New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-27
SKETCHES OF LECTURES
SUCCESS.
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ture-room densesy ihropged. Tie scope Of the
lecture vas TO display tie faseness Of the gene-l
idea hich considers success 70 consist n the acq1ls
ton Of nOrey, ana in that alone and 10 present the
true ideal of success being tha, condition in which
whether eited with worldly goods 10 y'ester or
less degree, man is conscious Of having cultivated
and used Alright the highest faculties and impulses
Of bis nature. The following is a mere outline Of a
few portions OF the Lectures We vsunt our civiliza-
ton ard our Christan;iyi yet on examining the de-
velopments thereof, often find sons things Which
show US not far 10 advance st least in psrticu
iars those whom we look down on. The Sultan
buys bis Circassian slave for twenty thousand
plsstersi the Yankee Sultan jenkins bays his wife
for twenty thousand dollar,. TIE graces and amen.
ties Of socisl intercourse open only 10 the golden key
TO which the general opinion makes them smensbla;
but lie who owns hat key ,e'tom can WELD ons tina.
can throw wide to him the golden gates of tha, domain
in which be may enjoy the treasures of his true in
terest srd rerown. Yet we are not TO carry the
idea too far; are not Unfortunately TO decry
riches as if no man could drive carriage with
out having for his livery a hoof and horns.
The mistake il in taking money to be an end-not
means. We hear Of the success Of cousin John in
California we hear he il rich and all we regard il
bis purse; we forget thst be had powers and talents
which be might have employed to elevate his own
conception of his nature. l. nature the greatest
of saisis The Brazilian child showed that she H.
by ira remark on the Monkey from Borneo; "The
monkey from BOreo unblushingly shows tall
=" and the old spe End the young ape wsgsed their
" tsls in scorn Of the monkey from Borne)."
Bluebeards house ia richly furnished aud ineS decor
sted; it suggests TO memory the description of Neros
Ifapr ho IA. Of fna far hat
to refuse his invstions His mansion is gated from
top to bottom and all the rooms are opened to the
guests-eave one. No light steals from it. The pale
SAD woman 10 gold and lace who in that chamber is
Mr. Buebesrd. Cmeters no longer cut OF heads,
but they still can pierce hearts. Meantime Buebsard
rosms fIom guest 10 guest. Win smiles snG com
plimen's for all bat, amid all, he rene
bers the secret Of that chamber, and would give
ore ban halt Of his fortune and ten years of his life
could lie pluck that secret from bis heart. Across the
street If Alsccins house; he Is q Yankee COY, and
inst. you know l. the type of success. He began By
bsrtelng jack knives and getting the best he gath
cred ard sold black berries, aud Creased the bottom
Of the MEASURE so to carry a little capital 70 the
next transaction. IL Learned st school 70 practile
addition for himself and subtraction for his neghbors.
Tie whole world became for him q large market in
which to buy cheap and sell dear; for him there
10 beauty, DO poetry in the universe. With Bible in
bar and qud IL mouth be wanders jerusalem through
end calculates the site Of the holy places. He
C6ryes his name beside thAt oil haultse- du1 a"akeb
the quiet Of Thebes with the whstled stra rs of Yam
kfe Doodle and Dan Tucker. lie reurnstO his native
village, example of success 10 the young Alafdns
He owns a million and of all the Companies of which
he is not President be Is Director. lie has bought
house and lancs, pictures AMI ornaments OF costly
price; be has also bought Mrs. Aladdin. He goes
TO church on Sunday clasps his hands 10 prayer, but
forgets to open them when the collection box comes
round. At last he dles-fOr even men Ike hlm are
mCrtal-srd the commercial newspapers rec ord the
virtues OF the successful merchant ths good husband
and father, the firm and generous friend Aladdin
was gross, ignorant coarse man, who was sly, AMI
MADE money. But is that toe Kind OF success that
ouy man OF noble mind is anxious 20 pursue :
DO fucb desire the success Of Aladdin
Dickens and Irylng's works SELL but the emascu-
lated novel unilumnated by no single ray OF genius,
sells thousand times better. Inis Is the htty thou-
" ssndth says the exultlDg bookseller. And thls
be- comes fame 10 you, the ephemerl n novelist. You
are lion 10 day, ount of your book next day
am lion. because safely ekulied across the ryec
in a wooden cipper-and you aie i9rgoueoi IL JUST
bineiy years since Goldsmiths Traveller appeared
in q LOrdoa newspaper. Toe Vicar Of Wak-tis.d
" ne cold through Ia. JoL.sonr meiiaton. Tor toDi
ard in ten years after, the author died. Win what
love DO we hang over bis pages; his books nhi-
eLces and friends forever; yet the ye-thousandt1
copy never announced and Oliver GOLD smlih,
NJ. b., often wanted dinner Horace Wapole the
coIcomb of literature, smiled at him contemporary
from bis eded carriage. Goldsmith struggled
cheerfully with his adverse fate and died But
tbsn Sad nouruers, whom be had aided IN
a lsdy Of Distinction, whom he had only dared 10
admire at n distance, came and cut lock Of his hair
for a remembrance. When see that Goldsmith, thus
carrying bis heart in his hand, like paln.branch,
lock him as successful man whom adversely
could not bring do wn from the level OF his lofty
nature; and when | compare him with Aladdin and
Bloc beard | AIN cons trained by Hy manhood, b say
that Goldsmith is he VINO has had true success, and
that they il is who have failed Ia the popular way
Of judging the lucky man must be successful; even
he Who sows a monkey to a Goldfish, and makes
money of tie combination, must be lled successful.
Surely uule,s you admit that thriving knavery Il sue
cess YOU must ject this belief and admit that, not
what man has but wbatheis constitutes do
Dot rail at veal tn the wealthy nay be succ sssfu
ard worthy If success and wealth IS to be desired
for the good il can give and enable 10 do. man
would rather Lore lis fortune than his legs but are
Rot character and truth more valuable than legs
these ere things that cannot be bought these are
en- otons that hsve no valuation az the STOCK
Board The lives Of men who have not been sue
sfu according 10 the ordinary STANDARD, are nose
which have been the most valuable. Tue poets, shd
uainteIs and artists are never the successful men,
Lorenzo tue Magnificent, was so, because he knew
how TO use riches not because he VAS rich iDter
who received intelligence Of the ruin, By tresae OF
hsmopertv smiled at the news, and turned away 70
help otbers. This If true success and thus simPie
anecdote of man thus truly successful Is OF
more value than some autobographies written
to explain the mysteries OF thar science
The father Of the prodigsl son used no suca sha'P
words to the returned wanderer g. wei -resulsted
ustert might have done, 10 Get an example 10 the
Younger branches Of the family. Meanwhile the elder
brotfer who had not pl,yed cards on the sabbath,
iustly implanted Of hs fathers course hsdeser'eu
success he thought but which part do our best no
tor approyel The man who has the qualities whic1
deserve success although his bankers book show no
large balance il indeed a. successful as he WIN the
san faculties who ha. succeeded 10 the word e-t-
nation and Whose well Invested gansgiy nln vast
income. Can man look into the word, and history,
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