The Washington times., 1917-10-18
The Wis dom of
Napoleon -No.4
Avoid the Inspiration of Cowardice.
Avoid the Inspiration of Cowardice.
Napoleon saws:

NapOleOn says:
I'm all battles when the bravest troops
after having made the greatest efforts feel inclined to
That terror proceeds from want of confidence in their
courage and only requires slight opportunity pretense
to restore confidence to them.
The art is give rise to the opportunity and to invent
the pretense.
"At Arcoa won the battle with twenty-five horsemen
seized that moment of assitude gave every trumpet
and gained the day with the handful
You that two armies bodies which and
endeavor to ghten each oher moment of panic occurs
and that moment must be turned to advantage When
has been present In many actions he distinguishes that
moment without difficulty is easy casting up add
ton
There lived in New York man named Jere Dunne
famous for his physical courage 1t said of him that
every who knew him considered him absolutely fearless
Once referee in cock fight Jere Dunno declared that
dead cock had the battle 1t recorded and bets
were settled accordingly because nobody cared to contradict
this particular referee.
pie to their careers asked Mr. Dunno why he
always victorious in his various encounters Dunno
roborated the opinion of Napoleon by saying:
when two get to fighting, there is always time
when they both want to STOP If you know that you will
wait for the other man to stop and he will dsppont
you. Just don't give In, and the other man will
The wisdom of Napoleon supplemented by the wisdom
Of Mr. Iere Dunno, contains a lesson for all men.
There is moment when the bravest troops feel in
clned to run
There is moment when the hardest fighter feels in
elned to quit.
Postpone that moment in your own career You may
not be fighting other PHYSICALLY but you are fight
ing conditions You fighting the competition of all the
men aZound you.
In every mans Gfe whatever struggle he may be en-
gagged in there when his courage fails and
Napoleon says of his troops this often after
ing the greatest effort 1t often comes also just before
cess. You will hear man woman say:
81 have tried and tried, and it is use."
That man woman has reached the point which Ma
poleon mentions when the brave feel like running.
You have all heard the old story of miner who strug
gled from day to day. seeking for gold and last threw
down his pick in despair ready to give up That last de-
spang blow of the pick uncovered the signs of gold that
made him rich.
Many men fail for lack Of that last blow with the pick
Many fail because they do not know how inspire
themselves as Napoleon inspired the army Arcola.
Napoleon the soul of the army he WAS the army.
When he gave the trumpets to his men, and charged
ming the day, he acted brave may do in any
ment of despair and hesitancy.
Stir up your courage shut your teeth 'gve trumpets
to your imagination and resolution and ambition and hope
and the other twentyone motives that inspire If you
don't give up, you can't lose in the end.
Don't be discouraged don't despise yourself because
you feel downhearted and tmid. Remember "a moment
when the bravest feel inclined to rum When that
moment comes to you make up your mind that you won't
run
Fight it out, win, and thank Napoleon.