The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-28

t1e was % make fnen better Is 10 makr
'if hHA tttter II each will reform one
thr WH.N Welid bp perfect
pr lNN drslre he ~ ease aud worth.
i,Saiirss hgcpnc "a critic Never under ans
~ ,A.ajahc,s do anything devote your
hote time 10 criflci.iug what others do
BF this Nicaus you l48y gain n reuutstiun
tqr wisdom and die with tho knowigdg.
tnut Tue world Is no better by your having
The man or woman who does thmss Wlll
frequently make mistakes but he 81 she
WIZ also accomplish SOME g0nu: thuSe who
Hetote tneif time 10 criticism viii make
a"w1F mlsmhes aud win never do aay good
Nhat you have learned from yOui books
uves not give YOU wisdom. bui n does Rive
you ihe foundauon upon which wisdom
may gee huit Whether The structure you
may build thereon will be dedicated 10
wisdom or Folly depends upon you Your
Palenis sire yQn the best t1ey can Your
inherited qualities make some lhings u
necessary condition and some things an Inn
possibility 10 you But there are other re-
SUITS tHat depend upnu you, and YOU only
You may moi have inherited the qualities
thar win make you n lender OF thought I'm
ih" world. hut you cnn i've q lfc that viii
pr - p"sNing jo the circle in which your
Igt y cast even though the circumference
~ blHi circle may not be very great. Most
or US ean be huJ ordinary men aud women,
our me ordinary men and women mike up
10y tat 'hc greatest part Of the sum VI tho
Whatever may bc said. IL * undoubtedly
true THAT this world of ours Is a good
place in which TO live and this age better
than amy tlat has preceded IT, learning rs
more generally dimused and more practical
thau ever before and larger percputlr,
or people enjoy the comforts OK ne tMan
In any ani"cedent age. The average young
mAn fnu Young woman enter lie better
prepared than did their parents and with
opportunities befTer The industrious la
hnrcr pt today enjoys luxurips and advau-
tH@cS Impossible to the wealthy one hundred
years ago. Relatively he may not be better
on. nut actnnHy he Is Existing conditions
Offer no excuse for the cynlc and the pessi-
mist The hliud partisan may pirate OF the
ruiu which he claims will inevitably result
from not following his advice. the narrow
anHthcmng at the world and say that de
siruction j. just ahead, but few people win
believe either or be Affected otherwise hy
iheir dlrcful prophecies than with a mild
SORT of pity.
II you are healthy IN mind and body YOU
are an opumlst and II the world does not
look bright 70 you, do not blame the world,
but yourself
Ny observation OF the workings OF the
public schools Is that tine teachings there
In do not always promote originality. but
tcnd to force all minds into one emanuel.
This condition, NJ 81 exists with YOU, can
be- romcdled by testing for yourself every.
thlug That Is presented 10 your intellect
Some ~ you may continue your studies
in other educational Institutions Tortu-
uatp ir win be for Won Il you have such an
opportunity ana use lt wisely. N vou have
not YOU arc not deprived of the chunce 10
~ity training rs good. but nor Indispensable
Sumc who are host educated in the true
sense of thar word had less schooling than
yoV have enjoyed
'uniHes are grcut and may you so use
your requirements and take advantage Of
your opportunities That ueithCr the ono nor
the other will have been wasted upon you,