The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-01-22
WHAT is SUCCESS?

The definition given by different in
dividuals viii vary greatly, but the
following comments Of The Dayton
Journal, embracing the views of Hud-
son Maxim, are worthy of study and
more than passing attention. The ed
itorial referred to is as follows:
Happiness is mans greatest sue
cess--success without it is impossible.
And to achieve success-and happiness
we must follow some definite plan.
Most men have different ideas about
just what constitutes success-what
some might think failure others would
consider success. The man who for
gets everything else in his mad at
tempts to acquire mere dollars Is not
getting out Of life all there is to be
had--far from it. Happiness depends
upon the exercise of faculty and the
higher the faculty is exercised, the
greater the success.
The young man of today has far
greater opportunities than did his
father. but it requires harder work and
more ability to win the coveted re-
wards now than 1t did fifty years ago.
1t would be well for every young man
to remember that he gets out of life
just what he puts into it--no more and
no less.
Hudson Maxim, the great inventor,
has prepared what he considers the
mosE important rules for the achieves
rnent Of success. There are ten Of
theH1 and since he says these rules
were Of benefit to him, he has given
them to the press for the benefit of
young men. Here they are. Any
yotssg man may profit by their appli-
cation:
I. Remefnber that all pleasure and
all happiness depend upon the normal
exercise of faculty. and that by conse-
quefce happiness is a function of the
trained and active body and mind.
2. Never look for something for
nothing. Make up your mind to earn
everything and remember that oppor-
tunity Is the only thing that any one
can donate you without denoraiizing
yeu and doing YOU an injury.
;. Remember that work, always
work, for the requirement OF knowi-
edge, possessions and power is to
yield you ali Your happiness, and that
there Will never come a time to Quit.
1. Remember that every one else
has equal rights with yourself to OBJ
portunity for the exercise of faculty
and to the enjoyment of possessions.
5. Remember that one enslaves
himself just in proportion as he en-
slaves others; that he is unjust to
himself as he is unjust to Others; that
no man has the ability to get the best
OF the world or to get more out OF life
than he earns out Of it.
s. There Is medical truisn that
whatever enters into man either does
him good or harm. BY consequence,
then. remember that whatever food,
drink or drug one may partake of,
which is not required because of Its
natritive or medicinal properties is
harmful and lessons the possibilities
or success by just so much.
z. If you are not Axceptionally
8trong. practice aloofness FOR distance
lends eflchantt1ent to the View II,
however you are exceptionally able
then acquaintance which comes from
nsaTness. can do no harm. but viii be
advantageous.
/. Learn to do many diametfiealls
opposite things, and do them well
Cultivate 4 taste for scientific inves-
tlBafi0ss. for poetry. art and music
ThiA will prevent life from getting
stale. A versatile man never gets
blast.
B. Remenber that just as the steam
angina f3nrsVee ffe bower from IT'S boil.
81, DO you murt have a powerful phy-
siaue to support sustained effort on any
HE. and you must therefore exercise
til strengthen and keep strong body
ard nainds FOR AIS Herbert Spencer said: