The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-30
Culture Of Character.

II is natural that men should admire
genius. Ii is 50 mysterious in It's es-
sence. 70 iuexpication in It's Methods
and occasionally 50 magical In It's re-
suits. that it captivates the imagination
aud so bewilders judgment that we are
inclined to overestimate It's value
Young men especially are apt to fall IN.
10 the error OF supposlng that the woriu
is governed by intellect. In reality
the masters and leaders of men have
usually been superior TO their fellows
i'm the sturdier traits of manhood rather
thsninpureintellect. 1.-two men 1--we ana
work together it is almost certain that
one of them will sooner or later come
90 exercise a dominant influence over
the other but in such case II very
often happens that the subJugated inlho
Is brighter and better stored with learn
ing than the conqueriDg mind Inc
exclamation is that the world leans on
character. SteadfastDess, calm, sell
control. courage, are qualities which,
though they may not dazzle the eyes Oh
men. will alN avs attract cor hdence ana
secure a following. They are quantities
that enable their pOssessor to make a
fortune or achieve great career.
Busin ess men for instance, understand
very well that it is what one saves
rather than what one makes that as
sures wealth. But who is IL that saves
money? 1t is he who is strong enough
to sacrifice the present TO the future
who nas the fortitude to endure sell
| imposed prIvatiOn. and the manhood to
resist temptation. Character does not
work. Ii Is so in every field. Every
where victory begins at home. and self
denial and self-cOnQuest precede and
prepare the way for triumph over the
world. If one loves TO read, If hls
QUICK and sympathetic mind is inter
ested in many things, the danger IS that
| he will fall into habit OF miscellaneous
and indiscriminate reading. fatal &c
thorougbnessi in any one department. de
| who would master a profession or
science must begin by giving up a great
deal that he would like TO know. lie
must say: This thing will know. aud
therefore, that thing ! cannot know
Self-denial and persistence are here
again the secrets of success; but thoss
traits are of the very fibre OF education
The sober faculty Of judgment is GER
taiuly of the utmost value in the prac-
ticsI affairs of life; but 1t 10 faculty
when is made up as much of character
as of intellect. Men, as rule, are toe
much inclined to overlook the reaction
Of character upon intellect. The safe
man is he who walks in the path OF
duty: the strong man is he who clothes
himself with the strength of principle
| The grandest characters have an affinity
for right and truth They succeed
because they depend upon something
stronger than any mere device OF the
intellect or any expedieut suggested by
the exiPencies of a moment. IheXmay
suffer temporary defeat; but they follow
the guiding light Of principle with q
faith which is wisdom. There IL al
wavs more or less sophistry in tempts-
tons to selfindulgence; a1d the
brighter the intellect the more ingenl
ously will it plead the cause OF error.
What we call the faculty of judgment
is at it's best simply clear vision OF tie
eternal veracities which persist through
all history and finally crush all opposi-
ton because they are fundamental and
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