The Secret op Success.—Take an earnest hold of life, capacitated for, and destined to a high and noble purpose. Study closely the mind's bent for labor or a profession. Adopt it early and pursue it steadily, never looking back
to the turning furrow, but forward to the ground that ever remains to be broken. Means and ways are abundant to every man's success, if will and actions are rightly adapted to them. Our rich men and our great men have carved their paths to fortune, and by this internal principle—a principle that cannot fail to reward him who pursues it. To sigh or repine over the lack of inheritance is unmanly. Every man should strive to be creator instead of inheritor. He should bequeath instead of borrow. He should be conscious of the power in him, and fight his own battles with his own lance. He should feel that it is better to earn a crust than to inherit coffers of gold. When once this spirit of self-reliance is learned, every man will discover within himself the elements and capacities of wealth. He will be rich, in stimably rich in selfresources, and can lift his head proudly to meet the noblest among them.
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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 808, 2 May 1871, Page 3
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203Untitled Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 808, 2 May 1871, Page 3
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