Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-23

MEy OF ACTION AND MEN cF THJuGHr -TDe world is
divided into sorts Of men, those think and those
who act OF course all men think, and all men act but
OF one than Of the other aud hence the po2T
ely oil dividing them into two classes Napoleon for ex
ample, able thinker, but he q # action TO
much greater degree ana ne may, therefore, be ran sed
among the last COltradistnguished from the first
Shakespeare OF action 10 extent that few poets
have been, but his career dramast has Overshsdow-
ed bis other qualities, aud be to be considered couse
quently a man Of t5Oaght The men Of acOu in q
word those who carry out the thoughts Of themselves
or Others the thought those who think chiehr
and leave others 10 act The hrst control their
the last generally the ages that follow. Alexander The
Great exercised more powerful and extensive Influence
in his time than Aristotle his old master but ArlEt
ties works have been Influencing men, cmmuniies aud
empires since. Of action, however great is
like stone, dropped through vacuum that leaves
Cepube trace Of It's passage. man Of thought is Ike
stone dropped INTO water which sets IN motion circles
that widen continually and never sgen to stop.
The men OF action too apt 10 ind vaUe the men Of
thought The ordinary type OF the former In day
The active sharpslghiea energetic Of business who
brings everything the test of the question, twill p81s
The ordinary type Of the latter is Tie talented r man.
professor BuJhor, Who generally, has great knack
what Is called getting along natural anTipathy
TO exist between the classes Tbs first despses the
last for ignorance of business. The last locks with
tsnpu9us pity on the hrs as deficient IN refinement and
culture. Yet why should this sutagUnIsm eIiSy Each
class Is good 10 It's way and each necessary progress
u we had nobody but busting eager m0ney making
Of action, there would be intellectual nor social pro.
grssS ald dead maerIlsm would eat out the heart #
society If We had Only great preachers profound pOtes
bila mugs HOulu come 10
Tor the want Of little practical utility. The two z TO
get TO make up the State. Marry dreamer however
vast lis genius 10 dreamer like himself aud their house
keeping is at Ees and SeveBs' marry him 10
thrifty energetic woman with strong dash OF common
sense and matters gel very differently.
It is mstIks also, in either OF action or men Of
thought TO rank their speci4y the highest zach class
has IT'S mission PERFORM aud each, therefore is honora
bic 10 its place vocation As the material interests Of
society demand thai we should have thrifty anics al
venurous merchants aud eniCrPrsng capital SIS, ae
moral socai political aud religious wants OF the ace
qulre teachers statesmen authors sd ClergYmen. il Is
uvIdOus Il Is false, therefore, for cass % say
mother IN the spirit OF the Pharses "Etaud ASIDE
ann lier than thou" TIE present warts Of society CAL
TOR the MAJ Of fully its future development
calls for the Of thought The aud comp lcasd
machine Of human E1lrs would me 10 dead Dc c. with
ont eth One wheel IS necessary the other aud
noble IT there is any question of nobility at all Jet
each man fulfill his vocation, taking perform lis
WORK fairly, and 20 be- many are ClrCGtUTe Of his
cuss; for tue Of action should not degenerate Ito
mere mIser should the mau Of thought pass into
crazy dreamer or idealoRist.-itlI Lsayr
~ DR. Valentine Mott Of New York psrsruisd tie