A DAILY MESSAGE
I WILL. ‘‘Mill you hold the fori ! J ” said a colonel lo a subordinate ollieor at Stone River. "I will try, sir.” was the reply. ”1 will, or die m the attempt, sir,” was the response. ‘‘Will you hold the fort!'” was asked a third time, more peremptorily. ”1 will, sir.” was the reply . The fort was held. The colonel did not trust ihc "i will try” nor the ”1 will attempt." hut he relied completely upon the ”1 will.” 'I lie mild aspiration to do things in Ide is mil the "I will do big things in liie” which does them. It' is the "! will” which holds the forts of life, “j will” is the bridge over which men pass to victory. The “I will—-I can —I do—l dare” men win every time and every where. They may he just average men, built on no particular plan, blest with no particular luck, hut they have what is commonly known as "pluck.” and pluck is better than all your luck. The plucky man is the “I will- -! can -I dare -I do” man -and he always does! —M. PRESTON STANLEY.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1928, Page 1
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193A DAILY MESSAGE Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1928, Page 1
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