The Washington times., 1920-04-01
The Baby's Toe Proves We
All Have Ambition
,aby Usually Succeeds. How Are You Getting Un1

The Baby Usually Succeeds How Are You Getting On1
You read in the news columns few days ago that q
great artist had bought the magazine to which as boy ne
sold his first drawing.
For that first picture he received four dollars For the
magazine he paid many thousands In between he drew
pen andnk pictures for which he received as much as
thousand dollars apiece.
But all the time he had one ambition-the one which he
has finally satisfied.
The beginning and the end of this artists aspiration
an excellent lesson for every young man starting out In life
We all take our first step. We all make our first effort
We all draw our first picture It is what do after that
that counts
No human being born without ambition
The baby who tries to put its in its mouth has am
bton Not very productive one, but ambition, neverthe
less And when It has succeeded in accomplishing that
physical feat it takes very evident pleasure in its cone
plation.
Man without ambition would be a cart with wheel
missing might but nobody would call worth much
as q cart.
But ambition alone is helpless It must be supported
and helped by other mental qualities.
Ambition is worth nothing unless you have determine
ton The artist referred when he had sold his first pic
tre went home and up the whole night drawing twelve
other pictures.
Very likely he did not sell half of that nights work.
but showed that he had htched determination to ambition
and that makes a strong team
Another necessary associate of ambition application
Paving attention to business is the keynote of
whether you digging hole or flying an aeropane
If YOU don't pay attention to your business somebody
else WILL and you will find there nothing for you to
pay attention to.
Nothing ever stands still Nobody is in the place
TODAY that he was yesterday He has either gone ahead
has slipped back Nature abhors immoby much as she
detests a vacuum.
Ambition to be of any use must be productive The
man who wishes but does not work gets anywhere
From the day of creation nothing worth while has ever
been accomplished without work.
"Work," said Tolstoi who knew how to work. "is the
true source Of human welfare"
Ambition has two great obstacles difficulty and ease.
Of these ease is the greater
Difficulty never discouraged really determined am
bilious soul
But ease has ruined thousands of men of genius.
One Of the greatest handcaps young man have is
to be born with life of ease before him. It is struggling
that strengthens the muscles.
Tie up your arm and how it becomes weak and
useless Tie up your brain and the same thing happens
Every father should that his boy has problem
before him all the time Every mother should make it
duty to give her daughter something worth while to think
about and solve.
Be sure your ambition is laudable thousand
have been wrongly placed ambition because the
purpose of the ambition was wrong.
You hear people say Of one man. He Is ambitious to be
rich"
That is perfectly right ambition the purpose which
accompanies the gaining Of wealth honorable and right
The and not the possession of money constitutes
the sins of wealth.
The United States is the richest country in the world
but no could rthfuly say that its wealth makes bad
There thousands of very rich men who are doing
great deal of harm But there thousands Of others who
are doing good every day The money is the same who
soevers pocket it is in It is what is done with it that
makes the difference.