Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1826-09-29
Til; JEFFERSON
PARIs. Ann. II. LEI.

PAaIs, Aug. Is I7G5
Ds2r Pe5"-l received ny NJ. Marie your letter
of April 2Oth. ! am much mortified 10 hear that you
have lost much tine and that when arrived nj VIII
lIanlsbnTe you not at all advanced from What you
were when YOU left Monticello. inc begins to
be precious to you. Every day lose, retarGs tay
Your entrance on that public stage w!.ceon YOU NAV
bcgn to be useful to yourself However The way 70
repair The loss IS 10 improve the future time. trust
that with your dispositions, tie acquisition OF cjcucc
IS pleasing employment ! can assure YOU thai lc
possession of what (neXt 10 an honest heart, win
above all things render yen dear yo:r friends and
give you fame aud promotion in your own c0I,ntrv-
When your mind s!ia well improved with scisncc
nothing viii be Necessary 10 place you in the highest
point Of view bat TO ursac the Interests your coun
try, of j-rr ie!., and Yourself with the pnrcst into
gritty, the most chaste honour. The defect Of these
virtues, can never be made up by all the other ac-
qnirencns of holy and mini. Make tEase then vour
first object. Give up money. give I'D fame rive M
science give tie earth and all il retains rather tl,, I
an immortal act. And never suppose that in anv nos
sib'c situation or under any circumstances t,.i il i
best Tory on 70 do dbODOfable thing however sIirl
i II may appear 70 VOL Whenever you are about TO
DO an thing though il can ncycr lie known bnt n
yourself ask yourself how you would act, we're ij.o
whole Wo!d looking at yoT. ana act acc0r,;,riv Fin
courage all y0nT yutlous dispositions ana exercise them
whenever opportunity arises being assured iio thcr
VIII gain strength by exercise lunb Of tie body
does, and !iat exercise will render them labiuaj-
From lie practice Of the puros virtue, vcu NAV be
assured you "i derive tie most So blnc comforts in
every moment of life ana in the moment of death
II ever you lad Yourself envroHcd with difficulties and
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loss HOY 10 cX!ficic JoJisc ID what is iJcI and H.,
assured tai tJat sill cytriCate Won the best ouf ,e
worst situations although you cannot see wien YOU
take sep what will be the mex: vet 20 on follow
truth, Justice, and plain dealing ard never Eo,r do
leading You ont Of the labyrinth tie easiest name
possible. The knot which Won thought Gordian vii,
unite it.ci: before you Nothing is SO mistaken az flo
sUpPosIioo Ihat person is 10 eXtricate himself f,,o
difficulty rs intrigue, by assimilation hv an untruf
by an injustice This increases the difficulties ten fold
aud they who p' these methods get themselves so
lnvosYeI at length that ;hcy can turn no wa, hui tyo
iniany becomes more exposed X is of great a,nor
taACc, 10 set resolution, not 10 DC shaken never IN
an uniTulh. in"'e - no vice So mean, so piifui so
coh'cP,,'.c' "! re wo permits himself to tell lie
once VII hid u c-ic! "Cc0Dd and li,ifJ time 4,
length, ii becomes hab, ho ic.s lies yi;,o,,, acd
ing TO them au' truths i;i9ut Tie wof,d To- ie,r h.,
This iiIsehooJ D' the tongue lead, 10 thatof Tho ea,
and in iino, de?ravos all IFS good dispositions
A honest hcart being the first blessing, k,oyi,
bead j. tae soc1Dj II IS time Tor Won nov 10 isin =
be choice IN reading; 20 pursue regular con,sc II,
Ut, and not ~ rer yourself be turned To c rgIi ~
tue left bl reading any tbDr out Ofthai course hay,
long "G' dgcs'e' plan f1T you suited INC crcutn
stances IN which you vii! be placed. This viii de-
III 10 $on 'f@ia ~ 10 tiG'c advance. Tor ,
present, advise Tou 60 BEGIN course of 9nfignf his
tory reading "e'Y Ting ~ Tic ORIGINAL aud not ~
trau-!a NJ. ir,t read GI!sr' flis,nry Of (;reoc.
thij WI. 81" '0u c,ecsfcl view Uf dat field Then
take up g. tie detail tea 'irr l.e r. y..i,,- t,, T.;
the Gl,JH.ag order. ItcruIo,us ,ies Z,
phonts HCNotiC1, /'uopiurt., Auaf.q.cg or oil,
titus CJrlius, both, Dioiora, Sicuius eTb;, sh.t
form the first stage Of your historical reading rs.
next Will u: Roman History. Saliusj. Caesar Cicr
ro's E.,si'v~ -1etouius, Tactlus and Giibon Frog,
t1a we "i!i come down 10 Modcru History H. /
Gree" ans IN - p1ery yoI have read, or vii yea!
ut school NuPi, ~ 5'acc. Terence. ipacreoa Homer
J.u iTd'F an So, ~. cs. Read I,J Hior's Paradise
Los', S.a-aspear, Os5or. 70, and SvIt 10 form yon,
.'t .t to.' o"" language. g. ',fal.,c -e7I 2. r.