Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-02-12

: dainties,and drink its purest draught
: Let your minds occasionally wande
over the vast fields of knowledge
then compare your meagre acquire
ments with this measureless expanse
and see how they sink into insignif
cancel How they dwindle into ute
nothingness! Think of the humilit,
of Newton, who after making til
profoundast, and most wonderful re
searches of his age-after, tracin!
the stars in their course, and tn,
''fierce comet" its path-after meas
uring their distances. taking thei
dimensions, and as it were weigh
! ing in the scales our solar sytem
nevertheless after he had done al
this as but part, he said with much
humility that He bad picked up but
a few pebbles on the shore and the
great ocean of knowledge still lay
before him untraversed.' Learn true
humility from the example Of this
illustIious man. Learn it from the
examples of other great men. And
you may learn it from every thing if
you will but properly reflect. But by
all means never stifle your progress
In your studies by overrating your
requirements or abilities.
Cultivate habits of industry. If
you ever expect to be benefited,
studying or doing any thing else of
profit for yourselves, or others, let
me repeat it yon must be industrious.
Such thing as d lazy young mans
succeeding woald be strange anom-
ally in nature, Be always proftably
employed, employed upon something
that will prove beneficial either to
yourselves or others. IdlenesS not
only wastes your time and stops
improvement but it is the great and
prolific parent of all the vices
Temptations are not half so apt to
assall those who are busily employed
as those who are idle. Then never
permit yourselves to be idle. But
always keep busy. By SO doing it
not in what business you may
engage you will be enabled to devote
many spare moments to the i'm
provement of the mind; and it will
telfwith effect before many years shall
have elapsed. Be punctuaL. If you
make promise always fulfill it at
the time and in the manner agreed
upon. Be careful what you promise
and how you promise; but wben you
have fairly and firmly agreed to do
thing, do it at all hazards and at any
extremity. There is nothing scarce
y which will fend more to give a
man success in business than strict
and rigid punctuality. What a
recommendation it is to man when
t can be said of him that he is pane
'aI. But more especially is this
nabit valuable to young man. He
can not pass unnoticed; but be will
soon be pointed out aud the remark
will be frequently made, That young
man will do to rely upon. If an
inquiry should be made concerning
his character, business habits, ETC.,
the response will quickly come forth,
Whatever that Young man promises
you may rely on with the most i'm
plicit confidence. This habit alone
will do much to guarantee success in
you may undertake.
Be kind and courteous to all. This
is often overlooked by many. They
appear unsocial and surly, thinking
it is not worth while to be kind and
polite to any but those from whom
they might derive some bene-
fit pecuniarily or otherwise. This is
a very great mistake. You should
treat no one with want of respect
however lowly his condition or cir
in life. Remember that
all men are your brethren, aud wher-
ever your meet a human being there
are claims upon your attention and
respect. You should see in every
human being however lowly the ele-
ments Of an awful grandeur which
admits of neither measurement nor
Be honest. Be scrupu-
Iously exact in all your dealings.
Try to do just exactly what is right
more nothing less. =
Ask nothing but what is right-sub-
nit to nothing that IS wrong. Try
to take no mean advantage.
Be open and fair in all your deal
Jugs. Remember always that hon.
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