The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-14
SUCCESS.
II. E. CLEMSON 03.

| summit CT learning'S rugged helgnt, 10
| amass Immeasurable riches, or to at
tain the highest possible success in any
desired direction. 1t is not possible
for all men to become Washingtons,
Vanderbilt or Edisons, but it is pos
sible for all men 10 be successful in the
true sense of the word. The man who
accompIishes the mission for which he
was created ; the man who fufltls the
design of his creator the man who is
loyal III all things is the successful man,
even though, he may never have been
heard Of out side OF his own neighbor-
hood, or never have acquired any at
tainments in learning or riches. 1t Is
sad thing to fail, but there is no re
Cipe which will ensure a man success.
There are, however, certain conditions
upon our compliance with which sue
cess or failure may depend. A radical
mistake in the choice of profession
generally proves fatal. A man ought
first 10 determine that for which he is
best fitted. If he enters into business
above his ability, he is sure to tall, and
no amount of labor will supply the
defect. Some people will tell YOU, if
you only stick to it, no matter wha.
line of life you have chosen, you are
sure to succeed in the end but many
poor, disappointed, oYerworked man,
will tell you this is not true, for he has
done his best and failed.
Ii is my purpose at this time, to pre-
sent to you, what it seems to me to be
some the most important clements that
60 toward making a successful life.
Having made proper choice, there
must be ''The Desire to Succeed" No
man will strive with all his might 10
obtain that for which he has no desire.
Hence the desire 10 succeed is a very
important condition TO success. The
desire to succeed and win for accumu-
lation of money is not without its uses.
1t has doubtless been implanted in the
human heart for good rather than for
evil purposes. 1t provides the basis
for individual energy and activity. II
is the foundnti0n of industry as well as
independence. 1t impels men to labor,
to invent and excel.
Then one must be industrious. No
idle and thriitless man even succeeds
in becoming great. II is among those
who have never lost moment, that we
fDd the men who have moved and ad-
vanced in the world by their learning,
Ey their skill Or by their Inventions. If
a man gains knowledge superior to that
of Others, he is said toihave made sue
cess Of his learning: aud if he employs
it for the good of the world, he has, in
deed, made a success but if he em.
ploYs it for the purpose of evil and
wrong, he makes great failure.
Having made proper choice for
life's work and having an ardent desire
to succeed it naturally follows that a
man will persistently labor for the OBJ
ject OF his aspiration. Ability and will
lingGess to labor are two conditions OF
success. So whatever profession we
choose, success is impossible without
labor. A fortune is not made without
toll. Economy IS said 10 have wealth,
but wealth is obtained by labor. Labor
is not only necessity, but it should
also be pleasure. Nature works with
US. She provides the earth which we
furrOw. She grows aud ripens the seed
that we SOW and gather. She furnis-
hes, with the help of human labor, the
wool which we spin and the food that
we eat. 1t ought never to be torgoIten,
that however rich or poor we may be,
all with which We are clothed, all that
shelters us from the palace to the
hovei, is the result Of lator. Without
labor nothing good or great can ever
be accomplished. y great deal Of what
we call luck is nothing more than labor.
Il IS the man who keeps bis hands out
of lis pockets and his eyes open that
succeeds. "Luck," says Emerson sis
ever waiting for something to turn up;
but labor with keen eye and strong will
always turns up something"
Another important object is to make
a mans life success in Economy.
Economy is not natural instinct but
the growth OF experience, example and
forethcught. 1t is also the result
Of education and intelligence. 1t is
only when men become wise and
thoughtful that they practice economy.
Economy is said TO be wealth but
wealth is one OF the paths which leads
to success. Success also depends up
On the mans promptness and skill to
seize opportunities, and take advan-
tages OF the rise CT the tide. Samuel
Johnson fully knew the straits of
poverty. "Poyerty," he said, "takes
away So many powers Of doing good
and produces 50 much inability to le-
slst evil, both natural ana meal, that
it is by vrtuous means to be avoided
Resolve, then, not 10 be poor; what
ever you have, spend less. FrugaliIY
is not only the basis OF qIiet, but OF
benelicicnce. NJ man cln help others
that cannot h=lp himself; we must
have enough before We nave to spare"
One Of the great secrets Of success
is never 10 be discouraged. Economy,
when looked upon as thing that must
be practiced, will never be felt a bur
den and those, who have never before
observed it, will be astonished to fad
what few pennies or dimes, LAID aside
weekly, will do toward securing moral
! elevation. mental culture and personal