

by magic.
of the
a new

dispelled by

breath take

Beauty
place
of

and

system
confusion.
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place reigns

of in

unsightliness
the

and

Order his The the in

a

anarchy.
to

slumbering
effect
of

faculties this
new

awaken ambition made

activity.
is

like

clarifying
stagnant,
as soon

change
swampy

by

water-way
The
water

district.

clarifies

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

113 flowers and make

as

it

begins
up

to

move,

to

do

something
and

spring

in

place beauty,

of

poisonous

weeds;
song

vegetation, joyous
the

birds

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us an

atmosphere.
when is
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Chemists broken attraction and another

up

tell and of

that
atom

compound
from
on new

is

released

the
ergy en-

other

atoms, seeks but

it takes

immediately
free

combination

with

atom;

the

longer
It
seems

it remains
to

alone,
much when When of its

the of
idle.

weaker its

it becomes.

lose

vitality

and

power

of

attraction

the

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out

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of

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the

goddess
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Wisdom,
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complete,
brain.

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ideas,

grandest
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spring
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full-orbed,
power,

complete,

their the

spontaneously
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their

brain.

who

visions, who

ii4

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

delay
up

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execution

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to

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their

thoughts,
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weaklings.
men

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morrow. to-

divine

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come

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out

to-morrow.

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inspiration
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day.
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vision

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immortal

vision

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is not
to

studio,

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upon

put

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the

picture gradually vigorous

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from

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an

mind.
into

strong,
brain of

conception
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writer, and
to

has
pen

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fer trans-

irresistible the

impulse

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and

and

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to

images
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conception
at

paper;

it is it

the

moment,
to

and,

seems

wait,

he

postpones

writing.

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

115

The

images
he

and still

the

conception

keep

haunting
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him, but
grow away

postpones. dimmer,
forever. for

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and
at

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and
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reason

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all this.

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do

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strong,
of
to

vigorous

impulses;

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splendid
us

possibilities? Why
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rapidity
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and

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use

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suddenness?
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intended
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fresh,
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while
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like

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manna were

ideas,

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of

wilderness,
to to

the
every

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gather
hoard

day.

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old

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splendid

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ii6

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

become;
visions
execute

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to

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deal
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able

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life; and
whole
one

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reach

effectiveness.
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spent

starting
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men

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have

brilliantly and

enthusiastically;

n8

AN

OVERMASTERING

PURPOSE

"

says,

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IAD/!

IX.

HAS

YOUR

VOCATION APPROVAL?

YOUR

QUALIFIED UN-

QUOTE
from
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the letter

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sentences
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received.

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February

editorial,the

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do

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in any

120

HAS

YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

on

such
in

a an

foundation.

do

not

want

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occupation
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ideals, which
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man

nature,

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HAS

YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

121

work,
other

and

that
do

it

might

as

well

be

you.

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thing some-

people
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; there

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for

Creator
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brain
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keep
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yourself
in
man,

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a

constitution,
and

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true

succeed,

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success.

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nobility;
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get

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Creator

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fit you Do

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only

right.

right,

122

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YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

nature, because of the

all the

law,

and

all science of It is

will

help
is the
nature

you,

attainment

rectitude the all

very

plan
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are

universe. Reverse
to

things. pledged
To the
let

it, and
you.
men

these

forces

defeat

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me

who if you

have
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written

for

vice, ad-

say

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making
will
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money
to

by forcing yourself by
what whole
you

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power

do

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or

what

engage
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cannot

heart,
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not

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entire

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self-confidence,
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Nobody
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loses

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compass

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with You

decision,
have
a

firmness,
within

with the

HAS

VOGR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

123

of
to

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points
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YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

tionable invites

business,
disaster. little while
to

is

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seem

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drafted
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HAS

YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

thing
is
more

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Besides,

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philosophy
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it and
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HAS

YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

127
every

you
to

have make

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deceitful
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information

128

HAS

YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

which others determine

will
must

make
lose.
never

you

win
course

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know
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no

But is what and for the

is

character This

for.

manhood stamina

is what

given
oppose

us

for,
wrong,

"

stand
matter

right
the Wear
on one

and

the

what

results. threadbare meal

a

clothes, if necessary;
in
you
a

live floors
no

day

house

with

bare

and

bare

walls, if
ever

must

; but to

under

cumstances ciryour
clean un-

consent turn

prostitute
do
an

manhood,

or

to

your

ability to
; carry
a

thing.
as a

Dig

trenches
on a

hod

; work

section-hand rather
your

railroad sacrifice of

; shovel

coal,

"

anything
and shut of

than
sense

your and

spect, self-rewrong,

blunt

right

yourself

off the

forever

from which

the

true
comes

joy
only
level
to

living, and
from best
to

approbation
of

the

consciousness the

doing
is

your

reach

highest

that

possible
has

you. Do
not

choose

that

occupation

which

HAS

YOUR

VOCATION

APPROVAL

129

the

most

money

in

it, the

greatest
or

promise
fame,
out
even

of

material but

reward,
that which
and

notoriety,
which will call

choose
and

the

man

in

you,

will

develop
of

your

greatest

strength

symmetry
is fame.

manhood,
than

personal
wealth and is it

nobility.
grander
greater
can

Manhood than than

greater
Personal

nobility
reward
that

any

calling,

or

any

bring.

X.

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

HE |
of has

greatest
a

thing
no

that

can

be much has

said
he

man,

matter

how he

achieved,
record

is

that

kept

his

clean. in

Why
time,
and
every

is the

it

that,

spite of
of Lincoln
more

the

ravages

of

reputation
character It
never

grows
to

larger
world record
nor

his

means

the his

year?
and with in who his

is

because

he

kept
his

clean,

prostituted reputation.
is there

ability

gambled
Where,
a man

his all
was

history, merely
who
was

an

example
matter

of how

rich,
exerted

no

great
for

wealth,
who
as was

such

power in

good,

such this
poor

living
backwoods of in
and
as

force

civilization,
What character A
power
man a

boy?
fact world becomes that !
a

powerful
is the
assumes

illustration

the the

greatest

force

importance
world for

in he sale

the stands

just

as

soon

it is he

found is
not

that for

something;
not

that
his

; that

he

will
amount

lease of

manhood
or

for for lend

any his

salary,
influence
name

for
or

any

money

position

that he
many

he

will

not

to

anything
with

which
so

cannot
men

indorse.

The

trouble

to-day

is that

132

STAND
do stand

FOR
for

SOMETHING

they

not

anything
be well have be

outside

their well

vocation.
up in

They

may

educated,
a

their

specialties,may
but

lot of

expert
upon. the

knowledge,
There
is off
some

they
flaw

cannot

depended
which
may

in

them

takes be

edge

their
you

virtue.
cannot

They
bank find
a on

fairly cian physifind

or

honest,

but

them.
or a

It is not who in
one

difficult to
knows
a

lawyer

good
but

deal, who
so

is eminent
easy
to

his

profession
is
a man

it is not
he is
a

who

before
name

is

lawyer

physician;
that
not not

whose

synonym

for
It

all
is

is

clean, reliable, solid, substantial.

to to

difficult
so

find find the

a a

good
real

preacher
man,

; but

it is
hood, man-

easy

sterling
is
so

back successful
men

of

sermon.

It
not

easy
easy

to to

find

merchants,
put
world character
wants

but

find

who

above
is
men

merchandise. who
"

What

the

have

ciple prin-

underlying
under
men

their

expertness

principle
business of
;

their who and

law, their
for

medicine,

their outside

stand
stores

something
stand
very

their
in

offices their

; who ;

for

something

community

whose

presence

carries

weight. Everywhere
shrewd
rare we see

smart,
but how

clever,

headed, long-

men,
one

comparatively
is
as

it is to

find

whose

record

clean

i34 material he knows

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

possessions
that
his

are

swept
a

away

from
in

him,
the and

he

has

monument

hearts

of

countrymen,
of
to

in

the and

affection

admiration
can

the
harm

people,
his clean.

that
self

nothing
he

happen kept
Mr. his

real

because

has

record

Roosevelt
come,

early
whether
or

resolved he

that, let what

in he take what made chances with ble gam-

would he

succeeded whether
not

undertook
or

failed,
he would
he

friends with

enemies,

his

good
else his

name"

would would he

part
never

everything
with his
stand
was come a

first ; that

he

reputation;
His
to

that first be
a

would
was

keep
to

record for

clean.

ambition
man.

something,

Before the
man

he
must

politician or
first.

anything
he deal had of

else

In

his
to

early
a

career

many
money

ties opportuniby allying unscrupulous opportunities

never

make

great

himself

with

crooked,
He had

sneaking,
all sorts But him. of

politicians.
for had
a

political graft.
any

crookedness He refused
any

attraction
to

for

to

be

party

any He

politicaljobbery, preferred
to

underhand
any

business.
he
was

to

lose

position
have it.

seeking,
must not

let

somebody
in

else

it,
He

if he would

get
touch

smirched
a

the

getting
or

dollar, place,

preferment

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

135
of
"

unless

it

came

to

him

clean, with
who
use

no

trace
an

jobbery
to

on
"

it. knew

Politicians it
was no

had
to

ax

grind
or

try

to

bribe

him,

to

influence
money,

him

with
or

promises
power.

of
Mr.

patronage,
Roosevelt make he
even

position, perfectly
and himself should
at

knew

well
many

that

he

would but that him

many

mistakes
to

enemies,
a

resolved his his

carry

in such least

way

enemies

respect

for

honesty
"

of purpose,
"

and

for his

forward, straightHe
solved re-

square-deal
his
record

methods.

to
at

keep

clean, his
else

name

white,
portant unim-

all hazards. in
In

Everything
like
men

seemed

comparison.
these
as

times such close line

to

the

world
"

especially
men

needs

Mr.

Roosevelt of
men

who

hew the

to

the

chalk-line
to

right
who who

and do

hold
not

plumb

truth;
men

pander
and

public favor;
their

make
to

duty
their
to

truth

goal
neither

and
to

go

straight right
them. much
nor

mark,

turning
a

the

the

left, though
Who
can

paradise

tempt
how

ever

estimate toward

his

fluence inand

has

done

purging
ideal. He

politics
has

elevating
the

the

American of
many

changed
and

view-point
He way. He has has

statesmen

ticians. polia

shown
made

them
many

new

and

ter bet-

of

them

ashamed

136
of the

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

old

methods has held

of
up

grafting
a new

and

selfish

greed.
them

He that

ideal, shown
their

unselfish

service than
an

to

country for

is

infinitely nobler
aggrandizement. higher
of

ambition

selfhas
ple exama

American

patriotism
of the

meaning
this and

to-day,

because

great

American.
have

Many
adopted
of
tens
are

young cleaner ence. influsands thou-

politicians
methods

statesmen

and There of
young

higher
is
men no

aims doubt in this

because
that

his

of

country
and is

cleaner

in
to

their be

lives, and

more

honest

ambitious
a man

good

citizens, because
for for the
"

here

who

always

stands

square

deal," for
manhood.

civic

righteousness, Every
in
man

American
to

ought
that

feel

that
cannot

there

is

thing some-

him
cannot

bribery
;

touch,
that is
not
or

that

influence sale ;

buy
he any

something
not

for
per tam-

something
for

would

sacrifice he

with

price; something
if necessary. for

would

give
If

his
a man

life for stands

something
himself he
upon

worth

while,
on count ac-

compels
of
upon

recognition
his real

for

alone,

worth,

is not fine
is

dependent
clothes,
own
a

recommendations; house,
or a

fine

pull.

He

his

best

recommendation. The
young
man

who

starts

out

with

the

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

137
his for be
a

resolution
and
to

to

make his

his whole

character manhood
not
nor

capital,
every

pledge
he he

obligation though
man ever

enters

into, will
fame
a

failure,
No loses

wins

neither does

fortune. who

really

great

thing
been

his

character No

in the has

process.
ever

substitute

yet
of

discovered have gone

for
to
are

honesty.
the
wall

Multitudes

people
one.

trying

to

find have

Our

prisons
to

full of

people who
else

attempted
it. in himself and

stitute sub-

something
No he is
man can

for

really believe
a

when
a

occupying
when the

false

position

wearing
him
are

mask;

little monitor
"

within
you

is
a

constantly
fraud
The
; you

saying,
are

You
man

know
you

not

the of

pretend

to

be."
not
a

consciousness what of
power,

not

being
him the
to

genuine,
be,
robs

being
man

others

think

honeycombs
and asked

character,

and

destroys
When side All be of the
a

self-respect
Lincoln
case
was

self-confidence.
to

take

the
not

wrong do it.

he

said,

"

I
to

could that
a

time

while
'

talking
I should

jury

I should
a

thinking,
it out

Lincoln,

you're

liar, you're
and

liar/ and
say

I believe

forget myself
much of young

loud."
as

Character

capital
great

is

very

estimated undermen.

by

number

138

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

They
ness,

seem

to

put

more

emphasis

upon

smart'

shrewdness,
a

long-headedness,
than
upon

cunning,
honesty
do
scores use

influence,
and of

pull,
of

downright
Yet
sums

integrity
concerns name

character.
enormous man

why
for

pay

the has

of been

the
dead there

of half
a

who,
or name

perhaps,
more

for

century
in that

?
;

It is because there for

thing; some-

is power in because

because

is

character

it; because
it

it

stands

represents
of Til stand immovable ! what

reliability
the
or name

and

square

dealing.
of

Think and

of
of the

Tiffany,
great
world

Park
which

ford,
in

any

names
as

the
as

commercial the

solid
are

and

rock

of

Gibraltar,
Does

worth
seem

it not these
on a

strange
should of of

that

young
to

men

who

know

facts

try

build

up

business and rock Is

foundation
instead

cunning,
on

scheming,
the solid

trickery,
of

building

character,
remarkable hard
to

reliability,and
that
so a

manhood?
men on

it not
so

many

should
an reliable, un-

work

establish

business instead

flimsy foundation,
upon

of

building
square

the

solid

masonry

of honest

goods,

dealing, reliability?
A
name

is worth but

everything suspicion
There is

until

it is questioned;
to

when

clings

it, it is
in

worth

nothing.

nothing

this

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING
of
to

139

world There of the

that is
no

will

take
in

the the of

place
world,

character.
say

policy
or

nothing
with

right
and

wrong

it, that

compares

honesty
In

square
or

dealing.
because that that

spite of,
and

of, all the

is
are

ness crooked-

dishonesty
scoundrels
is

being

uncovered,

of

all the

being unmasked,
in
was

integrity
world

the

biggest
There

word

the
a

business in all

to-day.
it

never

time

history when

was

so

big,
a

and

it is when
;

growing
ter characit stood

bigger.
meant

There
so

never

was

time

much

in

business
as

when

for

so

much
was

everywhere
a

it does

to-day.
who
was

There the

time and

when

the and

man

shrewdest

sharpest
of the others
man

cunningest
the

in

taking salary;
of the Nathan

advantage
but

got
at

biggest
end

to-day
is

the
never

other

bargain

looming
when his
man

up

as

before.

Straus,
of of He the

asked

the said other could

secret

of

the

great
treatment

success

firm,
at

it

was

their
of

the

end
not

the

bargain.
to

said

they they

afford afford
to

make

enemies;
or

could

not

displease
or

to

take
reason

advantage
to
"

of that
in

customers,

to

give

them

think

they long
the

had
run,
man

been the

unfairly
man

dealt
gave

with,
the

that,

the
to

who

squarest

deal

I4o the

STAND
end

FOR

SOMETHING

at

other

of

the

bargain
have

would

get

ahead There

fastest.
are

merchants who
men

who
not

made

great
among

fortunes,
their their with

but

do

carry

weight
have have

fellow lives

because

they

dealt

all

with and

inferiority. They
shams held of
so

lived
gestion sug-

shoddy
has

long

that

the until

been

in their life have

minds been

their

whole their have

standards ideals have of

lowered;
characters business. who stood

shrunken;
the
men or

their
their
men

partaken

quality of
with
more

Contrast for half

a

these

the

century

at

the
;

head
men

of
who

solid
have who

houses,

substantial stood for

institutions

always
have

quality

in

everything; only with

character. We who is not admire of their

surrounded with
men

themselves and
women

not

ability but
We admire
are

of

instinctivelybelieve
people
who
in stand and centered that their the Carl
many very

in

character.

for

something;
It We

truth

honesty.
with the
us.

necessary

they

agree

them

for

strength,

honesty
their
a

opinions,
The late

inflexibility of
Schurz
was

principles.
man

strong
He

and his
worst

antagonized political views

enemies
never

people.
often;
was

changed
even

but
one

his he

knew go

there
on,

thing
no

would

back

friends

or

friends, party

142

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

acter, Such
race

a men

grand
as

expression
these

of

superb
our

manhood.
in

increase the

faith

the the

; in

the
man.

possibilitiesof
We
are

grandeur
of
our

of

coming
because

prouder

country

of

such
ideal

standards. that what those determines

a

It is the the life.

the

direction what
an

of

And
are

grand
men

sight,
who

spiratio in-

sacrifice

the

dollar The

to

the

ideal

! which the
and

principles by
is solved
;
are

problem

of

cess suc-

right just
in

justice, honesty
as a man

and

integrity
from his

and these

proportion
he

deviates
of

principles
reach
success

falls

short

solving
It is true

problem.
he but but
may

that

something.
? The Is head
very

He thief

may

get

money,

is that

gets

money,
to

does

he

succeed?

it any
than much

honester

steal of
a

by

means

of

long
is

by
more

means

long
because
"

arm? the

It victim

dishonest,
then We robbed

is deceived

and

double letters

crime. which read like

often

receive

this:
"

am

getting
about within what I

good

salary

; but

do

not

feel

right
voice
to

it, somehow.
me am

I says,

cannot

still

the

that

'Wrong,

wrong/
"

doing."
it,"
we

Leave

it, leave

always

say

to

the

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

143 in

writers

of

these

letters.

"Do
no

not matter

stay
what
will

questionable occupation,
it offers. you
on

ducement inland

Its

false

light
it.

the
to

rocks the

if you mental

follow

It is demoralizing
to

faculties, paralyzing
a

the

character,

to

do

thing
who

which

one's

science con-

forbids."
Tell the

employer

expects
you
cannot

you

to

do
for

questionable things
him unless you the
you
can

that

work
of

put

the

trade-mark

your

manhood,

stamp
do.

of Tell

your

integrity, upon
that if the

everything thing
the the lowest best
to

him

est highsurely
to

in

you

cannot

bring
cannot

success,

cannot.

You
you,
man even

afford your

sell

thing
a

in

your
or

honor,
a

hood, man-

dishonest

lying

institution.

You you

should

regard
sell
out

the
a

suggestion
as

that
an

might
Resolve

for

consideration

insult.

that
less

you

will
a

not

be

paid for being

you
your
to

something
lease
your

than

man;

that

will

not

ability, your
your

education,

tiveness, invendo
a

self-respect,for
for

salary,

man's

lying

him;

either

in
or

writing
in any

tisements, adverother

selling goods,
capacity.
Resolve
are

that, whatever
to

your

vocation,
; that

you
are

going

stand

for

something

you

144

STAND

FOR

SOMETHING

not

going
a

to

be

merely
a

lawyer,
farmer,
a a

cian, physi-

merchant,
or a man

clerk,
carries
to

man, congress-

who

big
a

money-bag;
first, last,

but and

that all

you

are

going

be

man

the

time.

XL

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

have

seen

many

painful examples
few
to
seen

during
failure

the of

past
wealth have it of

months

of

the

produce
that
not
a

ness. happifortune
for

We
without
a man

behind

does

stand

much. have Of

The revealed
a

X-rays
some

public

investigation

ghastly
of rich
men

spectacles.
who and
were

number of

in
at

sitions po-

great
of the

responsibility
recent

trust

the

beginning
have

financial others have which

panic,
died

some

committed effects
upon

suicide,
of the

from had

the

disgrace
and

they

brought
and

themselves have of their

their

families,
not
as so

still others

suffered

tortures,

much

because
fear

wrongdoings,

from

the
A
to

of

disclosure. ago, these which the

men were

few

months the what

"

supposed
men

possess

things
all

make world is lived with

came,

happy.
so

They

had

seeking
in

strenuously
homes and the
"

money.

They

palatial
and

were

surrounded

luxuries,
what

yet,
called

moment

misfortune
"

they
the

happiness
a

fled

as

though

it had

wings
These

of

bird.

men

felt

secure

because 145

they

had

that

146
which get.

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

most

people
had
in

are

struggling
themselves of

so so

hard

to

They

supposed
the

firmly
tressed butthat in

intrenched

wherewithal
"

life, so

by nothing
the

their

solid

"

investments, But,
their their almost

could

shake of under instead

an

them.
eye,

twinkling
from

foundations

slipped
vanished,

them,
of

reputations
the

and,

being
they
but
not

big

men

they thought
that
"

they

were,

only
that

found their

they

were
"

nobodies,
had
not
men

also

happiness

flown such had

with
a

their

reputations.
visitor
as

Happiness
that.
no

is these

transient
the shaken

If

had

genuine
it,
it up.
no

cle, artifire Real

reality. un-

panic
it out, is

could
no ocean a

have

burned

swallowed

happiness

not

fluttering, fly-away
It does
upon not

It is not
in

superficial.
not

live

things.
in
in

It

does

depend
in

money.

It inheres

character,
life the

personality.
way,
no
ever

It
no

sists con-

facing

right
way,
can

and
matter

pne

who much The

went

faces
money

it the he

wrong may

how

have,
many
was

be
men

happy.
who the

trouble
down
in upon

with the the

upon

of

the

panic
wrong

that

they put

emphasis
Man

thing.
plan
When
express of

is built
"

the

honesty,
he

of

rectitude his
nature

the

divine

plan.
to

perverts

by

trying

dishonesty,

HAPPY

?"

IF

NOT,
of

WHY

NOT?

147
be

chicanery,
happy.

and

cunning,
very
essence

course

he

cannot

The

of

happiness
He who

is honesty, would
must

sincerity,
have real

truthfulness.
for his

happiness

companion
sincere.

be
ment mo-

clean,

straightforward,
he

and the

The
will

departs

from

right

she

take

wings
What
race

and
a

fly away. pitiable thing

the dollar
"

it is to material
to

see

the

human
"

chasing
to
extract

things joy,
realize

ing tryof that

happiness,
How
are

squeeze

out

money the very

alone!

little

people

thing they
or

hunting
if

lives do

in themselves
not

nowhere with them

; that

they

take

happiness
over

they
it.
a

may

hunt

the is
a

earth
dition con-

without of mind.

rinding
It is

Happiness
fundamental the

principle,

and
cannot

he

who

does be

not

understand

principle
the world
to
derstand un-

possibly
the
upon

happy.
and the of

All
rest

misery
the the

crime

of

failure

human
no man

beings
can

principle
he

that

really
the with
to

be

happy
in

until

harmonizes
the be

with
and
not

best the monize harThe

thing
brute.

him,
No his
one

with
can

divine,

happy
animal is

who

tries instincts.

life with
in

his him
him

God

(the good)
that
can

the

only

possible

thing
Real

make

happy.
be

happiness

cannot

bribed

by anything

148
sordid

HAPPY

?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

or

low. it.

Nothing
There
upon

mean no

or

unworthy

appeals
them.
as

to

is

affinity between
it is and
as

Founded the his

answer.

principle,
mathematics,

tific scienhe who

laws

of

works

problem

correctly

will

get the

ness happi-

There
answer

is
to

only
a

one

way

to

secure

the

correct

mathematical

problem;
with mathematical the
to

and

that laws.

is to

work

in
not
some never

harmony
matter

It would

if half
way

world

believed
answer,
was

there

was

other
come

get

the

it would with
matter
race

until

the

law

lowed folnot

the the

utmost

exactitude.

It does of
way

that believe the

great
is
some

majority
other The and fact

the

human ing reachare

there

of

happiness

goal.

that

they

discontented,
that

restless,
are

unhappy,
their

shows

they

not

working
that there silent

problem
is another
us

scientifically.
We
man are

all of
a

conscious
us;

there

inside

that

accompanies
messenger
"

through
other,
the

life

divine,
better
our

that from its

higher,
of

self

which and

speaks
which

depths

nature

gives

consent, and

its

"Amen,"
every
women

to

every
one.

right action,

condemns Men and this

wrong

in

all times
to

have

tried

to

bribe

constant

monitor;

purchase

its

ISO

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

ticing selfish,grasping
harmony
that To be
are we

methods,
orchestra
and
tune

as

it is to with
out

duce pro-

in

an

ments instru-

all

jangled
be
in

of

tune.

happy,
within

must

with
our

the

finite In-

us,

in
no we

harmony
way
can

with

better it.
in
our our

selves. The

There idea that in and

our

is

to

get

around
wrong
or

practice
with

vocations,

dealings
then

men,

in

pleasures,
in
our

periodically
or can

seek

ness forgive"

prayers
a man

through
do
wrong

our

churches
and
or more

the

idea

that

be

given forout with-

without

remedying
the
any

the

wrong,

forsaking
than A of
almost

sin, has
other
a

done in

harm

thing

civilization. elimination

clear

conscience,

clean

life, the
and

selfishness, jealousy,
to

envy,

hatred,

are

necessary

all

high

enjoyment.
of
us

One
to

trouble

with

many
too

is that
an

we

try

make

happiness

complicated
flees from Nature

affair.

But

happiness
and

really

complication,
has fixed her

ceremony,

pretense.

everlasting
You natural
can

edict
never

against
force
come

complicated
"

living.
must

pleasure
from
sane

it

be

it must

living.
most

Real do from
not

happiness recognize doing

is

so

simple They
on some a

that think

people
it
comes

it.

something
or

big scale,
great

from

big fortune,

from

achievement,

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

151

when,
the the

in

fact,

it is derived
most

from

the

simplest, things
in

quietest,
world. Our

the

unpretentious

great

problem
of

is to

fill each
and

day

so

full

of

sunshine,
there in
our can

plain living
be
no commonness

high thinking,
or

that
ness

unhappipleasant

lives.

Little the

kindnesses,
way
;

words,

and and

helps by

sies trifling courte-

encouragements;

duties

faithfully
we

done,

unselfish

service, work
and affection
are

that
"

enjoy;
these
are

friendships, love, simple things,

all

yet

they

what

constitute

happiness.
The the there effects

great
are

sanitariums,
crowded

the with
to

noted rich

springs
people,
rid

of

world,

sent

by
of
their

their

physicians
and

get

of
tried

the
to

complicated pleasures
ago,

living.
came

They
to

force
Not rich
serve

grief.
of
a a

long
man,

I dined it took There richest

two

in the hours
were

home and

very
to

and dinner. of them

half
courses,

the
up

thirteen
of

made
many
one seven

the

kinds

food,

and with
were

of

absolutely
In

incompatible
to

another. kinds
or are

addition ! Think

this, there
of
any
one a

of

wine

being
diet!
average

healthy
What rich?

happy
the

living

upon

such of the

enjoyments

Is

there

anything

more

vapid, insipid,

152

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

unsatisfying

than

the

chasing

after which

that

nite, indeficall is

mysterious happiness always

their
;

something
them rainbow

they
which

that

will-o'-the-wisp
on,

beckoning
grasp;

but which

ever

eluding
recedes the
as

that

they
tion

approach?
of the
nerves

They
for
a

may

enjoy
the which what

titilla-

moment,

temporary
come

excitement
even

and

exhilaration But

from It

vicious

pleasures. enjoyment.
and
every

of

it all ? but

is

only

animal

Nothing
follow.
person
to

regret,

disappointment,
There desire in the
to

disgust
normal and idler

is within

strong

do
;

something
and
every

be

something
that of his
out

world the he

knows

he

is
ture; na-

violating
that
a

fundamental
is

demand

really cheating prize,

to

himself of

of

very

sacred
mean more

the

getting
than

which
else rich all of for

would in

him

everything
with that do
a

the

world.
men

have

talked

idle it
was

young wrong

who them

said
to

they
refuse

knew
to

for

their

part

the them

world's
not to

work;
enter
a

that into the

it

was

mistake of

activities the that

to

life and had

struggle
fitted

for
to

prize
take;

which but

Creator

them of
not

the work

paralyzing
had mined under-

effect

being obliged
inclination.
a

their

Recently

rich

young

man

was

asked

why

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,
"

WHY

NOT?

153
said.

he
"

did Do

not
not

work. have almost

to

I do
"

not

have

to," he
more

has

ruined else.

young

men

than

anything
made
any

The

fact
for law

is,
the of

Nature idle
man.

never

provision
is the

Vigorous

activity
grace, the

life ; it is the
can

saving
human

only thing

that

keep
is the

being
line
state

from one's
man,

retrograding. highest
and in he tion ambiwho

Activity along
tries evade

the

of
of the

normal

to

it pays

penalty

ration deterioDo

of faculty, in paralysis of
not

efficiency.
can

flatter unless

yourself
you
are

that

you

be

really
and them

happy

useful.

Happiness
To

usefulness is fatal. It is
as

were

born

twins.

separate

impossible
is

for

human
as

being
it is for
not

to
a

be
fine

happy

who

habitually
to

idle

chronometer The

be

normal

when is the

running.
of wellployed em-

highest happiness
which in
comes

feeling
is made

being

to

one

who
was

actively
to

doing
the

what

he

do;
in

carrying
his the

out

great

life-purpose patterned
The
man

individual

bent.
is to

of practical fulfilling what

are

life-purpose
and

the
to

actual the

ning run-

keeping
action
is
no

time
are

watch.

Without There from

both tonic

meaningless.
that while. which There
comes

like

doing

things

worth

is

no

154

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,
which

WHY

NOT?

happiness
our

like

that
every

comes

from
; no

doing
faction satis-

level

best
like

day, everywhere
comes our

that

which

from

stamping

our

superiority, putting everything

which

royal trade-mark,
goes

upon

through

our

hands. Man
can was

made the

to

do

things.

Nothing
in

else life.
some

take

place

of

achievement achievement One world of

of

his of

Real

happiness
aim

without

worthy

is unthinkable.
in

the

est greatof

satisfactions

this

is the

feeling

enlargement,
and which onward.
comes

of

growth,
No

stretching upward
can

pleasure
the of

surpass

that ing feel-

from horizon farther world

"

consciousness

of

one's
farther in also of

ignorance
away
"

being making

pushed
way headon,

and the

of

of

not

only getting

but

getting

up.

Happiness
A
man

is feel
at

incompatible
his
a

with

stagnation. lifting,
he will

must

expanding lofty
purpose,

power
or

tugging
miss The the the

away

joy

of

living.
the of of

discords,
up

bickerings,
rich

and and

divorces;
the
many
ing resort-

breaking
to

homes,

all
in

sorts

silly devices
of

by

rich
prove

people
that

their
not not

pursuit
dwell

happiness,
them
;

it does does

within with low

that

ness happisel-

abide

ideals, with

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

155 of
and

fishness, idleness, and

discord.

It is
; of

friend

harmony

; of

truth

and

beauty

affection

simplicity.
Multitudes have in the
"

of

men

have

made

fortunes,
for

but

murdered
process.

their How the

capacity
often
money,
we

enjoyment
the
mark, re-

hear
cannot

He

has

but

enjoy
than

it."
A that
man can can

have

no

greater
best

delusion
of his

he

spend
of his

the

years into

life

coining

all his

energies everything
money, and

dollars, neglecting
self-

home,
and for !

sacrificing friendships,
else that find is

improvement,
worth
at

really ness happi-

while,
the
man

yet

end

If into

coins

his

ability, his opportunities

all

dollars, and
wealth

during

the
the

years

he

is of

accumulating
the

neglects
are

cultivation of

only
the

faculties

which

capable
he
brain his of in
a

ating appreciively effectHis

must

highest happiness,
his after

cannot

revive

atrophied
he makes

cells.
money,
same

enjoyment,
come

from
which

the he
has the

exercise

the

ties faculit. after

He he

employed
results of

making

cannot

undo

life habit

retires If

from
you

business.
not

have
the

kept

alive the

your

ability to
and the

appreciate

beautiful,

good,

156
true,
has

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

you

will
you
as

be

as

surprised
was

to

find in

that
middle he

it

left

Darwin all

when,
once

life, he
lost music. We
even

discovered
power
to

at

that

had and

his

appreciate

Shakespeare

ought
to

to

be

able

to

get

good
a

living,

make
every
a

fortunes,

and
our

yet have
lives.

jolly
idea

good
of

time

day
most

of

This

being

slave

of
a a

the

time, and
is
a

of

only

occasionally enjoying
Every
and

holiday,

all wrong.

day

should
a

be of

holiday,
supreme

day

of

joy
the

gladness,

day
we

happiness
if
we

; and

it would
secret

be, if
of

lived

sanely,
and few

knew

right thinking
that
so a

normal

living.
ever

Isn't of

it strange

people

think

making
put

happiness
this
on

daily duty; making,

really
? live The

that

they
upon

should their

everlasting
money

emphasis
and
come

vocations,
for
or

let the dentally inciof

thing

which

they

without be
of
ever

planning
emphasized
a

making

life

should

infinitely more
of

than Few the

the

making people things

living.
learn

the

art

enjoying
Yet
factions satismost Alpation, anticiand

little

of

life

as

they

go

along.

it is the

little,everyday
that
count most

enjoyments
in
is
a

lifetime.
in

every
not

person

know He

living

in

reality.

is not

actually living

158

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,
and

WHY abnormal

NOT?
to
our

absolutely foreign
natures.

There
to

is no

doubt

that

our

life was We
every is

intended
are

be

one

upon

the

grand, sweet song. plan of Earmony, and

is

built of

form

discord
wrong

abnormal.
any

There

something
world,

when
to

human

being
and

in this

tuned
are

infinite harmonies

beauties that

is unhappy and discontented. unspeakable, One of the most inexplicable that mysteries has ever puzzled the selfish rich is their failure to find happiness where had expected to -they find it. The bitterest disappointment that have made to people who comes fortunes is that the wealth did not bring the happiness which it promised, or anythinglike it. They

find that the affections do that things, while

power

not

feed

on

material

the heart would

starve

in the midst

of the greatest luxuries alone.

money to
can

do

many

the satisfy

heart

They find that, it has little things, the heart yearnings,

in there are women hunger. How many homes in this country who ing starvare palatial for happiness and who would change gladly exall their luxuries for
not

the
a

love

of

good
No

man,

even

if he had

dollar in the

world ! selfish life

can ever

be

happy.

am

ac-

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

159
made

quainted
a

with who

self-made tells
me

man

who that of the his made

has

fortune,
and

greatest
life lie
in

enigma
the he has that able fact is
not

disappointment although
He able him
to

that,

he
says

has that

millions,
he

happy.
been avoid the

somehow
many

never

make he

friends;
never

people
to

; that

has

been
very
even

get

confidence
and that

of he is

others
not

to

any

great
among

extent,
his
own

popular
cannot

neighbors.
is
not

He

stand under-

why
he has The done He did tried

he
very

happy,
to

for,

he

tells

me,

hard with him with

to

find

happiness.
he has
to

trouble

is that reference

always
himself.

everything
not
mean

be
has that

selfish; but
been
to

the

whole
money, thing every-

passion
because

of he

his

life

make

thought

would He
to

bring
has

else friends and reference

"

that

is desirable.

chosen
his

his
ests, inter-

for has
to

their

ability

advance

considered the effect in

every it would
me

step
have ?
"

in

life with him. have

upon
to

What the

is there

it for

seems

been

interrogation happiness
what
upon
we our

point
a

in

his
an

life.

Now,
part
of

is do

reflection,
think.

echo,
does
not

and

It

depend
eau's

material Walden

possessions.
Pond,
cost

Thor-

cabin,

at

only

thirty-

160

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,
yet

WHY

NOT?

one

dollars,
because
is
as

and he

Thoreau
a

was

rich

and

happy
It

had

rich

mind.

impossible thought,
one's of mind But
own as

for

the

selfish, greedy,

grasping
upon

the

thought
interest,
it is for if
we we sow

always
to

tered cena

produce
seeds

happy produce

state

thistle

to

wheat.

helpfulness,
reap
a

kindness,
of

unselfishness,

shall and

harvest ishness Self-

satisfaction, harmony,
and real

happiness.
never

happiness

go

together.

They
An ahead

are

fatally antagonistic.
ambition,
a a

inordinate of
at

desire
up
can

to

get

others,
all all

mania whether

to

keep
we

ances appear-

hazards,
these

afford

it that

or

not,

things
which
eats

feed
away

selfishness,
our

corrosive

acid
and

possible
sources

enjoyment happiness.
ahead others
of

destroys

the

very

of
to

The others
in

devouring
money
a

ambition
to

get

making,
sordid,
of

outshine position disNo

can

socially,develops
which
is

grasping

the

bane

happiness.
within
him

man

with

greed

developed

big

be

happy.

Neither

contentment,
nor can

satisfaction,
member the
presence

serenity, affection,
the of

any

other in

of

happiness greed.
It is
as

family

exist

impossible
who has

for

man

who wealth

has

been crush-

dishonest,

gotten

his

by

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

161

ing others,
to

and
as

by taking advantage
it is for
a

of

them,
to
joy en-

be

happy

person with

really

himself

while while

walking constantly

pebbles
nettled

in

his

shoes,

or

being
who

with

pin pricks.
No
man a can

be of

happy shirking
knows he
can

is conscious in the he is

of

being
world's all the

drone,

his share that

great

work,

who

taking
in life's is

good
granary,

things
put

get hold

of

great

there

by

the

toilers, and

putting nothing
A the debauched

back. mind that has

departed
and real

from ing liv-

principles
has The

of

right thinking
itself for

right
that

incapacitated only
while useful that
any way is
to to

enjoyment.
is

get
a

the

happiness

worth

live

straight, clean,
is
no

pure,

honest,
universe

life.
can

There
a

power

in

the

make lines. honest

human

being

happy

along

other

Straightforward,
endeavor
scatter
to

work,
an

determined
desire make
to

do

one's
instead

best,
of

earnest
to

flowers
a

thorns,
a

other cause be-

people

little better
our

off,

little
are

happier
the

of

existence,

these

only

recipes
No
own

for

real
can

happiness.
be

man

happy
he
has

when
any
or

he

despises

his of

acts,

when

consciousness
act.

wrong,

whether

of

motive

No

man

162

HAPPY?"

IF

NOT,

WHY

NOT?

can

be

happy

when

he

harbors
hatred. clean

thoughts
He

of

venge, re-

jealousy,
have
a

envy,

or

must

clean

heart,
of
money

and

conscience,
can

or

no

amount

or

excitement

make

him

happy.

RICK
.

'

HT"

XII.

ORIGINALITY

human

being
to

ever

yet made

cess suc-

trying
even

be

somebody
was a
"

else,

if that

person

success.

Success
be

cannot

be It

copied
is
an

cannot

successfullyimitated.
"

original
man

force
be
a

an

individual

creation.

Every
as

will

failure

just in proportion
and tries
to

he gets away

from
and
to

himself
express

be

somebody
from the

else

somebody
comes

else instead within Listen for

or

self. of himwhere. no-

Power

from

Be within.
every

yourself.
is
room

to

voice in

There

improvement
men

in profession, The
new

every
wants

trade, and
who

in every
can

business.

world and

do

things in
because because
you

better ways.
or

Don't

think,

your you

plan
are

idea and

has

no

precedent, or
man

young
a

inexperienced,that
The
to

will not
new

get

hearing.
valuable
to

who
to

has the

anything
world The
to
own man

and

give

will be listened

and

will be

followed. dares

of
his

strong
own

who individuality, and

think

thought
is not of
someone

originate his
to

method,
is not
a

who
copy

afraid

be

himself,
the

and

else,quickly gets
attract at-

recognition. Nothing

else will

163

164
tcntion
so

ORIGINALITY

of

an as

employer

or

the and

rest

of the

world
of

quickly
Blaze

originality
if

unique
are

ways

doing things, especially

your
own never

they

effective.
own on

way,

make
any

your

path,
the

or

you

will It

make

impression

world. attention. has

is The

striking originality that

world
to to

attracts

admires lift his

to

the head the

man

who the clare de-

the

courage who dares

above and

crowd,

step
before The idea.

front

himself.
much for the
man

Never

was

originality so
makes
is the
new

at

a man

premium.
with
an

world It and

way

thinker,
and
up-

the

with

original
who

ideas

to-date

methods,
in
a

is
He very

the
is

real

productive
where. every-

force

community.
there is

wanted demand

But human The

little

for

machines. world who have is full

are

of

followers,
to

leaners, and
in old them

taggers,
and
to

willing
with track

walk done

trails,
; but

their the

thinking
man

for

it is leaves

seeking
the

original force,
and

who
new

beaten

pushes

into the

fields, the physician who

of the those who the who

departs from
have
gone

edent prec-

before in
new an

him,

lawyer
way,

conducts teacher into the the who

his

case

inal origideas

brings

and

methods who

schoolroom,
courage
to

and

the

clergyman

has

proclaim

166

ORIGINALITY

on some

the

lookout

for

improvement.
is

Think

to
an

purpose.
man.

There

always
which

place

for

original
There creative

is

nothing
and

else

will

kill
more

the

faculty
than

paralyze

growth
in
same

quickly
I

following
doing
known

precedents
in the

thing, every-

and
way.
to

everything
become

old
men

have

progressive

young

stop
all

growing,
their fathers' where

hopelessly rutty, by
or

and into

lose their

progressiveness
stores,

going
places
in done

factories,
was

of
the

business,
same

everything
way,

old-fashioned
in

and

precedents
lost

were

followed siveness.
out

everything.
There
was new no

They

all expanfor

motive

ing reachbecause
seen

for

the

and
not

the

original,
I have
to

their

fathers

would

change.

have

splendid
great
their How and

fellows, grand
ruts.

who
men,

might
shrivel

become in

pygmies
houses

fathers'
many

of

our

business

are

weighted
out-of-date
new

down

with

machinery,

old,

quated antiand
or

methods,

ponderous
when

bookkeeping,
new

appliances,
with enable
to

devices,
of

methods would and

short-cut them
to

ways

doing greatly

things
on room

economize
much
a

get along
to

with with

less

help

but

they cling

the

old

fatal

tenacity.

ORIGINALITY

167
old
concerns,

This have

is been

why

so

many and

which
tions, generainto

strong

powerful
shrivel,
newer

for

gradually
and

shrink,
their

get

ruts,
the

fail, while
young
men

competitors,
have
gone
new

bright
these

who

out

from

houses,

do

things keep
success.

in

way,

adopt
times,

up-to-date
and
go
on

methods,
to

up

with

the

greater
great

There

is
or

advertising quality
The
man

in

inality, origdoes though alnot

uniqueness.
like
the

who of
men,

business he
attract
own

great

majority
But if he and
a

may

have attention.

superior ability, does

makes

much

his

path,

adopts
his

original specialty
in

progressive
class who

methods,
and

puts

by itself,
izes patronfor him. whose
of

attracts

attention, everybody
a a

him

is is

traveling specialty

advertisement
store

There

in
a

Boston

progressive
ways

proprietors
of is

make

study
For
money,
or

inal orig-

doing given

everything.
in

example,
direct This little

all from does

change
the
not

brand

new

United
cost

States

treasury
and

mint. but

much,
a

causes

trouble,
It
is

yet it is

very

shrewd
to
a women

advertisement.
and

especially
and

attractive

dren, chiltrade. soiled

has the

brought danger
has been

great

deal

of

Aside money,

from which

of
no

handling old,
one

knows

where,

i68

ORIGINALITY

it

gives
of

sense

of

pleasure

to

handle

new,

crisp
is

bills,and
one

brand the
many

new,

bright

coins.

This this

only

unique

methods

concern

adopts. People
flock for the latest the and best
to

the know

most

up-to-date
the
newest

lishments, estab-

they

that

styles,
greatest
the
most

freshest

goods,
of be

the and

variety,

display
are

taste,
found

appropriate
well

things
that salaries
a

to

there. houses best which

It is
pay

known

those and in It is

up-to-date
have New
one

the

largest
There is

the York of the

buyers.
needs

hotel

no

advertising.
talking

institutions

which

people visit

out

of

interest, and
Other
it. If

they

are

always
equal,
afford
to

about

it.

things they
go

being
cannot

they
to

will

patronize
rooms

have
to
see

there, they will fashions,

of free and

there

dine,

the

prominent
which

people.
this
other

The has

amount

advertising
to

hotel

had,

in addition

what,

perhaps, probably
as

first-class cost,
is

hotels

get,

would
as

have hotel The

if

paid

for, half

much

the

worth.
is true
newest

same

in

every
most

line

of

endeavor.
cern, con-

It is the that
and

and the

the

up-to-date
and
that

has
most

latest

devices

the
draws

est, freshthe

original ideas,
not,

people.

Do

however,

make

the

mistake

ORIGINALITY

169
do

of

thinking
you

that

if you

simply
be

things

in

new

ways

will

necessarily
that

successful.
There

It

is

effective
thousands
new never

originality
of
new men

counts.
are

are

who
ways

always

chasing
who

ideas,

of

doing
of

things,
note,

accomplish
are

anything
not
new

because I know
comes a a

they
man

not

effective,
every

practical.
device

who and
estate

adopts
has left
or

that

along,

thus

practically run
because he
to

through
not

large
the

him,
the
or

did

have

judgment
of his

sagacity
methods

select the

really

effective

devices

in

ment manage-

affairs.

The
to

shrewdest

thing
of the

young

man

can

do

"

say
"

nothing
is and
to

influence

upon

his

acter char-

put
the he

the

greatest

inality possible origexcellence into

at

highest possible
does;
of
his
to

everything
the
very

make

resolution,
stamp
goes

outset upon

career,

to

his
out

dividual inof he

everything
to

that that of

his does
upon

hands,
shall it is
as

and have
a

determine the

everything
his

imprint
of he the

character and will

to start

trade-mark
him. If

highest
this, he

best
not
a

that

in
a

does of

require
business,
resources

large
and will
to

amount

capital
it. His

advertise in

greatest
is
as

be

himself.

Originality
as

the

best

substitute

for

advertising,

well

170
the it. best Some
in
a

ORIGINALITY

thing
men new
"

to

advertise, if quality
are

goes
to

with
do

absolutely They
was

afraid follow

things

way.

must

body some-

else. father
"

What

good
is

enough

for

my

and
seems

grandfather
to

good

enough They

for

me see a

be for

their

motto.

cannot

any

reason

changing.
or

They they
idea think

must

have

precedent
cannot

for

everything
a new

reject
or a new

it.

They
way

appreciate things.
the
matter

of

doing

They
with have

there

must
not

be
been for

something
used the old the

it if it has
a

before.
; the

They

peculiar
them.
in

love

antique appeals
of

to

They
age.

think

value with of

things
hide-bound

lies

their

These in the

people
way
"

intellects

stand has old-

progress.
"

Every
in

town
same

these sized

precedent
with the
same

men

the

stores

the
same

same

old,
methods

out-of-date of

show-windows,

ing displaysystems
progress-

goods,
in

the

old, cumbersome

the

countingroom.
New
man

They

are

proof.

ideas
is

frighten

them.

The

edent prec-

always
new,
or

nonplussed,
when

embarrassed with
a

by

anything

confronted

condition He been
must

which

requires
hold
or

something

original.
which
has

get

of he

something
is

used

before,

powerless.
unfortunate
to

Many

people

think

it is

be

ORIGINALITY

171

unlike

others
afraid Yet

in of

their

personalities. thought
never

They

are or

always
eccentric.

being

peculiar,
made alike. birth.

the
any
at

Creator
two

two

things alike,
breaks characters and them
to

nor

people
new

Nature Great

her

mold

every

always

have

strong

individuality
which mark is not

originality,
from be the

characteristics To be

crowd.

eccentric it is
a

weak,

but

more

often

sign

of

strength.
were

Lincoln

had from do

eccentricities, but
his
not
are

they

inseparable
which
or

great
make

character.
a

Eccentricities

person

disagreeable
rather What is

repulsive

often

ous advantage-

than
more

disadvantageous.
monotonous

than has
no

dead-

level, insipid character,

marked
all love features
a

that

strongly
it? We

which nature,

individualize
a

great

strong,

vigorous,
us

rugged
power
us
"

personality, something inspires

as we

which

impresses
which
awe

with above

colossal
us

looms
and

and such

with

tion, admiraunder above the

to

feel

when
cliff We do

standing
towering
not

some us

mighty
into the
crags

mountain clouds. smoothed

wish add

rugged peak's
power.

off.

They

the and the the

sublimity. Why
should

They
we

suggest
want to

majesty plane
off
or

eccentricities

of

great

character,

172

ORIGINALITY

individuality distinguishes
We
who
a

which him in from the

characterizes
all others ?
man or

him

and

believe does
not

original
us

woman

remind

of

others,
and
not

who

makes

new,

strong,
upon
us,

vigorous,
who his
own

lasting
imitate,
who
upon
or

pression imlow, folacts

body, no-

does

who upon his and

makes
own

programme,

judgment,
does
not

who ask

leans

who

advice,
We

but

acts

fearlessly, boldly,
there
can

independently.
that
can

know
"

is

force
"

there
a reserve

do

things

that its

achieve
a

power

that is

makes
a

possessor

master.

Fearlessness
to

quality

absolutely
courage

necessary

great

achievement,
force. It is
a

always

accompanies
the

marked
are

quality of
weak.
be afraid

original

man.

Imitators

timid,
Do
not

of

being
new

original.
man, not

Be

an

independent,
one
more

self-reliant,
in the

just
try

individual
copy of your

world.

Do your
as

not

to
or

be

grandfather,
That
is
a as or

father,
for
a

your
to
a

neighbor.
try
to

foolish
for
a

violet
ape

be

like

rose,

daisy
each

to
a

sunflower.

Nature for
a

has its

given

peculiar
man

equipment
to

purpose. in
an

Every original
man,
or

is born If he

do

certain

work
some

way.

tries

to

copy

other

174

ORIGINALITY

Just
you that
are

be
not

yourself.
another
is
no

The in the

consciousness

that
"

slightest degree,
of
"

there

suggestion
about
you, your

being
a

copy power

of

somebody
in very you

else It

is

great

itself.

increases of

confidence.

The

reputation
in
any say,
an

being
It

original helps
you

buttresses
to
"

community.
after

have

people
I
even

talking
man,

with

you, who I

There,
did
not
ever
a man

met

original
me

to-day,
else talk

remind It
never

of

anybody
to

have

seen." who
no

is

refreshing
you
not
own

with who

reminds who
on

of

others,
of

uses

cant, walks

is his and radiates

to to

the

slave who

precedent,
has
"

who

legs,
never

no man

use

for

crutches,
who

who

leans,

of

force,

power.

Why

try
or

be
express

somebody yourself
greatest
another and

else? with

To

be

yourself,
and

ity originalyou
can

power,
cannot

is

the be

thing
if
you

do.

You
makes
you

try.

It and

only
robs

you

unnatural
power

ridiculous,
comes

of

the from from

which

from

selfmore

expression,
you
more

being
another
you

yourself.
man

The nature,

differ

by
make

the

ridiculous
to

will him.

yourself
Real

by

attempting
inheres in

imitate

strength

personality.

XIII.

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

PROMINENT
of wide

New

York
says
out

lawyer

experience ninety-nine
of
those
sooner

that, in his
of
every

opinion,
hundred
or

who
or

make later. in

money

inherit

it, lose
a

it,

What
of

spectacle, everywhere
of
inexhaustible
resources

this
and

land
limited un-

plenty,

opportunity,
be
a

where God's
because

every noblemen

man

ought
living

to

king,

to

see

like

European
to

peasants
in
a

they

never

learned

do

business
many

business

way! good,
country
all in
sorts

How
and worked
women

thousands there
are

of
in this made

honest
who

men

have

very

hard

and and

of

fices sacrito

of
up

comfort for

luxury
future,
later

order and

lay
have

something
middle
to

the
or

yet

reached

life for

without of
a

having
them,
home

anything

show

it; many
without
one,

deed, inor

finding
any

themselves
of of

probability
or a

getting
money

without

erty prop-

cent

laid

by

for
or

sickness,
for their

for

the

inevitable

emergency,

declining
It
seems

years!
incredible
man,

that
has had

strong,
to

sturdy,
his
way

self-made

who

fight

175

176
up

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

from
every

poverty,
dollar he

and has

who

feels

the should in

backache
let his

in

earned,
his with

savings
foolish

slip through
investments,
often of miles about
away

fingers

the
any

most

scarcely
his
money

vestigati in-

sending
to

sands thounever

people
he
knows
an

he

has

seen,

and

whom

practically
advertisement
or

nothing,
which the has wiles

except
attracted

through
his

attention, smooth,

through

of

some

unprincipled

promoter.
Great numbers have been of and of The
to vast
are

fortunes

in
up

this
on

country
the very

being
masses

built
in

ignorance
methods. easy
to

the

regard
on

to

business that know thrive it is how

on

schemers

bank who do

it
not

swindle

people
their of

protect

property.
fellows.
a

They They
ningly cun-

the
a

ignorance
shrewd

their

know

that worded

advertisement,
a

circular,

hypnotic
these

appeal
their

will

bring people
coffers. For

the
out

hard

earnings

of

unsuspecting
own

of

hiding-places

into

the of
your your

sake hard

of

your

home,
for

for
your

the

tion protecpeace

earnings,
your

of

mind,
whatever solid

self-respect,
else
you

self-confidence,

do,

do and

not

neglect
get
it
as

good,
in

business

training,

early

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

177

life

as

possible.
a

It will

save

you

from

many and
pelled comfess con-

fall, from

thousand the your have

embarrassments,
of children

perhaps
to

from face
you

humiliation

being
and

wife
been of
a a

and

that
you
a

failure.

It may
to
move

spare

the

mortification home
to out

having
one,

from
your

good

poor

of

seeing
of

property
to

slip

of
your

your

hands,

and and
or

having
lack
may

acknowledge foresight
your
men

weakness

your it

of

and

thoughtfulness,
made
once

prevent

being
who
are

the had

dupe good
as

of

sharpers.
stores

Many
their
own,

of

working

clerks,

walkers, floorin

or

superintendents

of

departments

other and
now

people's stores,
lost have dare
to

just
some

because
venture.
on

they risked
As

everything
others

in

they
do
in
so

depending
the
to

them,

they
took and

not

take

risks

which
a new

they
start,

young

manhood

get
in

they struggle along

mocked chance How with
to

mediocre which

positions, they
have

still
no

ambitions

gratify.
inventors and

many

discoverers
amidst
years,

have

fought
and

the

fight

of for

desperation
years

poverty
and have which and
to

deprivation
in

and

succeeded

giving
man

the

world

that

helps

to

emancipate
the hard

from

drudgery
of

ameliorate

conditions

civilization,

178
and

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

yet

have
away

allowed from because

others them

to

snatch leave

their them how

victories

and did
not

penniless, just
to

they

know

protect
Thousands

themselves! of

people
are

who

were

once

in and
to

easy

circumstances

living
because
or an

in

poverty
failed

wretchedness

to-day

they
agreement

put

an or

understanding
to

ing, in writway.
out to

do

business been

in

business

Families
house relative and
or

have

turned,
because
to
"

penniless, they
trusted
was

of
a
"

home,
a

friend

do
a

what hard

right
and him.
are,

by

them,

without business
not

making
arrangement
how it is
so

fast,

practical
It does

with

matter

honest
easy
never a

people
for

they

may

forget,
to

and

standings misunderto

arise

that

it is
to

safe
mere

leave
ment. state-

anything

of Reduce

importance
it to
or

oral
costs

writing.
and

It

but

tle, lit-

in interested

time
are

money,

when
is the
exact

all best
terms.

parties
time
to

agreed, that
agreement
in

formulate
will often

the
save

This

lawsuits, bitterness,
many

and have

tions. alienabeen
not

How broken in because

friendships
were

understandings
Thousands for this of
reason,
cases

put
the

writing! to-day

are a

in

courts

and from

large part
them.

of

lawyers'

incomes

is derived

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

179

Many
and asked
or

people
their

have
or

foolish

idea

that
be if

others,

especially
think
to

friends

relatives, will

sensitive

honesty

questioned
or

they

are

put

their in

proposition,

agreement,
a

understanding
of confidence. and

writing.
It
is
a

It is not

tion ques-

question
be
case

of

ness, busiin
or

business
way,
so

should
that in

done
of

business
some

death,

other

unforeseen
or

event,

every

possibility
will be think you of you
are

of

complication
The

misunderstanding
very

eliminated. will
so

people

you

may

be

sensitive
will

or

offended think

because
more

exacting

really

for and

your your

straightforward
carefulness
in

business

methods

avoiding
has been

standing. misunder-

Many
on

cultured her of
own

girl
resources

thrown the failure found his

denly sudor

by

the

death

her

father, and
of
a

has

self her-

wholly
or

incapable earning

administering

fairs af-

of

living.
died

Many

women,
are

their
with
are

husbands

having

suddenly,

left

large

business
to

responsibilities,which
assume. or

they
at

utterly unfit
of
men,

They

are

the

mercy

designing lawyers
who well
know

dishonest

ness busimere

that

they
it

are

babies

in

their

hands

when

comes

to

important

transactions.

180

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

Business
mathematics.
out

talent We and of but from

is

as

rare

as

talent

for

find

boys
full
or

and of

girls

turned

of all

school
sorts

college knowledge
without human for
to

theories, and
of

of

smatterings ability to
who No

knowledge,
themselves
to

the

protect
are

thieves

ing tryor

get

something
be of allowed

nothing. graduate,

girl

boy
from

should
any

especially

the

higher
in who

institutions, without

being
methods.
out

well

grounded
Parents

practical
send that their

business children
are

in

life, without
in

seeing
business

they

well them

versed
an

ordinary

principles,

do

incalculable I have did and

not

injustice.
a

heard know
no

young

woman

boast money said that

that

that
ters, mat-

she

anything
desire
the value
money
to
women

about

had idea

to.

She
a

she
she

had could that

no

of

of

dollar,
could
her
to

spend
it
was

all the

she

get, but
discuss
to

distasteful

economy.
common-sense

Many

such

object
of
not

any

consideration

the

financial for the

question.
them
to

They

think

it is

necessary

know

anything point
life
or

about

money
as

from

purely
that fathers An

business of

of

view,

they

consider
to

phase
or

belongs
husbands. of

wholly

their

brothers

instructive

example

the

result

of

such

182

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

believe

it to

be

all

right.

Mrs.

James

B.

Brown." A
a

society
for

woman

in

"New
a

York and

presented
the
"

check her

payment
it be
was

at

bank,

teller do

told

that
to

not

signed.
?
"

Oh,

they
"

have
an

signed
lot of red

she

responded.
is about

What

awful

tape

there

the I

banking
know for book of

business."
a

lady
in that
on a

whose
bank

husband
and gave pay

made her her One that

to

a a

deposit
check without she

her
so

she
him

could for
money.

bills

calling
a

day
her the be
a a

received
was

notice overdrawn. the

from

the
She

bank
went

account

bank mistake of

and

told about left

teller

that she book.

there
still

must

it, because
in her

had
knew

lot
so

checks

She that
amount

little about she could

were

business

methods any

she

thought
until the

keep
all

drawing
gone.

checks This

sounds

ridiculous the
very
more

and who

almost

credible, inat

yet
may
an

girl
absurd

laughs

it

make

even

blunders. when

Many
a

accomplished
asked up
to

woman,

given

pen

and drawn

sign
an

an

important
or a

document

by
man,

attorney

long-headed
reading
its contents,
it

business
or even

will
to

sign
be

it without of

asking

informed

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

183
results and short
a

only
that turned time

to

learn has

afterwards

by
away

disastrous her

she

signed
out

property

herself
ago

of
a

her

home. who New had

Only
won

I read about

of

lady

suit ever, howthe It

involving
was

$20,000.

evidence,
which caused

brought

forward,
to
reverse

court
was

immediately proved
was

its decision. had of that

sworn

that

the

lady

falsely.
such had tion, intennever

She

perfectly
she
name was

innocent
sworn

any she

but

had
to

signed
document

her

certain

document.
to

The her
utter
to

produced,
she
saw

and,

astonishment,
it.

her
at

signature
once

affixed the

She
was

acknowledged

that had paper her

to
name,

ture signasworn

hers, although
had
never

she the

just
in

that

she It

signed

tion. ques-

appeared

that, during
papers
to
were

husband's be

lifetime, whenever
he did told
as

signed,
and she

her she of

where
was

write

her

told, without
contents

having
the
to

the

est slight-

idea

the

of
come

papers.

Many
full power

people
of

have

grief by lawyer
or

giving
ness busi-

attorney

to

their

agent.

Very
of

few understand

impractical
the which
to
as

people,

especially
of
a

women,

significance
authorizes with his your
own,

full person

power
so

attorney,

the

empowered

deal
were

property

in

all respects

if it

184
or as

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

if

he

had

for
He

the
may

time

being
your
to

assumed
name

your any

personality.
instrument
;

sign
"bind
you

to

he
may

may

anything
your

he bank

pleases;
;

he

draw

money you
as

from
in all
as

he

may

impersonate
In
are

business business

transactions.

short,

far he

arrangements
and

concerned,
for
to

stands This hands is

cally practia

legally
power

yourself.
in be It but and and the

mendous treother, an-

place
should It.

of

and whom conferred

is

people assign
any

very should
one

careful
never

to

they
on

be esty hon-

person

whose

above

suspicion,
and of
men

whose affairs

knowledge
has been

of

business and

tried
"

proved.
I

Oh,

signed
my

paper,

giving
before
to

full
went

power

of

attorney
"

to

lawyer

I
"

abroad,
when
gone.

trusted back business

not

everything

him,

and
was

came

practically everything
affairs had This the
was,
were so

My

complicated fight
the
man

that
I
one

I have trusted." man's Women

money,

money in

to

brief, the
as

story
it to

of
me.

wrecked will
and if
never

finances,
often think
are

he
out

told

pay

large
for
a

sums

of

of

asking
with

receipt,
or

especially people

they
know

dealing
well.

friends
women,

they

Intelligent

HAD

MONEY. ought
to

BUT

LOST

IT

185

however,
is
a

know of how

that
we

our

government
do

good

example
not

should

ness. busi-

It does

doubt he the
must
same

President

Roosevelt's
a

honesty,
his

and

yet

sign
as

voucher the

for

salary,

just

cheapest
of the
sidered con-

government
United States
to

employee. Supreme
the of
for soul

The

justices
who
and
are

Court,
of

be

honor,

are

the

final

arbiters
a

all great

questions,
had

must

also

sign
If

receipt

their
in

salaries.
a

every

child

America
tens

thorough
of

business

training,
thriven
out

of

thousands

promoters,
who would I among

long-headed,
on an

cunning

schemers,

have
be believe the

the

people's ignorance,

of that

occupation.
the business

colleges
in American

are

greatest

blessings
of made of in

civilization

to-day,
have been

because the and

means

through

ing their teach-

they
of

saving

sands thouand who

homes,
tens

have thousands

happy
people
poverty

comfortable

of be

might
'This

otherwise

living

and

wretchedness.

ignorance
is very

of

practical business
among

ciples prin-

common

professional

men.

I know

clergymen,
men

journalists,authors,
in
every
to

doctors,
who
are

teachers,

profession,
serious
em-

constantly subjected

i86

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

barrassment
matters.

by
Some the
ago,

their of

incapacity
do
not

in

business how

them

know forms.

to

interpret
Not
a

simplest
a

business

long
very
to

Harvard

graduate,
as a

ing occupy-

important president
him
to

position
of
a

teacher,
school

went

the

commercial
some

and

asked
to

give
his had

him

lessons
etc.

on

how
that how
at

handle he
went

money,
to

notes,
bank

He asked

said
them

when much

and

money

he when

there, they laughed

bank
to

him;
he

and did

that
not

draft do with

came

to

him

know stand

what you
in

it.

Nothing
hard,
cold sound

will

better

stead, in the
than You
a

practical everyday
business
success

world,

good,
find
or

education. in any

will

that

your

trade, occupation,
as

profession

will

depend
of
men

much

on as

your
on

general
your

knowledge

and

affairs

technical
matter

training.
what
your
man a

No
must

vocation

may
you

be,
will in

you ways althe

be
be

business
at

first, or

placed
affairs
money
can

great
life.

disadvantage
We
cannot

practical ignore
than
we

of

entirely
any the
more

the

side
the

of

existence

food

side,

and

very

foundation

of

practical,
how
to

successful the

life is the money

ability to know effectively.

manage

side

HAD

MONEY

BUT

LOST

IT

187

It
to

is

infinitely
it

harder than

to

save

money

and

invest the

wisely

to

make

it,
who

and,
have business

if

even

most

practical training
it
a

men,

men

had

long
find after

in

scientific

methods,
money

difficult make who have

thing
it,
what had

to

hold is

on

to

they
people

likely

to

happen

to

practically

no

training

in

business

methods?

190 which
human The

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

actuated heart
art to
as an

them.
open
arts

He book. for
to

could

read

the

of
measure

all

the

leader

is

this
to

ability
"

men,
to
as

weigh
their
out

them,

size

them them

up,"
so

estimate
to

possibilities,

to

place

call

their

strength Carnegie

and

eliminate This
is the

their

weakness.

epitaph
for
himself
to

which
"

Andrew Here
him

has

chosen knew

lies
men

man

who

how than

get

around

much

cleverer

himself." how
a

People
a

wonder
a

Morgan,
can

Harriman,
on

Ryan,

Wanamaker,

carry
secret

such lies
in

prodigious
their
a

enterprises.
to

The

ability

project
and
are

themselves choose
men men

through
who who
to

mighty

system,

to

will
can

fit the
carry letter.

places they
out

put

in,

their

employer's

programme

the

Marshall

Field and

was

always
to

studying
their Even that their

his

employees Nothing
those

trying
his did he

read
eye.

futures. when

escaped
him

keen
not
was

about of

know

he
measure

was

thinking
at men,

them,

taking
His

every
to

opportunity.
weigh
and
measure

ability
them,

to to

place pierce
he

all

pretense,
a man

amounted from
a

to

genius.
counter,

When he

missed

certain

would

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

191
had

often
him. would

ask When

his

manager

what
he
was

become

of
he him
was. man

told track then wanted

that of him

promoted,
he
where
near

keep
and

until ask

missed he the thus

again,
He
came

would
to
see

always
to

how
him. in

his
men

estimate of

of

He

kept
and

track watched

of

promise

his
In

employ
this
way,

their
an

advancement. in human sometimes choice of

he

became
Mr. for would he
was a

expert
would the

nature

reading.
out
a man

Field

pick
whom
a

position
tell him

his

advisers but

they thought
always
of

mistake;
he the the

nearly
power
not

right,

because than
to

had

greater
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discernment attention what the had

a

others. of he

pay
or

much
to

claims

applicant,
see

he

said, because
and
measure

through
man.

surface
wonderful caliber.

real
a

He

power

for
see

taking
in

man's

mental

He

could and

which
see man

direction
his who years, business
or

his

strength lay,
as

he

could A for
to

weak had
once

points
been

few

men

could.
manager

his

general
very

many go

resigned
for himself.

suddenly
the called ing, watchtime.

into

Without Mr. Field been

a

slightest'hesitation
to

concern,

his

office unknown

man

whom the
man,

he

had for

to

long
him

With

very

few

words,

he

made

general

192

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

manager. that the did his had He

he

And had
next

so

great
the
he

was

his

confidence that He how he him.

measured

man

correctly,
for wait He could

very
not
new

day

sailed
to

Europe.
and
see

think
manager

it necessary turned
man

out.

believed
trust

the
was

right
not

and

that

he

disappointed.
are

Men

who
way
are

capable
shrewd

of

succeeding
to

in

large
they

enough
it all," shrewd

know

that
to
are

do

not
men

"

know who
are

enough
they
men

employ
weak,
have
to

strong

where with who

surround

themselves which

who
plement supwith

the

ability
their

they lack,
and

can

weakness

shortcomings
in their force.

strength
power,

and

ability. Thus,
make because
an

combined

they
men,

effective of

Many
human
in

their
their

inability
own

to

read

nature, their
of
own

duplicate

weaknesses
their
to
see

employees,
failure. weaknesses do

thus Few
men

multiplying
are

chances their

able

and surround
same

limitations,
themselves

and with

tHose
men

who who

not,
the the

have
and

weak is that

links their

in

their

character,
institution The

result

whole

is weak.
must not

leader

only
be

be

able
to

to

judge
him-

others,

but

he

must

also

able

read

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

193

self,

to

take
and

an

inventory points.
been

of

his

own

strong

points
Men
or

weak have

who fill very

concerns

elected

to

high
at

office head

to

important
because often

positions
of their

the

of

great

recognized
tions expectain

ability
of

have those because have

disappointed placed
their
not

the

who

hopes
read
well

them,

simply
They
strong
deal skill of
to to

they
been

could

people.

may

well may

educated,
have
but

posted,
a

intellectually, general
read
men,

had

great
the

ability;
to
measure

they
them,

lacked
to

weigh

them,
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leader

place
was

them
cut out

where for
a

they belonged. general,

the shorn his
too
a

military
House

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when of

he

got
he

into
was

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of

he

felt

place,
could
to

his

great

power.

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was

not

use

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ability.
upon

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obliged
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depend
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the
as

advice

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general.

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military
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President which the

felt
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to

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fitted

by

nature

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his

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UP

PEOPLE

mistake friends.
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as

actions,
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acts

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man

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men,

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ability

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read
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man

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to

read

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glance

eye.

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UP

PEOPLE
the
man.

195
which in

thing,
he his
was

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all letters
out

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alphabet by
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spells
office
a

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real
was

have
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man.
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man

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conversation,
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he

bilities possi-

nicety.
minutes' out,
was,

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me

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passed
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man

tell
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just

how
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capable
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what

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future And
never

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a

limitations. I
to

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man

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to
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he
never

said

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known him

nothing
to
turn

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out

him,

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badly

when

indorsed

out with-

reserve.

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work

all know like much

heads

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business
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slaves, dig and

and

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headway,
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to

simply

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men

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and
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their
work

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then
not

strike

their

limitations.

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196 good

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

judges
is not

of

human

nature;

their misled

ment discern-

sharp.
powers,

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are

by

versational con-

display
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of
man

education,
where

and

often

place

theoretical could of

only

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to

talent
a man

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are

likely

place

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refinement,
in
a

ness, sensitivewhere
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delicate

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position
man

strong, where
shrink methods

robust,
an

thick-skinned soul

is

required,
and

oversensitive
the

will

chafe

from

cold,
to

aggressive

business
agement. man-

necessary

effective, efficient

People
sorts

are

continually

being

led

into

all

of

unfortunate
and

positions, entangling

liances, al-

mortifying,
of and their
to

embarrassing
of

tions situato

because human
nature

lack

ability
character
are

read
at
a

estimate

glance. imposed
sorts

Good
upon

people
and
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their

being
in all

money

of

foolish of the

investments
human
nature.

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see

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knowledge
money,

of of

protector

character,
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protector

against

frauds

and

imposition

inestimable.

198
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no

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UP

PEOPLE

at

an

accurate

estimate

of
or

character,

matter
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over

profession,

has

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men

others.
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man as

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tear

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power
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man

possessing
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little attention
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person

employment
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to

of

himself.
nature

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to

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mercy
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and
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claims

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make

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man a

popular

business and
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man,

very

able

in

many

respects,
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by

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nature.

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his

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an

victim
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motives,
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of

others for
to

do

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position
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immediately
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a

jumps
man

conclusion and He

good

for be

the

position,

hires

him,

usually

to

disappointed.

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UP

PEOPLE

199
who
health

has lost for

great
their

weakness

for

clergymen
failing
for

have
or

positions through
reasons,

other

and

also is

ex-teachers

and
a

professors.
of

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result

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he

has who

lot

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people

about

know business

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habit is of

progressive,
education in

scientific

an

itself

to

form

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the
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our we own

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in of this
way

different
are

improving
our

powers

observation,

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our

perspective
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faculties, improving
read
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judgment.
is
a

ability to quality,

human have its

nature
a

cultivable in

and

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opportunity

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to

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conglomerate
types
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population,

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various

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character. wonderful all

we

school
the

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us

are

in

practically
cities, where
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of

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to

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spell

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a

character.
eye,

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one

single glance
will

of you

when

is

unconscious,

give

200

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UP

PEOPLE

glimpse
secrets

into which

his

innermost
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never

soul

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to

reveal
utter

he

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his
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expression people
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and off

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unconscious

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revealers you

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you

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to

human

nature, in
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noticed

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man

yourself
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promoter,
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persuade
be
to

into

something
which

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your

benefit, but
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to

be

to

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will and

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friendship
to

duplicity.
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protect
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are

might
many

cripple

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are

career.

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to-day
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poverty,

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property
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to

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an

right thing
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them,
and

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which

the

pretended,

accomplishment

may

be

SIZING

UP

PEOPLE

201

worth
education make

infinitely
without
all and the

more

to

you

than

college
and between

this

practical
to

power,
you

may

difference

success

failure,

happiness

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misery.

XV.

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THE

WORLD

OWE

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LIVING?

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD
was

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203

204 ations

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

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of

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have
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to

206

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

would

it take
a

them of

to

produce
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sheet

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to

lives

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perfection
and

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which
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for which

for

you you

when gave

born,

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

207
that and

penny

or owes owe

thought,
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and and

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ever

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are

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208

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

tions
of from

that

have
and
same same

ameliorated which hard have

the

hard

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mankind the the

emancipated
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tions, condiof
your

narrow,

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you,

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clothing
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thousands and

people drudge
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hardships
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produce things,
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DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

209 he
in

storehouse,
wishes and ?

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out to

all the

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hear

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paupers

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210

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

ble

for

person
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to

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really happy

by making

pleasure
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profession.
life
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THE

WORLD

OWE

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all
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211

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at

rest.

Rust,
processes

decay,
start

and in

sorts
man

of

disintegrating
as soon as

just

he the

becomes mind is
an no

idle. the
moment

Self-destruction it
or ceases on

begins
work. that
no can

in

to

There
save

power

in heaven

earth

idle brain
can

from
a man

deterioration,
strong
laws and

power

that unless

make

vigorous
his

he

obeys
very
a a a man

the

natural

of

life,written

in his

constitution.
purpose,

Work,
with

steady, persistent,
with

with

zeal,

enthusiasm,
that
a can save

with

love

for from is

it, is the
the

only

thing
of law from The
man

disgrace

being
of it.

nobody.

Work is

the

inexorable
away

growth.

There

no

getting

time
who has
to

will the

come

when

an

able-bodied

audacity,
the

the

presumption, things
out

to

try
world

get
and
as

all

good
in

of be
to

the

give nothing
a

return
an

will
enemy

looked

upon

monstrosity,
will be

civilization,
decent The

and

ostracized

by

all

people. youth
this
or

who
world

thinks
on

he

is

going

to

go
has

through produced

what

somebody develop

else into
to

done,
of
Maker.
a

and
man,

still is

the

highest type against

his

attempting
laws of

fight
verse uni-

The it forever

very

the

have

made

impossible.

Leave

212

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

this
you

vast,

living, complicated
to
a

machine
some

idle, if
other
out use,

will, try
to

divert

it to

try
when

make it
was

pleasure
for
a

machine work

of

it but

intended

machine,

all nature One

our

protests.
of the
most

demoralizing to-day
rich
"

features
is

of
in

American

civilization of the
to

found
human demand

the

influence
who

idle

great
who

drones,
the best

refuse

work,
other

but men's

products

of

labor

and

brains.
I have
was

heard
the
spur

rich

fathers made

boast
men

that of

sity neces-

which

them,

which the

gave

them the

the

foresight,
power,

the

stamina,

shrewdness,
to

creative and

the

ability

necessary

make
turn son, to

protect
around is

their and
to

fortune;
leave
away
bition, am-

and

yet

they
to
a

right
which the of
come

fortune his

likely
out

take of his

energy,
to

take him

spring
zest,

rob

the

the the

enthusiasm exercise

which earnest, No he

can

only

from

of

honest
man

effort.
so

is

rich,
as

no

matter

how
to

honestly
confer
munity im-

got

his

money,

to

be

able his

from
very
nature

work of

upon the

offspring.
law of

The the for

things,
it

eternal

universe
you
to

has

made

forever the

impossible vigorous
man-

transfer

the

stamina,

214

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU,?

apparently
of the
as

be

no

relationship
The

between
would

the

ers own-

heads.

contrast

be

as

great
fiber

that the

between

the oak which

hard,
and

tough,
fiber of

firm

of

mountain

the
never

the

soft,
with

spongy

sapling
and
trees.

struggled
sheltered

the

storm

tempest

because

by surrounding
How the little
a

father
he of

realizes could the

that do
to

it is his

one

of
to

cruelest

things
him

boy
of ing mak-

practically rob
a

opportunity
of

real

man

of

himself,

developing
which

ties qualibuild

which

make

strength,
manhood! about

power,

vigorous,
There of
one

stalwart is
way

something
in

the of

actual

making
behind

one's
all away

the which

world,
others
and all
own

burning

bridges
all

have

ing built, throwto

crutches

refusing
assistance

lean,

to

be

boosted,
erect

refusing
upon

and

ing stand-

one's

feet, thinking
own

his

own

thoughts,
out

fighting
latent
into

his

battles, bringing
actual one's and

his

own

possibilities by
action
every

exercise,

bringing

bit of

inventiveness,

resourcefulness,
that makes which
a a

ingenuity
man

originality, tact,
vigorous,
this which The is the
can

strong,
that life

and
normal

stalwart,
life of
the

indicates

man,
man.

the

only

develop
of

true

army

inefficients

the

namby-pambies,

DOES

THE

WORLD

OWE

YOU?

215

the softer
"

dressed-up
heads,

nobodies,
who
are

with

soft

hands
in

and

expert

only

saying
in the

silly

nothings
of
"

to

silly

women," fad,
the
"

or

practice nothings
that there

some

useless

amount-to-

everywhere,
is
no

ought
of

to

convince

you for

way

getting

something

nothing.
If
you

will man's

not

do

man's for

work,

if

you will

will be

not

pay

price
for life of of

manhood,
man.

you

only
can

an

apology
the the be idler's with marked You

Of
idle if rich but

course,

you will. If

live

the

you

you

are

son

foolish

father,
you
must

no

one

may

able

to

hinder You

you
must

take life

the branded

reward. the with the

go

through
with of the ness. idle-

shame,
the

labeled

weakness,

deformities of

must

pay

penalty

your

choice

and

be

nobody.

XVI.

WHAT

HAS
YOU?

LUCK

DONE

FOR

[ORTUNE
that
say
are

brings
not

in

some

boats
may not
or

steer'd." will about

People
there
"

what
any
must

they
such

being
"

thing

as

luck,"

chance,"

but
We
man

we

all admit that

there

is such
over

thing.
a

must

all concede
no

things

which

has
events

control,
which he had

unforeseen he has
not

penings, haping noth-

or

with which whole

not

had

to

do

and

on

calculated,
his
career.

often Good
or as

change positions
the
now

the do

course

of
come

always
own man

by

merit,
efforts.

result
a

of

one's

direct
or

It

is

poor falls

laboring
heir
to
a

woman washerthe death who the

a man

who of is
some

fortune
it is
a

by
poor

relative

; or,

again
to

girl
what

suddenly
calls
or

raised

wealth

and

world of rank

high
fortune.

position by

marrying

Every advantage
the
a

schoolboy
in

knows in the that Men

that

there

is

great

being
and

right place
being
are

in

just

nick

of
of
up

time,
chance.

there

is often

matter

constantly they
did
is

being
not

moved

into

positions
Their

which

get
per-

wholly

by

merit.

elevation

due,

217

218

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE?

haps,
or a

to

railroad death of

accident,
men

stroke

of

sis, paralyWe
in

the

in

high places.

had
the

striking
of

instance

of

this, recently,
of the

death Railroad

two

presidents
a

Long
which

Island led knows the with

a

within

few

months,

to

unexpected
that of
owners men are concerns

promotions. constantly
because

Everyone

being put
of when

at

head the
score

large

kinship perhaps
in the

of those
at

the who the

business,
are

of

working
are

ments, establish-

time,

much

better

fitted to

fill

the

positions.
But, after all, who
is the

will

be

foolish
or

enough
that fate?
success,
we nor

to true

say
success

that

man

toy
of

of

chance,
or

is the luck He few

or

result

accident

No;
does the

is not

God's
men.

price
When
or

for

dicker who
owe

with

consider
to

fortune

position
with of in the the

dent acci-

luck,
to

in

comparison
every
are

masses

who their

have
own

fight

inch

way

to

loaves,
to

what the

they,
that

reality,but

the
"

exceptions
not

rule
or

character, merit

fate,
"

or

luck,
controls that that

any

other

bogy
of

of

the

imagination
The man's

the

destinies
any

men? in
stout
a

only
life
a

luck is

plays
which and
ever

great
in

part
a

inheres
an

heart,
What

willing hand,
has chance

alert in

brain. the world?

done

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE?

219

Has
Has

it

invented
an ocean

telegraph
cable
?

or

telephone?
ships, steamor

it laid
or

Has

it built

established
Has it

universities,
tunneled miracles have
to

asylums,

hospitals? bridges,
What the Daniel
career or

mountains,
out

built soil?

brought
luck

of

the

did

do of

with

making
of of

of

Washington,
of
Elihu

Lincoln,
of
it

Webster,
or

Henry
Root? his with

Clay,
Did

Grant,

Garfield,
or

of

help

son Edi-

Marconi

with
to

inventions?

Did

it the
Do

have

anything
of
as our

do

the

making

of

fortunes
such
or men

great

merchant

princes?
Robert
success

John
Field
man

Wanamaker,
owe

Ogden,
to

Marshall

their
to
was

luck? failure

Many
on

has that

tried he

justify
doomed that and he that

his

the

ground
which fate

by
must
no

the

cards them however

dealt the

him,
game,

pick
effort,

up

and

play
on

great,
the

his

part,
my

could young

materially
friend, the
main
game your

change
fate
own

result.
your

But,
cards

that

deals

is in of

the the but

resolution.
rest

The fate
or

result

does
you.

not

with take

destiny,
if you

with the

You
energy,

will

the

trick

have

superior
to

ability, and
it.

determination the of
power

requisite
within

take
to

You the

have

yourself
you

change

value

the

cards

which,

220

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE?

say, upon

fate
your

has

dealt

you. upon
use

The the
way

game you

depends
are

training,
to

ciplined dis-

seize
your

and

your

opportunities, grit
in the

and

upon

ability

to

put

place

of

superior

advantages.
circumstances and sometimes

Just
clients

because
to

give

lawyers commonplace
and

patients clergymen

to

cians, physimon uncom-

put

in the when

pulpits,
the have head of

place

the

sons

of
even

rich

at

great
average

corporations ability
poor

they
any

only

and

scarcely
with often

experience, ability, fight

and

while
more

youths

greater
have
to

experience,
for
you
or

their

way
are

years

to

obtain
in
a

ordinary
out

situations,
without in of
out to
a

justified
in

starting place
for

chart

leaving
What

luck

your
a

programme?
of
a

would who in

you

think
start trust

captain
to
sea

great
any

liner

would and

without land
ever

port

view,

luck Did

to

his know

precious
of
a

cargo

safely?
young
man

you
out

strong
and

making
upon

his
to

life-programme
carry
out

depending
of it ? Men

chance

any

part
not

who while

depend
to

upon
a are

luck

do

think

it worth

make

thorough
not

preparation
to

for

cess. suc-

They price
for
are

willing
are

pay

the

regular bargains.

it.

They

looking
short
cuts

for
to

They

hunting

for

success.

222

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE?

When
was

Governor

John
"

A. do

Johnson,
you

of

nesota, Minfor

asked,
he

How

account

your

success?"
to

answered,
You times tries
to

simply,
will
out

"I

just
dred hun-

tried

make

good."

find, nine
of
a

and that
"

ninety-nine
man

thousand,
is
to

the

who

make

good
had

the

lucky

man."

Young

Johnson
and

fight
"

against

poverty,
that
"

heredity
could be
or

environment forward
as

everything
excuse

put
"

an

for hard
or

bad

luck,"
with
or

no

chance,"
never once

yet

in

his

battle

fate

he

tered, falwas

whined,
him.

complained

that

luck

against
One
ever

of
found is that

the

most

unfortunate
into
or a

delusions
brain

that is that

its way
some

youth's

there

force

power

outside

of
way,

self himand into

never

will, in

some

mysterious
on

with
a

very

little effort

his and

part, lift him

position
any
"

of
one

comfort who did

luxury.
the it
sense,

knew
"

followed
not

ignis fatuus,
to

luck Good

who luck
"

follow

his

ruin.

"

follows
a

good gritty

good

ment, judga

good

health,
and
see

determination,
hard
race,

lofty ambition,
When
you well

downright
horses the
one

work.
you

in in

know is ahead and

perfectly
because

that
run

the

lead

he

has

faster

than

the

others,

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE?

223 for fate

a

you

would behind that

you

not

have

much

sympathy
bemoan ahead his had better

the and

horse declare When

are

if he the
any

should horse
one

snap!
you

see

doing

than

doing
to

under

similar "There
a

circumstances,
must

just
reason

say

yourself,
There is Do lull
"

be of
to

some

for find

it.

secret not

back

it,and
your

I must
science con-

it out."
or

try

ease

your

ambition
or

by good

pleading
fortune

"

hard

luck

for

yourself,
that
"

for

another. said

Napoleon
side of
on

God

is

always
He

on

the is ways albest and

the the the

strongest
side
most

battalions/'
best

of

the

prepared,
the

the

trained,
the the
most
career

vigilant,
If
men we

pluckiest,
should

determined.
of should far back
most

examine
are

who

called
has

lucky,
its roots its

we

find in from

that the

their
and
a

success

past,

has

drawn in the

nourishment
for

many
over

battle
and

struggle

supremacy

poverty
find

sition. oppo-

We
"

should is
man,
a

probably
closer he has and and

that than

the the

lucky

"

man
"

thinker
a

"

unlucky
he

that

finer

judgment,
that
his

that brain he that

has

more more

system

order;

acts

definitely logically, more practical.

concisely, vigorously,

that and

thinks he is

more more

Life

is

not

game

224

WHAT

HAS

LUCK

DONE?

of

chance. would tossed

The

Creator
the

did of

not

put

us

where

we

be
about

sport

circumstances, fate,

to

be

by

cruel

regardless

of

our

own

efforts.

XVII.

SUCCESS

WITH

FLAW

UST

now

the
some

American

people
lessons

are

receiving practical
Nicholas
"

painful
said

in

ethics,"

President

Murray brought
the

Butler,
home

recently.
to

They
severe

are

having emphasis,
and

them,

with

distinction

between Of
late
away

character
we

reputation. watching
before

...

have
snow

been

reputations
the
sun.
.

melt

like

Put
. .

bluntly,
American moral Never have shock the
to

the

situation

which is due

confronts
to

the

people principle."
before American their

to-day

the

lack

of

in

the

history

of

our

country
a

people
faith
year, in

received human the

greater
than

nature

during
diabolical

the

past
methods

by

exposure

of
in

the

practised admiring

by
and

men

high

places
people.

upon

an

unsuspecting

Every X-rays long

and

little
upon

while

the

public
of in
as men

press

throws
who have
eye,
hood, man-

the

characters
and

stood

high
been of

spotless
up
to

the
models

public
of
"

have
men

looked honorable stains

achievement of

ing reveal-

great

ugly

dishonor,

which,

like

225

226

SUCCESS

WITH

FLAW

the the A

blood
oceans

spot
of flaw

on

Lady globe

Macbeth's
cannot

hands,
out.

all

the

wash the

tiny

sometimes

cuts

value down is not

of

an

otherwise

thousand-dollar
or

diamond defect It will

to

fifty dollars
to

less.

The

able notice-

the

average

person.

is

only
detect

the

fatal and

magnifying
yet
its presence commercial

glass
is of
a

that

it,
to

perpetual
the
stone.

menace

the
A

value
many ago,

great
while of

human
were

diamonds

which,
be flawless

little

thought
and

to

brilliants the

the and

first water, social

which when the turned

dazzled
scope microupon flaws.

financial of

world,
was

official
found States

scrutiny
to

them,
A
age, in

were

contain

great seventy
to
a

ugly

United
was

senator,
sentenced

years
a

of
term
nection con-

recently
besides

serve

prison,

paying
land

fine, for
Still

his

with
senator

great
several crooked

frauds.

another been with have

army

and
for

representatives
work in

have

indicted their been officers office

connection

exalted convicted of

positions.
of land The the

Congressmen
frauds
exposure and

peculation.
and
not

of
"

postcotton

contracts

notorious ago, showed

to

statistics minor

leak,"

long
sold

that
facturers manu-

officials
and

had Wall

themselves brokers.

Street

SUCCESS

WITH

FLAW

227
of

Think

of
trusts

the

men

at

the

head

great
not

public only
earned three

juggling
for

with

sacred from

funds,
the

taking

themselves,
of
the
as

hardtwo
or

savings
times
as

poor, that but

salaries of also the

great

President
mous enor-

of

the

United
salaries
to

States,
a

giving
of funds
to

large
same

number sacred

their
of

tives relathose
sible pos-

out

of

these

who

have
a

struggled
condition ! Think

for

years

make
who
out

better them of

for of

those

should dreds hunvices ser-

survive

their dollars

paying
for

thousands
a

of

secret

of funds
to

suspicious
stock

nature,

and

using
for

trust

effect

manipulations

private

gain!
Was

there

ever

before
Americans?

such

shameful

story
ever

spread
before looked

before
so

Were

people
by
men

mercilessly
to,

betrayed
and

they

up

admired,
has
on

implicitly
been such and

trusted? colossal

Never

before
carried

there
so

stealing
men

brazenly

openly by
Some of
a

in

high positions.
men,
were

these
ago,

when

they appeared
to

in

public
Wherever

year

applauded they
were

the

echo.

they
crowds.

went

followed
ago I

by
saw

admiring
one

Some
man

months has been

a

of
a

them,
great

who

for

many

years

public favorite, at

reception

in

228

SUCCESS

WITH

FLAW

the

White and
as

House. seemed the

He
to

was

pointed
almost himself.
as

out

by

guests,
attention seemed introduced dare
to

attract

much

President
it
as a

People
to

to

regard
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appear

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hissed.
a

humiliation household
or more or

for
words
to

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names

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quarter
withdraw in
to

of

century

be

to

from

trusteeships
which

directorships
worked of for their
years

tions institusecure

perhaps
on

these and

men,

account

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influence,

high reputations.
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left
the

worth

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most

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man

finest, the
he of his
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a

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man

for

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the
esteem

sacred friends and

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money
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man we

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some

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The

brute
abler
more

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of

the

more

money

has, the

despise

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pardonable
that
no

insult.
one

He would

should
even or

so

carry
to

self him-

dare bribed. the

suggest

that Who that

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corrupt

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to
was

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to

War bribe
in

he

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have

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or a

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our

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statesman

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transaction
money you

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larger
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make,

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;

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pretense
will much
cover

discount
up you

success no

history
how

your
may

matter

money

leave. That of have had

not

is the late.

lesson These

of
men

the

startling
whose
"

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reputations
who
"

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men a

away

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rapidly
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drop
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in
start

public regard
There
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super-

in

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character

foundations,

and

the

SUCCESS

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231 have fallen Those

to

structures

of the flood
in

their of

achievement

before
criminals realize

public indignation. places

are

high
no

beginning

that

smartness,

brilliancy, genius, cunning, bluffing,

or or

scheming,
pretense
a can

long-headed
take for
men

the

place

of

manhood

be

substitute There
are

personal
in
a

integrity.
York,
who
a

New
power,

to-day,
would

whose

names

have dollar could

been

give
"

every

they wipe
methods there is

have off

for

clean

record

if

they

all
from

their the

underhanded,
slate and
a

questionable
anew;
name.

start

but
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is

no

way

to

buy

good
the

above

riches,

and

beyond

price of
How

rubies.
many
men are

there
in

are,

to-day,

in

high
lest real

positions something
facts of

who
should

perpetual
to

terror

happen
"

expose

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their

lives masks How he of

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on

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reveal
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light.

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at

volcano and

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to

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or

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approval
transaction. the
future

wrong

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up

It
to

will

bobbing

all

along

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remind
or

you your

of

your

theft, of

your

dishonesty,
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of

unfair
your

advantage. enjoyment.
at

the like
you

edge

off

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to

appear,

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sit down.

ghost,

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feast

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that

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must

the

men

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have

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and when

recently
horrid the have their

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rest.

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people
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must

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ments amuse-

through
"

their dollars lives

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fingers
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luxuries been

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out

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pitiable picture
under

those

great
in

financial
courts

giants

made,

investigation ducking,
of
"

of
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inquiry, squirming,
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to

and

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ingenuity
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the their methods

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man

exact

truth
or

keep

from their

tracks ! has where

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right
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to
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up the
can

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or

position
where
man

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anything

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afraid
so

of

truth. hold

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up

that

he

his

SUCCESS

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233

head,

look
and

his

kind
the
to

in

the

face

without

ing, winc-

defy
went

world. President

A the that

man

Roosevelt,
and
a

before him his his

last
someone

presidential
had be

election,

told

unearthed

letter

of
to

which
canvass a

would
were

extremely

damaging
and

it made the

public, damaging

that, with
part
of the
to

little

diplomacy,
be the

letter the
never

could

suppressed.
great
a

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listening
"

man,

President which I

said,
am

have
to

written

letter Let have

to

afraid

have whole
am

published.
of
not

them

print

the

letter, the
conceal. I
ever

it. afraid

nothing

to

face

anything

have

done."
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a

of

our

public
this and
every
can

men

dare

take

Isn't
are men

disgrace
our

to

fair House

land of

that

there

in

Senate almost

tatives, Represen-

and
votes

in

legislature, whose bought,

and
upon

and

influence there
is

be

whose If

honor there

is

price?
which
to
a man

anything

in

sponsible reteem es-

position ought
of
as our

prize,
look it

it is the
up
to

the idol

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or

men

who Is

him when their

their

hero. their idols

strange,
and

youth

find

smashed,
their

heroes

betraying them,

that

ideals

should

234 become that methods

see

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blurred

and

twisted?

Is the

it

strange

they
of

should slow

ignore

old-fashioned when schemers

young
now

fortune-making oily, diplomatic

they
ting getmen

the

smooth,
in
mere a

rich who
were

few

months,
a

and

clerks

year

ago,

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in

costly

automobiles,
and
not

giving
in the

expensive
houses?

entertainments,

living
catch

fine

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to

should do the
same

they

spirit,and

try

thing
long
minute

themselves? in
as

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to

wrongdoers
live
every
as

high

places, 'if

you

Methuselah,
the

should
of
your every

of and

balance

doing
your

good,
wealth

should
to

give
you

farthing of
not

charity,
you

could in

repair
the

the

damage
of

have
tens

done thousands
as can

crushing
of

ideals
have

these

of
to

youths
of

who

looked
men.

up

you

their you

models
escape may
come

successful

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responsibilityfor
be
to

the

which

repeated
fill these

in their

lives

they
you

shall
now

high positions thought

that had been

hold?

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and

square

dealing,
secrets

honesty,
your
won

integrity
and
now

the
see

of
was

success,

they

that

it

by
"

your

smooth,
to
a

oily, cunning
deceive,
double
to
cover

esty dishonyour

your

ability
to

tracks,

and

live

life.

Who

but

SUCCESS

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235
the
cracks

yourselves
in their terrible

will

be

responsible
which
may

for
come

characters

from

the

shaking

of

their

confidence

in

ity? human-

But,

young
"

men,

don't let
your

lose fallen
men
"

your

faith

in

humanity
your

don't
in your

idols for Let the these been

shake

faith

fellow
are

great
rible ter-

majority

of people
that
you
own

honest. have all

examples
up
to to

recently
the
more on

held

you

make your of

determined
the the
man

build
rock

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and

nal eter-

right
out
so or

justice.
in

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in

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boldly
task you

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transaction

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name

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"

and
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keep
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man

dollar

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a

fortune in the

valueless.

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that

pitiable sight
with the
to

world,

it is

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and

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ability, sagacity,
clean
in

foresight,
his
"

fortune,

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a

using
one

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a

abilities

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and
to

dirty

fortune and is
a

which

denounces

condemns himself and

him,
his

perpetual

disgrace

family.
to

The
man's

right ought
ears,
no

thunder
what

so

loudly
business that

in
or

matter

the

transaction

in

which

he

is

engaged,

he

236

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cannot

hear have

the

wrong

or

baser ambition: for

suggestion.
one

Men

two

kinds the other

of

for

dollar-making,
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and
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education,
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energy

toward and
call

making
turn

"

success.

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them

toward

into
"

character,
and
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usefulness,
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helpfulness,
sometimes calls them for calls

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them No

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failures;

history
great
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to

successes.

price
name.

too

pay

an

untarnished

highest
the

service

you

can

ever

render

the

world,
to

greatest

thing
the

you

can

ever

do,
and other

is

make

yourself
man

largest,
There

completest,
is like
no

squarest
fame like

possible.
"

that

no

achievement

that.

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ages.

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FROM

POVERTY

wealthy,
The
vast

ours

would
resources

be of

one our

of

the

dark
would in

land

still be

undeveloped,
and
our

the

gold

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still be

the
in
owes

mines,
the
more

great
the

cities
quarry.

still be

forest
to

and the from

Civilization of
man

perpetual
poverty

struggle
than that best which
we

to

get

away

to

anything
make
our

else.

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are

so

constituted and do that

our

greatest

efforts
to

work

while heart
most

struggling
longs. people
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to

attain

for

the for

is make

practically impossible
their
utmost

exertions it. his and It is the condition

out withstant con-

imperative necessity
has

necessity
to

for

improve
onward

that the

urged
and

man

developed
of the of

stamina
race.

sterling
abounds

character in

whole failures
on

History
men

stories

of

who

started

with

wealth;
with
to

and,

the of of

other

hand,
who

it is illuminated
owe

examples
the
spur

those

everything

necessity.
A

glance
show
men

at

the the

history
vast

of

our

own

country
our cessful suc-

will

that in

majority
were

of poor

every

field

boys

at

the

start.

Benjamin
Andrew

Franklin,

Alexander

Hamilton,
Daniel

Jackson,
Abraham

Henry
S.

Clay,
Horace

Webster,

Lincoln,

Mann,

George

Peabody,

Ulysses

Grant,

GETTING

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FROM

POVERTY

239 few
"

James
the
to

A.

Garfield
names

"

to

mention

but

of
rose

great

of from

past
an

generations
iron
most

distinction direst

environment useful and been

stern

and

poverty.
men

Our

successful evolved

of the

to-day
school of

have,
want

also,
and

from
Our

necessity.

great

merchants,

railroad

presidents, university
inventors,
statesmen
"

presidents

and

sors, profeshuman

scientists,
in
every
most

manufacturers,
line

men

of

activity
"

have

for
the

the

part, been

pushed
and
most

forward
onward

by

goad
desire

of
to

necessity,
make

led of

by youth,
who
never own

the

the

themselves.
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bred

in

the
upon

midst

of

luxury,
who
up
to

always
been

leaned
to

others,
his
way

has his his

obliged
who

fight
been

loaf, and

has

coddled stamina
ling sap-

from
or

infancy, rarely develops great

power.

staying
in the has the

He

is

like with inch

the the of

weak

forest

compared
every

giant

oak
up

which

fought
acorn

its way
with
storms

from
and

by
result

struggling
of
in force

tempasts.
Power
is the made It is
overcome.

The with who culties. diffidoes

to

giant

is

strong

wrestling
for
to
one

impossible
and

not

have

to

struggle

fight

obstacles

240

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FROM

POVERTY

develop

fiber die of
out

or

stamina. half
a

"

To

live

without

trial is to

but

man." is
a

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be
a

character of

thing
overcome.

which

must

wrung

obstacles and the

no

Life who sits in

and
or

is
a

great

gymnasium,
and watches
ever

man

chair

parallel

bars

other ance. endur-

apparatus
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uses

develops by

muscles for

father,
sits

exercising
will be
a never

his

son,

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son

develop
until

his

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the How

will

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he

dumb-bells
many

and fathers

pulley weights
try
to

self. himcises exer-

do

the
on

for benches And

or

their
easy

boys,
chairs,

while

they

sit the

soft

watching
wonder

process!
their with when

still
come

those
out

fathers of the

that

boys
as

gymnasium
as

weak,
had

soft

and

flabby

muscles

they

they
who and

entered. it strange that in

so

Isn't

many

successful made

men

take consider that

pride

having
most

themselves,

it the

fortunate thrown
upon
to

thing
their

in the
own

world
resources

they
and

were were

obliged
stamina hard
same

develop

their

independence
should from work

and
so

and

self-reliance,
their children Isn't crutches
for

to

keep

having
that

the

experience?
should

it

strange
so

they
be

provide
more

that

it will

all

the

difficult

GETTING

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FROM

POVERTY

241

them
away

to

walk

alone?

"

that

they making

should
for

take
the

the

strongest
of
to

possible
by

motive

development
for
want

power

it

sary unneces-

them

strive, by providing
them
on

for

every

and

guarding

all

sides

by
he

wealth?
A famous
a

artist, who
young make
a an man

was was

asked

if

thought
him
never:

who

studying
"

with

would He
a

great

painter, replied,
of six knew

No,

has

income This artist

thousand how

pounds
great

year."

the

struggle
out
a

against
and

thwarting
how hard in

difficulties it is
to

brings

power,

velop deof

strong,

manly

fiber

the

sunshine

wealth.
How this
many

young

immigrants

have
of

come our

to

country

uneducated,
and of
tens

ignorant penniless,
distinction of thousands
every

guage, lanhave

friendless risen
to to

and

yet

positions
shame who

and of

wealth,
native-

putting
born
of

youths

possessed
and

advantage
but who

wealth,
never

education,
been
in

opportunity,
from!

have I who short

a

heard
a

have
came

mind
to

young

man a

of

this

class

this but

country
who has

comparatively
risen
to

time

ago,

already

very
a

important

position wholly example

of
a

unaided. self-educated

He

is

remarkable

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FROM

POVERTY

self-trained,

self-disciplined
of
his

man;

and,

in he

the has

persistent
evolved
a

process very

development

strong,
has

positive, aggressive
out

character.
powers

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brought
his

his

latent

and

strengthened
out

weaker

faculties. and and

a

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has

pruned

of

his

mentality
embarrass

habits der hin-

things
his

which and

would has
seems

progress,

gained
to to

such

strong
any

momentum

that
to

there he is

be

scarcely

limits is
an

what

likely
of
one

become.

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inspiring example
in of have world.

the which and

possibilities of explodes
who all

manhood
excuses

America,
the
poor

boy
no

girl
to

think
up

they
the
I

absolutely
advocate
as as a a

chance

get

in

am

no

of the

blessings of poverty,
Poverty ground
as

considered value

finality.
vantage

is for
a

of

no

except

ing start-

point.
in

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is

only good
"

is the

tus appara-

the

gymnasium
a curse
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to

develop
"

the

man.

In

itself

it is
to

slavery
from

but

it is

the

great

thing
away

get away
it that human
"

; and

it is the and

ting get-

from done
"

if

honestly
out

tiously conscienman,

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the

that

develops
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we

the

giant.
see,
on

did

not

always

at

the
way

time,
up
more

that from
pre-

got
was

incidentally

the

poverty

infinitely better

and

GETTING

AWAY

FROM

POVERTY

243
for

cious

than
a

the

thing

we

were

aiming
struggle
more

"

living,
a

competence;
man was a

that the

the

development

of with

strong

in

mighty
times
or

necessity
than the

thousand

valuable

living,

the

money,

the

property

gained.
Grover
at
a

Cleveland, who
of
as

was
a

once

poor

clerk

salary

fifty dollars
a

year, says
:

in
"

speaking
There is

of

poverty
no

developer,
of forces

surely
no so

development
of and the
so

mental of
true

traits, and
manhood
as

stimulation

thorough

imperiously
the combination the

effective of

those

produced
ambition

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well-

regulated
of

with

healthful

rigors
hardest
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poverty."
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an

who

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struggle
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obtain and

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it.

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out

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scholars,"
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