The Washington herald., 1915-08-09
DR.. Marden's Uplift Talks
THE WEALTH YOU CARRY WITH
WITH YOU.
By oRIsON SWEET MARpEN.


Author of Pushing to the Front" Etc.
| An ancient philosopher. fleeing be.
| fore an invading army. was asked why
he did not take his valuables, his mos,
| treasured possessions. whatever he
| could carry, with him He replied
| that i; was not necessary to burden
| himself with material things, tina. he
| carried all that was of any real value
within himself.
What we are. not the property We
have acquired, is the real measure OF
our wealth.
How few people we know, do bust.
| ness with, or associate with. ever visi,
our homes, see our property. or know
much. II anything. about what we
have. Practically all they know about
us is what they see wh.n they meet
us on the street or in our places of
business. They judge us largely by
the impression our personality makes
upon them.
When l hear a man boast that he
has made a million dollars. / say to
myself: What of it, sir, If l cannot
see any indication of real wealth in
your personality; if you are coarse N
manner and instincts; IL you have not
the slightest trace OF culture: il there
is evidence of mental penury: if the
earmarks of the brute still linger IN
you; if you radiate soul poverty. then
you are not rich, no matter IL you
had billion dollars instead of a mil
lion.
What does a mans personality
amount to. If the man in him does not
stand out like mountain peak above
and beyond dollars. If he does not
carry the conviction of a greater
wealth in his character? If you are
lacking in generosity: if you are mar
row and bigoted in your opinions; IL
you have not widened your horizon by
constant self-improvement, broadened
your education. enriched your life by
sweet experience and noble deeds: if
everything about your personality pro-
tests your inward poverty. money will
only make this more apparent. If you
have made it yourself. a fortune will
only indicate that you had the ability
to do something better. that you had
the opportunity for enlargement, for
the making of a bigger man. but that
you sacrificed everything that was best
in you to money getting and boarding.
There are many poor men and wom-
en- working for daily wages. who have
hard struggle to make both ends
meet. who would make some million
aires look despicable In their humble
sphere. they have enriched the world
by their unselfshness and generosity,
wnllc tnOSe otnerS nave made II poor
er. They have grabbed all they could
and have given nothing in return.
History records quality only. Quality.
not quantity. is success. It is the quail
ity of the life. not the size of the
pocketbook or the bank account, it is
the quality of the thought or deed that
persists. Quality is everything. Dia-
monds that can be carried in ones
pocket are worth more commercially
than whole mountains of mere rock
and dirt.
Put the stamp of manhood or wom-
anhood upon your life. upon every
thing you do before it leaves your
hands. Let your character become a
part of your work. Do not alloy or
adulterate the product of your brain,
of your endeavor. by low aims or un-
worthy motives.
The quality Of your endeavori means
everything to the world, everything to
you. everything to those who love you
Most peoples achievement is like the
colossal image of Nebuchadnezzar's
dream-it is part gold. part silver. part
brass. part iron. and part clay. But II
is only the precious metal that will re-
sist all corrosion.
fC,orryicht