Every life a delight . work and win. I like the man who sees his chance, and knows it when hesees; the man missioned to move, a motor with a heart, sur-charged with pluck and power and thrill. I like the man who stays afield, unwearied though in strife, astranger to fear, a mighty faith force, yet held by prudence withincorrect bounds; a being wise, intent on deeds, and keen. I like the man who knows his time, who keeps abreast hisage, always alert, making his youth count twelve, and found farup the height ere yet his climbing power wanes. I like the man oft energized and stirred by visions of
Every life a delight . work and win. I like the man who sees his chance, and knows it when hesees; the man missioned to move, a motor with a heart, sur-charged with pluck and power and thrill. I like the man who stays afield, unwearied though in strife, astranger to fear, a mighty faith force, yet held by prudence withincorrect bounds; a being wise, intent on deeds, and keen. I like the man who knows his time, who keeps abreast hisage, always alert, making his youth count twelve, and found farup the height ere yet his climbing power wanes. I like the man oft energized and stirred by visions of anend, who knows the earth, is not for age to keep, who lives tolive for all hes worth, nor dies before his time, nor wishestime to end nor life to close; a man of sane, far-visioned, serious,eager spirit, just as sincere as he is ardent, and just as urgentas he is by purpose fixed. Bulwer was right: Earnestness is the best gift of mental-power, and deficiency of heart is the cause of many men neverbecoming great. 24. ALL IN EARNEST Life in Full Zest MIGHTY ACTORS The strenuous life was lived before it was named. High-pressure characterizes all American activity. We work, we play,we think, we travel, we rest, and even worship at a tremendousrate of speed. We do not know how to go slow. If accused of living too fast, we acknowledge the fact andthen go on living faster. Everybody acts as if life depends onthe action, whether it be to fill a hurry-up business order or togo on a vacation. The truth is that we love activity and hard work. We wantto be occupied and make it pay. When it pays well, we arerestless until it pays better. Nothing satisfies us, not evensatisfaction itself. We create new demands as fast as we meetthem. It is a strenuous age. Old-time gentlemen and ladies doted on the delights ofleisure. Americans sing, Blessed be work! They are hap-piest who put most zest into life and sweat and fret under allsorts of obligations. To be beautifully idle is to know thequinte
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