Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-09-06
DIR. BYRON R0BINSON'S
IDEAS OF SUCCESS

The ideal life is the successful and
happy one. Success has such varied
meaning, it's standard is measured by
so many tape lines, it is viewed in so
many different lights, it pervades so
many different avenues, that what one
would consider success the other
would stamp as failure.
Success is like a kaleidoscope pan
Orama-it has varied and elastic
boundaries. Success consists in being
Of some use to the community and
country in which one lives.
1t consists in assuming an intelli-
gent, liberal view of life, it's philosophy
and relations. 1t is success to learn
to tolerate opinions without unneces-
sarily offending the promulgator.
The person is fortunately successful
who loves his work and take pleasure
in being efficient in it. There is sue.
cess in taking pleasure in the work of
ones own body. A measure of sue
cess consists in learning to love nature,
books and art. 1t is success to have
friends and be friend. 1t is success
full to be able to aid and plan for
Others. 1t is success to introduce and
establish reforms. 1t is success to be
proud of ones wife. to appreciate her
judgment and to confide in her virtues.
Sexual love is an unreasonable
power to success. 1t creates ambi-
tions plans, it energies individuals
Sexual love is at the bottom of ambi-
tion, the hope OF, life. Success
consists ia having an ideal home for
daily use. To return to happy home
nightly is a never failing success.
1t is success to have ruddy, healthy
children growing in the home of life.
where they climb on our knees, hang
on our neck, and want something.
They make successful comfort in old
age.
1t is success to possess the fine COM
mon sense, the strong philosophic
poise to bear with calmness and
fortitude the bufets and blows of life
as we'll as those of honor and praise.
1t is success to bear laurels we'll,
The retirement from labor through
old age is not success, it makes an
objectless, unhappy, unsuccessful
person, There is no doubt it is sue
cess for some-many men-to die
working for success, they are success
fully engaged.
Is there rule for success? Per-
sistent industry and honesty is the
general base of success. Dishonest
success is neither pleaSurable nor
enduring. Success lies in the will
and energy of the individual.
First, a person must decide whether
he desires success. This is the basic
element.
Second, he must be determined to
obtain 1T by continued effort and
sustained labor. The price of success
| is a life's effort with unremittine
energies.
The individual who enjoys the
acquiring of success, who takes plea.
sure in his own work, is among the
happiest of mortals. Besides there is
| nothing SO stimulating as success.
II to ordinary success be added
extraordinary success of power, learn.
ing, fame and riches, so much greater
| is the success.
Power, learning, fame and riches
are but spices in the good dishes OF
life's success. Success means growing
usefulness.
| Daniel Webster was a success when
his matchless eloquence in the thirties
prevented the secession of the states
of the Union. Webster was not {
success when in the fifties he failed tt