. For the best things. stiffen and thickenhis fingers and finally destroy the delicacy oftouch that is so essential in critical surgicalwork. The favorite amusement was instantlysacrificed—the good given up for the better,the best. The same rule must be followed in every de-partment of life. We can get the best thingsonly by the sacrifice of the things that aremerely good. [14] (( Wi^infi on Cl^ejse Ci^ittQjS [15] / jind earth not gray hut rosy,Heaven not grim but fair of hv^. Do I stoop? I pluck a posy. Do I stand and stare? AlVs blue. —Robert Browning. *^Let us believe the best; there are en
. For the best things. stiffen and thickenhis fingers and finally destroy the delicacy oftouch that is so essential in critical surgicalwork. The favorite amusement was instantlysacrificed—the good given up for the better,the best. The same rule must be followed in every de-partment of life. We can get the best thingsonly by the sacrifice of the things that aremerely good. [14] (( Wi^infi on Cl^ejse Ci^ittQjS [15] / jind earth not gray hut rosy,Heaven not grim but fair of hv^. Do I stoop? I pluck a posy. Do I stand and stare? AlVs blue. —Robert Browning. *^Let us believe the best; there are enough, you know,Judging by what they see—wronging each other us believe the best; there are enough to blame,Numbers to think the worst—numbers to brand a name, ^ Many a man would rise out of his dark despair,If there were only one just to believe and care—Out of the losing side daring to take his stand—Heedless of what men say, holding a brother^s hand.^ [16] CHAPTER TWO ^^Cl^infe on Cl^ejse Ci^fngjsi. HERE are certain singlephases of life that are far-reaching in their influ-ence. The habit of cheer-fulness, for instance, issaid to be worth to a manmany thousands a year. The habit of beingalways an encourager, never a discourager,gives incalculable value to ones personalityand influence. A discourager is a makes life harder for every other life hetouches; and an encourager is a constant in-spiration to others, and makes life easier forevery one. There is another habit of life, which if itwere to become universal would change manythings—^namely, the habit of always seeingthe good in people, in conditions, in circum-stances, and in experiences. St. Paul suggestsit when he says in a remarkable passage,[17] If there be any virtue, and if there be anypraise, think on these things. The emphasisseems to be on any—if there be any virtue,even the least, in another, if there be in alife which seems almost wholly bad, even thesmallest thing that is go
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