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Show OPPOSITION Opposition is nn lmmeaiurablo lmlp to man. It is ono ot tho world's greatest boons to human succoss known. As tho klto rises against, and not with, tho wind, so tho ro-slstanco ro-slstanco of opposition will bear man up to tho higher and grander realms of llfo. A headwind is bottor than no hreozc at all. In a sail boat no man over reached his destination In a dead calm. Nor havo men gained Bucress without tholr storms. Grrit ctnractcrs havo been molded by "virtue "vir-tue of great opposition. Then let us not despair becuiso wo aro confronted con-fronted by this imaginary obstaclo. It is not an oncmy, but a friend. So-vero So-vero oppotltion Is what a man needs If ho would amount to somothlnR. Without It his life would ho a blank. Hardship and self denial and sacrifice sacri-fice constitute tho soil from which manhood and self rollanco aro developed. de-veloped. Ho who cannot enduro tho storms ot llfo without flinching and stem tho tide. Prometheus Ilka with out murmuring will never sco tho sun nt high twelve; nnd when ho lies down toward tho west, he will bo overlooked and forgotten! but ho who forces himself against tho blowing blow-ing winds with a tranquil mind, a steady balance, nnd n cheerful heart will reach his goal In triumph nnd leave the world tho better for his brief visit and effort. Young Folks. |