The imperial highway : or, the road to fortune and happiness ; with biographies of self-made men, their business traits, qualities and habits . or variety,while it has many noble and useful functions to per-form in the development and refinement of humannature, yet, perverted from its true intent, it ischanged into a source of great evil. It encouragesand necessitates extravagance in dress; it includeslate hours at night, which should be given up totired natures sweet restorer, healthful sleep; itfurnishes an occasion for calling out much heart- avoid excess. 437 bitterness in the line of envy
The imperial highway : or, the road to fortune and happiness ; with biographies of self-made men, their business traits, qualities and habits . or variety,while it has many noble and useful functions to per-form in the development and refinement of humannature, yet, perverted from its true intent, it ischanged into a source of great evil. It encouragesand necessitates extravagance in dress; it includeslate hours at night, which should be given up totired natures sweet restorer, healthful sleep; itfurnishes an occasion for calling out much heart- avoid excess. 437 bitterness in the line of envy and jealousy betweenrivals and opponents, and serves to evoke muchhypocritical dissembling and pretense in the way offriendship. As Cowper says ; She who invitesHer dear five hundred friends, but contemns them all,And dreads their coming—what can they lessThan shrug and grimace to hide their hate of her? Such society as this is a curse, and the less one hasof it, the better. Sincerity and truthfulness and un-affected naturalness and ease, are the only socialqualities which shine with steady luster, or benefit bytheir attractive light. 438 FRIENDSHIP—KINDS OF FRIENDSHIP.
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