The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08
Economy of Labor and
Money, Concentration.


But while Franklin insists upon Industry
he never urges slavery. Drive thy busi-
ness, let not thy business drive thee is
the sum Of his whole teaching. BalZac ad-
vises against worry and wasted energy
when he says. "Our worst misrortunss
never happen. and most miseries lie in an
;icipation.'' TITS no use pumping dry
welr' Is the way IN which sn old pToverb
has Il.
A sermon On economy is preached IN these
few words BIZ George Eliot: TITS no use
filing your pocket full OF money II you
have got hols IN the corner"
The necessity for concentration Of effort
IS urged by Guicciardini, who says: Affairs
tina. depend en- many rarely succeed ITO
one thing at time" is the advice Of Chan
ceilor Thurlow. Rays must converge TO
point IN order to glow Intensely" is the way
in which Blair expresses it. George Her
bert says:
Ths sure Traveller
Though he aiigit sometimes. still goe.h On
ct have always obeserved that TO succeed
IN this world man must seem simple. but
be WISE" declares Montesquieu: while Cato
centuries ago said: 10 succeed in the world
It IS much more necessary TO be able TO
tadsnoSs "A lcOk IMAM tisNcF " NGln-
ar Cato had q mind upon the "piucking OF
the fool-in these days he Is sometimes
called the "lamb"-does not APPEAR. He
that has a head VIII not want 4 hat Is
the horaely phrase OF an old provcrb. but
Ee;ns claims that wisdom Eeed not be ell
ways present, when he says: He who never
In bis life was foolish was never a wise
man" Hitopedesa is credited with this:
s.Tfa VII hse
is. and judge what should or should not be
eth under difficulties" Discernment is thus
eEtravagant,y described By Butler:
He could distinguish and divide
A hair 'txizt south and southwest sida
Intellect annUls fate. so far az man
thinks. he is free declares Emerson. In
telleet Is not speaking and IogiciEng: IL 10
seeing and ascertaining" declares Carlyle
Sometimes a fool speaks reasonably" de-
ciares Horace: but Carlyle points out that
it IS safer TO follow even the mistakes Of
q wise man than the truths OF fool. For
the wise man." ts raSs travels IN lofty,
far-seeing regions; the fool in low-lyine
high-fenced lanes; retracing the footsteps
Of the former. TO discover where he devil
ated, whole provinces Of the universe ere
LAID open to US: IN the path OF the latter,
granting even that he have not dsvfated at
ALL little is laid open to US but two-wheel
ruts and two hedges" II. dc Montlcsier
points out a dangerous rock IN the channel
when he says: ITO place wit before good
sense is place the superhuous before
the necessary" Knowledge" says Emer-
son. comes by eyes always open and
working hands: and there Is no knowledge
that is not power" Wisdom makes but
slow defence against trouble. though at
last sure one" declares Goldsmith. while
]. G. Holland declares: THE heart 10 wiser
than the intellect" How prone 70 doubt,
how cautious are the wise,'' declares Ho-
mer in bis odyssey. Pope asks:
- WhRt In II to be wise!
'Tis but to know how little can be known
To see all o;hers faults and feel cur own
Confucius. according to E A. Bowring's
translation, says:
Wouidst thou wisely and with pleasure