Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-13
sfrcCESS IN Ira

Rreaier sambefiE means success IN business. AMI
goes successful man he his made lify thousand
pounds within the last txel n months Otanolher
-. There yon see man who cotnspenc need lite as
aborer hat by dint Of industry perseverance, and
energy. he has amassed large fortune, bought
landed estate. aud lives the life Of county geAe
man, though he can hardly yetwrite his own name
fhat's what lscall success" Or of anothrr-' That
is Mr.-=- the great astronomer. who was original.
~ the son Of small farmer, and by diligent study
and application he has reached the first rank
asnong scientific mems yet they say he is very poor
and can barely make the ends meet" We suspect
that most people would rather exchange places with
the laboFer than with the astronomer. ready are
10 estimate success and worldly position according
TO the monsy standard.
The idea inslied into the minds Of boys, from
early life, is thai of " getting on" TheParens test
themselves by their in this respect; and
they impart the notion TO their children. Max
sleT, Jock said Scotch>laird 10 his son, - max
Enthusiastically it you can, but MAX it," The same
cannset, it, not in the words, is that which is
linparled, III least by example, it not in express
slanguage,lo most boys. Tn~y have set before them
the glory of making their fortunes That is their
- miSsion. and many perform IL diligently, needing
little else but money making throughout life Public
opinion justi6es them in their course-Publc opinion
approving above all things the man who has - made
hs tortuae" But public opinion is not always cor
and sometimes, in this case, 1t is obnoxious
TO the sarcastic query of the French wit who once
asked. - And, pray, how many fools does II take to
make public 9''
pect. is by no means a thing be undervalued. II
is very proper Of desire, and ought 10 be pur
sued-honesIy. mans success in the accumnia-
ton of wealth, indicates that he is possessed OF AT
least virtues: il is true they are OF The lower
sOrt-s;ll they esIimahle. IL is not necessary
that man shall be largely gifted with Intelligence
or that he shall have benevolent disposition to en-
able him TO accumulate money. Let him scraPe long
and diligently, and he will grow rich in time Dun
gence and perseverance are virtues enough tor the
mere money -maker. But it is possible that the gold
I'D NM a lhE
other virtues, and crush both mind and hear; under
their load.
Worldly success may, however, be pursued and
achieved with the help Of int lligence and It may
be used, IL always ought In he Hsed as the means
of selfimproVemenl and of enlarged benevolence. Ii
is as noble an aim to be great merchant OF manu-
facturef, as he great statesman or philosopher
provided the end is attained by noble means. mer-
chant manufacturer can help on humanity as well
as other men-can benefit others while he Is enrich
ing HIMSELF and before the world valuable eX-
ample of Intelligent industry and enterprise. lie
can exhibit honesty in high placFs-fo IN these days
need examples Of honesty very machs indeed,
wit has Observed that in the arithmetic oil the eOun-
ter, two and two do not make four. Aud TO test
that remark, you have only TO gauge modern PM
bottle.
But many successful merchants have declared that
in the end - Honesty is always the best policy
The honest may not get rich SO fast as the dis
honest one, but the will be of ruer kind,
earned without fraud. injustice, or crime " he coz
-ened me but hiso conscience, said old Bishop
Laiimer. of csIler no had made him pay IwoPence
for knife not W. rth penny. Even though honesty
should bring III success, still man must be honest
Better lose all and save honor. - Max ser by all
means, but make il honestly; otherwise. as The Scrip
express il, in such terrible words II Will eat
your flesh as il were FIRE."
Success in life is also attained through The practice
OF economy-anOther excellent virtue. But money
is often esteemed means of enabling Us TO lake
front in society, live better style, and 10
produce glare in the faces Of other people, that even
0f X have achieved
in life,' particularly obssrvAni Of
this homeIy virtue. We fonder OF living up
the and Of living beyond the MEANS than
of living within them. But the end comes al last;
and what may have seemed success often proves a
bubble.
Fortunes made by perseverance: though many
try TO achieve them generals do vioIOry-at
blsw. They make dash al success-sPecGIaie
largely. and are ready 10 venture everything upon
cast. They regard the share and stock market
another Aladdin's Lamp-Only give II a rub, and
10! the gen expected TO come with gold at their
bidding But unhaPPily the Spectator often rubs
The wrong the right way. and them instead of
gain, there is loss. And even when there is gain
in that manner il does a but little good; for
: e what is got over the IS back you know the
familiar proveTN well enough, we dare say. These
eagsro-beTch people miss the mark because of their
very eageTness. They have the patience 10 wait
and De- MaistTe, the wise FTenchman says, that 10
know how wait, is the great means of success"
Success IN life requires the daily practice Of other
familiar virtues ass for instance, Puncuality. Pru-
and enterprise. Let man practice these virtues
faithfully, and he will almost nfulliby succeed in
hfe-thaI is, he will succeed in accommodating money
land rising in social position.
But what avais it all unless the possess ion of the
money makes the man better, wiser, and happier !
Is not the life that has ended merely in the
lation Of huge pile Of gold 10 all inents and PurPo
ses failure, unless the has been thereby some
what elevated in the dignity Of thinking being
made more fitted TO enjoy life himself, and com.
mu nicaie blessings 10 others!
And here let say, that the success in life which
is merely tested by the money standard is alto
gether false So far the virtues go which are
necessary to be practiced by successful man oil
business, they very well, and the money accu
mulaied is also very good; buin itself is only
much dToss, unless IL is used a means of enjoy
Iseni and usefulness. Thousands of men are now
making their fortunes by gold gathering the Aus
traan dlggngs. By late advices from Melbourne
there is one aborng man who, after six months dig
ging, had accumulated sR24 1000 in the sank. There
: was success But what did il amount TO The
man had accumulated much metal would sell
in the worlds market for the sum above mentioned
There are thousands of other men scraping and dig
ging in the mud and dirt round about Mount Alexan
der and Baliarat, who also accommodating gold
with like rapidly, and with extraordinary SUCCESS
And the return with their gold, rcheT-abler tc
command the Injuries Of life-wth more abundan
EDeans OF entering upon career OF dissipation bu
mo better men, no more deserving of admiration,
more worthy Of esteem or applause-often, indeed
worse men, hardened in heart and corrupted in ma
tuTe, because ofstheiryery wealth.
We must SET UP some other test than gold then
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