. Hill's Manual of social and business forms: a guide to correct writing .. . hem, haveusually been those who began by daring to think with themselves. DESIRE not to live long, bnt to live well;How long we live, not years, but actions tell. W^ HO does the best his circumstance allows,Does well, acts nobly; angels could do no more. AH, well! for us all some sweet hope liesDeeply buried from human eyes;And, in the hereafter, angels mayRoll the stone from its grave away. HE who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coollyanswers, and ceases when he has no more to say, is in the pos-s
. Hill's Manual of social and business forms: a guide to correct writing .. . hem, haveusually been those who began by daring to think with themselves. DESIRE not to live long, bnt to live well;How long we live, not years, but actions tell. W^ HO does the best his circumstance allows,Does well, acts nobly; angels could do no more. AH, well! for us all some sweet hope liesDeeply buried from human eyes;And, in the hereafter, angels mayRoll the stone from its grave away. HE who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, calmly speaks, coollyanswers, and ceases when he has no more to say, is in the pos-session of some of the best requisites of man. SOMETIME, when all lifes lessons have been sun and stars forever more have things which our weak judgments here have spurned, The things oer which we grieved with lashes flash before us out of lifes dark night. As stars shine most in deeper tints of blue;And we shall see how all Gods jilans were right, And how what seemed reproof was love most true. THE EULES OF CONDrCT THAT GOVERN GOOD SOCIETY. 139. :^^^ O be loved is the instinctive desire ofevery human heart. To be respected, toy/k^ be honored, to be successful, is the uni-versal ambition. The e^^er constant desireof all is to be happy. This never varyinginstinct lies at the foundation of every ac-tion; it is the constantly propelling force in ourevery effort. To be happy, we strive for the acquisition ofwealth, for position and place, for social and po-litical distinction. And when all is obtained, thereal enjoyment in its possession comes from thethousand little courtesies that are exchanged be-tween individuals—pleasant words and kindlyacts, which the poor may enjoy as well as the rich. In reality it need not take much tomake one happy. Our real wants arevery few. To be fed and clothed, andprovided with comfortable shelter, are theprime necessities. Added to these arekindness and love from those with whomwe associate. Given all these, with a con-
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