New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-17
MR.. CARLYLE'S ADDRESS
TO THE
EDINBURGH STUDENTS.
THE


men have accepted the Office you have elected me TO- ana
have now the duty to thanks FOR the great honor uoe
me Your enthusiasm toward me admit very beauti'm
an itself however undeerye be in regard 10 the ouee
oft 1t feeling honorable TO all men, and one wen known
10 myself when position analogous to your own
ran ny hone that il nay endure the endhat noble desire
10 honor those whom you think worthy Of honor and that you
will be and more select and discmae ID no
wall modify your opinions Of me and many things ese as you
81 on laughter and cheers There are now % years gou
last November since first entered yOur city boy OF hC
quite l456 agoto attend classes here ana gam %
edge Of all kinds know not wha-With ieemgs o. NO iot
and aWe.struck expectation; ANA now, AiteI pO1t'
course this s what We have come 70. CAeeisI - time
tomethGg touching and tragic ana !e al c te 81 NV dear
cid native land, rising up and saying wen. !O i' yor
have toed through great variety Of fortunes and have a
many judges. A the old proyer1 says lie lnat OueS
wGysde hes many masters We mus, eAIect y
Judges bat the voice young Scotland through yon rs Iea
AZ some me- and return you many LA5As yr IT,
slough cannot describe my emotions 10 you, oui ienrre
they VIII be much conceivable II expressed ID ssnee
ICieers When this Office FIRST proposed TO me some OF
You know that was not very AMBITIOUS W soVv less
Taught to believe that there were certain inVe VI s
nav csf motive 10 soDs into tat least in
cling objections felt to such things; for il can 90 any
pot DO sol loud cheers Well but practically looking
into the matter when tie Office actually cane into my bauus
wLeiltr there much real duty that can do at all I'VE
900 miles from YOU in an entirely different stare o.
seTo yogT T' Affairs ieie~Sn tbs els me with ep
SYehepsion that there is really netting worth tie
feast consideration that ] can do that score. You
does arise in any form will use ny most faithful endeayor
do whatever night and proper according 10 NE os, Oh IL,
Judgment Cheers In the meanwhile me a9t nav az
SIcseIwhch might be very pleasant but which IS quite he
reverse as You may lane Us 70 soe are en
satee or less oognae 10 tue pursuits Yo1 are
ragged In fact had meant 90 throw ont some loose CD
seISaiions-loose IN point o. oIaef e sTCn ont The
they may occur TO methe thoughts nave 10 NE Su MA,
engaged the have started Cd Wha
81 arena Won are Sey to ind in this world ought believe
according have written all that down on paper
read That would have been much hander lot
ne the present moment laaugh but when attempted 10
Erte found that was not aocnmstomed TO VINE speecne
and did not get very well So ung that away ana
800 DDno,most Won will therefore have TO accent what
Is Iesdest-what direct from the beart and you
just take that in compensation for any good order or
ray nothing that true far as can manage end tnat
IS pretty much all that can engage ior IA aeen u
vices believe TO Young mena 70 an mere vsI seG ,
valued There is great deal Of advising and very MUG
faithful performing-and ak that does Io eng IN any Hio
so advising; hut there is one advice must give
Sou II fact the summary Of all adyiees and you nave
heard thousand times dare say out Hu Ee t
Bet you hear the tbOusandth and trs tine iof most IN
iba above all things The Of yOnT own life depends
npon being gent while il is called to-day in this place
rndes all virtues student have mean TO IN
Ilude in it oil qualities that Lead on the aequreen OF 'sa
obstruction and improvement in such place II you WIZ De
bve heard called 60 il verify isbe seedtiue
ife IN which you do if you tares instead Of
wheat you cannot expect TO reap well siierwhd ana
sou viii arrive at little indeed; while in the course
If wears when YOU come look back, if you lave
not done you have heard from advserand among
when is too late The habits study acquired at unver
mites Of the highest importance IN aterie AT he
season when young years the whole mind IS as
were and capable oforming itself any shape "a the
owner Of tue peaes let it order TO form itself INTO
Abe mind in fluid state but haIdens up eiaqua 70 ne
ofroek and cannot alter the haD OF an
sast By diligence / mean among other thngs-and
shefyI honesty in all your inquiries INTO what YOU
calls honest More and more endeayor to do that Keep
say accurate separation between what you nave
In 70 EnOrr IN IL ~
unknown Leave all that the hypothetical SIDE the bar
and be careful not to stamp thing as known when you
10 yet it, Count thing known only when II is
witt intelligence There such thing man endeavOrng
persuade himself and endeayorng to persuade others thar
De Knows about things when be does not know more than The
outside Of them and yet he fouTishng about with
them Hear hear" and laugh There is also process
tailed examining in some nnyerstes-la IauehIhat u.s. get
ding such points Of things as the examiner s hke 10 put
Soncrsbe mind BE modest and humble and digeni your
attention TO what teachers tell WHO are profoundly
they been able understand it, Try all things
they set before in order il possible to understand item
Gradually yOu do the first
Of an problems kind Of work he
% do IN this fact morality regards study is
all other things the primary consideration and oyeIrdes
nD others dishonest cannot do ANYTHING real ard
would greatly better he tied up from doing such
thing He does nothing but darke1 counsel by the words be
btter That old true and
will find confirmed by all the thinking men that have ever
sd 10 @ long ss OF yaU snSs Of very T1'1 %
you that it is now 200 years since universities were
had risen up doctrines in them the people wished 10 hear
Of and students nocked toward them from al parts Of the
world There getting the thing recorded IL hooks as
you may You had hear the speaking to
csy you could not learn at all what IT was that he
wanted And they gathered together-he various
people who had anything TO teachand formed themselves
eso were anxious about the culture Of populations
molly anxious for their benefit and became university
are say you have heard 1t SAID that al greatly aered
by the inyeaton Of printing which took place about midway
between and the origin Of universities man ha not
now 10 90 away to where professor is actually speaking
because in most be get his doctrine out Of
bin through book. and read IT, and read 1t
and Of s1 r.y SnG s Ha it: jses
may be more completely taken in. u our studies are
sersiiies have and win continue to have indispensable
value in soceya high value consider the very high
fheoogy you study Of deepest
Aeads that have come into the wodwhet is the nature OF
known to and only known 70 the awful Author OF
81 10 fact the members Of the church keeping theology IN
lively condition sughte for the benefit Of the whole popu
ison was the great object Of the universities consider
b the same now inrnsealy though very much forgotten
all laugh. 1t remains. however very curious TRUTH
.teh has been said by o6seTvst ,ns TIE man use
with all your classes. the next thing is collection OF
books great library Of good book which you proceed TO
Study and 70 read What universities have mainly done
what found the university did for that taught
could 20 into the Of these tng and py
Jno anything wanted 10 make myself master gradually
eares and most perave duty lies on every you
be assdnous in reading Learn TO be good readers
learn TO Sc discrmnatve yoor eadngto read all kinds
things that you have interest D and that find to be
present tine in great deaf q The reading incumbent on
sou be guided by the books TO by
sour professors toward the effect Of their pred
ectoDs And then when get ont OF the university aud
into studies Of your owp you win hnd very important that
Ind work The most unhappy Of al men s the man that can
What he Is gong % O 1os a go, no ~Sr eS, out
:het ever be.et manknS"honest work Which you intend
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