Show i44 STUDENT LIFE successful I mean success in the higher sense that is making the most and best of life for the present and for the hereafter It is known that the stronger char- acteristics of the young unless subdued become the ruling passion of the old The habits of the prodigal should therfore be disciplined in the practice of diseconomy lest he be chained in the tressing bondage of indebtedness Indeacpendence and free agency with their companying enjoyments are liable to become strangers to those who mortgage their efforts When the fruits of labor pass through one’s hands like water through a sieve honor may also become submerged in the sea of relentless demand The cultivation of a spirit of is usually rewarded with abundance while present gratification leads to misery and want Better start at the bottom If then you move at all you must rise Though fashionable it is neither wise nor safe to ape the style of those having abundant means for many promising barks laden with bright prospects and brighter hopes have been wrecked in the tempestuous sea of adventure Large sums inherited or suddenly acquired through streaks of fortune may prove to the possessor if inexperienced a misfortune Wealth acquired without effort and with little knowledge of its value may prove anything but a blessing Successful men have generally risen from the ranks of the poor It does not require a very high order of intellect to accumulate money even in large sums but to use it judiciously requires talent of a high order In a general sense the value of an article is fixed on the basis of its cost labor being the measure of all value Man should not therefore avoid earning his bread by the sweat of his brow False customs and civilized society may commend those self-deni- al so-call- ed who do but believe me my friends sucti have not chosen the better way Those who fatten on the toil of others may receive the homage of their fellows but more noble is he who by industry wrings support from the elements The artisan the manufacturer miner and farmerr seeking the rewards of honest effort do not attempt to reap where they have not cuts When greed Shylock-lik- e sown its pound of flesh from nearest the heart the fittest may not always survive The world has parasites cutting alike the tendrils of the vine and gnawing at the There need be ofheart of the oak fenses woe unto those by whom they Behold courageous patriotism come rising in glory from the harbor of Manila harbinger of freedom to Cuba and of promised independence to the Philippines Behold also greed like a worm gnawing at the heart of a nation whose ship of state is often scuttled by unnecessary bonded debt Thus cometh unrest n the hearts of men and on their lips are words of bitterness Oh speed the day when greed shall no longer like the deadly nightshade blister and blight the bodies and spirits of men Beware of serpents that charm only to destroy Urging you my vung friends to avoid extravagance on the one hand and excessive economy on the other you need restrain no laudable ambition only remember that he who climbs to heights above must be content to look down on the envious hate of men below Rolling stones gather little moss roving bees little honey Seek success at home Tact and talent you already have Add purpose determined purpose without which other qualifications are almost useless Do well all you undertake to do and do it better than others if you can Will to be what you wish then be it To oth- - |