The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1890-06-12
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The Messenger Of fate bears no
mandate so imperative as the eall for
men: simple, self-reliant, high mind
ed men. ~
The gods have set a price upon
true manhood; and demand has fix
ed a premium ppon 4his rare virtue
In q ecture b young men Mr.. Beech
er ohresaid, 1T is a most difficult
matter to find a man who can safely
pass through opportunity, tempta-
tien and IMMUNITY. A man who can
go through these three things and
stand proved in truth and honesty,
is beyond all price" II +
Strength and endurance are re-
qpisite factors Of utility. 1t is not
otherwise with men.
It is D haeardops stteapb, an pnz
wise experiment, to venture upon the
sea Of active life with an unseaworthy
vessel.
The duties and responsibilities of
the voyage require a full develop
ment of mind and heart; u we'll finis.
ed individuality, a strong heroic self
hood. "a IL = ..,4 49, =
One of the most deplorable habits
of the American people is that of
aping; sacrificing their personality.
to the folly of unwise limitations, in
short, the absence of character.
"The man we celebrate must find
a tomb, and we that worship him,
ignoble graves y .J1I T 3
The highest honor we are capable
Of confering upon a,recognized super
ior, is an honest, pronounced ambi
tion to surpass him. II"
Character is the s um total of dis
tinctive mark which individualizes
the possessor; which Atand out in
bass relief on the monumentshe carves
in the hearts at his fellow men; cogs
on the wheel of life which bring men
into contact, giving them holds upon
each Iother. per-.
Men without faults are apt to be
men without force;. round diamonds
have no brilliancy. The faults Of
men of force often are the shadows
which great virtues cast over minds
too marrow to appreciate their mag
nitude. u.
The essential prerequisite of char
aeter is an original self, about which
may be collected attributes of power
projected as its distinguishing marks.
It's the duty Of every man to re-
gard himself an independent unit
whose value is reckoned by the num-
Der of significant characters thereto
affixed. 49,. TT r.
Without d subject there can be no
object. The objective uorld is but
the projection Of the subjective upon
the leaves of the book of nature,
which constitutes the history of the
ages.
Self-hood is essential to the pro
motion of Self-interest.
D With some, self interest has be-
come creed. With all it is a rule
of action.
Servants best are we to whom
best we know, hence wise it is to
know ourselves.
It has been said that the idea of
duty differ by the whole diameter OF
existence from the idea of self inter
est.. This is true if self interest be
identical with selfish interest; for it
is better to die of sheer want, or per-
ish at the stake, than thar the soul
be furnished with d single imputa-
ton Of thefts or Of falsehood.
Not least difficult of tasks is that
of holding the heights which the soul
is competent to reach. It is more
difficult to maintain than to climb.
The hero Of the sBlack Horse and
His Rider" won Saratoga and struck
the death blow to the Revolution,
not by mounting the heights. many
could have done as much-but by
holding them when reached Con.