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1.TheFirstSnow

Thefirstsnowcame.Howbeautifulitwas,fallingsosilentlyalldaylong,all

nightlong,onthemountains,onthemeadows,ontheroofsontheliving,onthe

gravesofthedead!Allwhitesavetheriver,thatmarkeditscoursebeawinding

blacklineacrossthelandscape;andtheleaflesstress,thatagainsttheleadensky

nowrevealedmorefullythewonderfulbeautyandintricaciesoftheirbranches.

Whatsilence,too,camewiththesnow,andwhatseclusion!Everysoundwas

muffled,everynoisechangedtosomethingsoftandmusical.Nomoretramping

hoofs,nomorerattlingwheels!Onlythechimingofsleigh-bell,beatingasswift

andmerrilyastheheartsofchildren.(118words)

FromKavanagh

ByHenryWadsworthLongfellow

2.TheHumming-bird

Ofallanimalsbeingthisisthemostelegantinformandthemostbrilliantin

colors.Thestonesandmetalspolishedbyourartsarenotcomparabletothisjewel

ofNature.Shehasplaceditleastinsizeoftheorderofbirds,"maximeMirandain

minimis."Hermasterpieceisthislittlehumming-bird,anduponitshehasheaped

allthegiftswhichtheotherbirdsmayonlyshare.Lightness,rapidity,nimbleness,

grace,andrichapparelallbelongtothislittlefavorite.Theemerald,theruby,and

thetopazgleamuponitsdress.Itneversoilsthemwiththedustofearth,andinits

aeriallifescarcelytouchestheturfaninstant.Alwaysintheair,flyingfromflower

toflower,ithastheirfreshnessaswellastheirbrightness.Itlivesupontheirnectar,

anddwellsonlyintheclimateswheretheyperenniallybloom.(149words)

FromNaturalHistory

ByGeorgeLouiseBuffon

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3.Pines

Thepine,placednearlyalwaysamongscenesdisorderedanddesolate,bring

intothemallpossibleelementsoforderandprecision.Lowlandtreesmayleanto

thissideandthat,thoughitisbutameadowbreezethatbendsthemorabankof

cowlipsfromwhichtheirtrunksleanaslope.Butletstormandavalanchedotheir

worst,andletthepinefindonlyaledgeofverticalprecipicetoclingto,itwill

neverthelessgrowstraight.Thrustarodfromitslastshootdownthestem;itshall

pointtothecenteroftheearthaslongasthetreelives.Itmaybewellalsofor

lowlandbranchestoreachhitherandthitherforwhattheyneed,andtotakeall

kindsofirregularshapeandextension.Butthepineistrainedtoneednothingand

endureeverything.Itisresolvedlywhole,self-contained,desiringnothingbut

rightness,contentwithrestrictedcompletion.Tallorshort,itwillbestraight.

(160words)

FromModernPainters

ByJohnRuskin

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4.ReadingGoodBooks

Devotesomeofyourleisure,Irepeat,tocultivatingaloveofreadinggood

books.Fortunateindeedarethosewhocontrivetomakethemselvesgenuine

book-lovers.Forbooklovershavesomenoteworthyadvantagesoverotherpeople.

Theyneedneverknowlonelyhourssolongastheyhavebooksaroundthem,and

thebetterthebooksthemoredelightfulthecompany.Fromgoodbooks,

moreover,theydrawmuchbesidesentertainment.Theygainmentalfoodsuchas

fewcompanionscansupply.Evenwhilerestingfromtheirlaborstheyare,through

thebookstheyread,equippingthemselvestoperformthoselaborsmore

efficiently.Thisalbeittheymaynotbedeliberatelyreadingtoimprovetheirmind.

Allunconsciouslytheideastheyderivefromtheprintedpagedarestoredup,tobe

workedoverbytheimaginationforfutureprofit.

(135words)

FromSelf-Development

ByHenryAddingtonBruce

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5.OnEtiquette

Etiquettetosocietyiswhatapparelistotheindividual.Withoutapparelmen

wouldgoinshamefulnuditywhichwouldsurelyleadtothecorruptionofmorals;

andwithoutetiquettesocietywouldbeinapitiablestateandthenecessary

intercoursebetweenitsmemberswouldbeinterferedwithbyneedlessoffences

andtroubles.Ifsocietywereatrain,theetiquettewouldbetherailsalongwhich

onlythetraincouldrumbleforth;ifsocietywereastatecoach,theetiquettewould

bethewheelsandaxisonwhichonlythecoachcouldrollforward.Thelackof

proprietieswouldmakethemostintimatefriendsturnstobethemostdecided

enemiesandthefriendlyoralliedcountriesdeclarewaragainsteachother.Wecan

findmanyexamplesinthehistoryofmankind.ThereforeIadviseyoutostandon

ceremonybeforeanyoneelseandtotakepainsnottodoanythingagainst

etiquettelestyougiveoffencesormakeenemies.(160words)

byWilliamHazlitt

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6.AnHourBeforeSunrise

Anhourbeforesunriseinthecitythereisanairofcold.Solitarydesolation

aboutthenoiselessstreets,whichweareaccustomedtoseethrongedatother

timesbyabusy,eagercrowd,andoverthequiet,closelyshutbuildingswhich

throughoutthedayarewarmingwithlife.Thedrunken,thedissipated,andthe

criminalhavedisappeared;themoresoberandorderlypartofthepopulationhave

notyetawakenedtothelaborsoftheday,andthestillnessofdeathisoverstreets;

itsveryhueseemstobeimpartedtothem,coldandlifelessastheylookinthe

gray,somberlightofdaybreak.Apartiallyopenedbedroomwindowhereand

therebespeakstheheatoftheweatherandtheuneasyslumbersofitsoccupant;

andthedimscantyflickerofalightthroughtheblindsofyonderwindowsdenotes

thechamberofwatchingandsickness.Saveforthatsadlight,thestreetspresent

nosignsoflife,northehousesofhabitation.(166words)

FromBoz

ByCharlesDickens

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7.TheImportanceofScientificExperiments

Theriseofmodernsciencemayperhapsbeconsideredtodateasfarasthe

timeofRogerBacon,thewonderfulmonkandphilosopherofOxford,wholived

betweentheyears1214and1292.Hewasprobablethefirstinthemiddleagesto

assertthatwemustlearnsciencebyobservingandexperimentingonthethings

aroundus,andhehimselfmademanyremarkablediscoveries.Galileo,however

wholivedmorethan300yearslater(1564to1642),wasthegreatestofseveral

greatmen,whoinItaly,France,GermanyorEngland,beganbydegreestoshow

howmanyimportanttruthscouldbediscoveredbywell-directedobservation.

BeforethetimeofGalileo,learnedmenbelievedthatlargebodiesfallmorerapidly

towardstheearththansmallones,becauseAristotlesaidso.ButGalileo,goingto

thetopoftheLeaningTowerofPisa,letfalltwounequalstones,andprovedto

somefriends,whomhehadbroughttheretoseehisexperiment,thatAristotlewas

inerror.ItisGalileo'sspritofgoingdirecttoNature,andverifyingouropinionsand

theoriesbyexperiment,thathasledtoallthegreatdiscoveriesofmodernscience.

(196words)

FromLogic

ByWilliamStanleyJevons

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8.AddressatGettysburg

Fourscoreandsevenyearsagoourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinenta

newnationinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreated

equal.

Nowweareengagedinagreatcivilwar,testingwhetherthatnation,orany

nationsoconceivedandsodedicated,canlongendure.Wearemetonagreat

battlefieldofthatwar.Wehavecometodedicateaportionofthatfieldasafinal

restingplaceforthosewhoheregavetheirlivesthatthatnationmightlive.Itis

altogetherfittingandproperthatweshoulddothis.

But,inalargersense,wecannotdedicate-wecannotconsecrate-wecannot

hallow-thisground.Thebravemen,livinganddead,whostruggledhere,heave

consecrateditfaraboveourpoorpowertoaddordetract.Theworldwilllittlenote

norlongrememberwhatwesayhere,butitcanneverforgetwhattheydidhere.It

isforus,theliving,rather,tobededicatedheretotheunfinishedworkwhichthey

whofoughtherehavethusfarsonoblyadvanced.Itisratherforustobehere

dedicatedtothegreattaskremainingbeforeus-thatformthesehonoreddeadwe

takeincreaseddevotiontothatcauseforwhichtheygavethelastfullmeasureof

devotion;thatweherehighlyresolvethatthesedeadshallnothavediedinvain;

thatthisnation,underGod,shallhaveanewbirthoffreedom;andthat

governmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeople,shallnotperishfromthe

earth.(268words)

ByAbrahamLincoln

9.ALittleGirl(1)

Sittingonagrassygrave,beneathoneofthewindowsofthechurch,wasa

littlegirl.Withherheadbentbackshewasgazingupattheskyandsinging,while

oneofherlittlehandswaspointingtoatinycloudthathoveredlikeagolden

featheraboveherhead.Thesun,whichhadsuddenlybecomeverybright,shining

onherglossyhair,gaveitametallicluster,anditwasdifficulttosaywhatwasthe

color,darkbronzeorblack.Socompletelyabsorbedwasshiinwatchingthecloud

towhichherstrangesongorincantationandwenttowardsher.Overherhead,

highupintheblue,alarkthatwassoaringtowardsthesamegauzycouldwas

singing,asifinrivalry.AsIslowlyapproachedthechild,Icouldseebyherforehead,

whichinthesunshineseemedlikeaglobeofpearl,andespeciallybyher

complexion,thatsheuncommonlylovely.

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10.ALittleGirl(2)

Hereyes,whichatonemomentseemedblue-gray,atanotherviolet,were

shadedbylongblacklashes,curvingbackwardinamostpeculiarway,andthese

matchedinhuehereyebrows,andthetressesthatweretossedabouthertender

throatandwerequiveringinthesunlight.AllthisIdidnottakeinatonce;forat

firstIcouldseenothingbutthosequivering,glittering,changefuleyesturnedup

intomyface.Graduallytheotherfeatures,especiallythesensitivefull-lipped

mouth,grewuponmeasIstoodsilentlygazing.Hereseemedtomeamoreperfect

beautythanhadevercometomeinmyloveliestdreamsofbeauty.Yetitwasnot

herbeautysomuchasthelookshegavemethatfascinatedme,meltedme.(129

words)

(302words)

FromAyIwin

byTheodoreWatts-Dunton

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11.ChoosinganOccupation

Hodeslea,Eastbourne,

November5,1892

DearSir,

Iamverysorrythatthepressureofotheroccupationshaspreventedmeform

sendinganearlierreplytoyourletter.

Inmyopinionaman'sfirstdutyistofindawayofsupportinghimself,thereby

relievingotherpeopleofthenecessityofsupportinghim.Moreover,thelearning

tosoworkofpracticalvalueintheworld,inanexactandcarefulmanner,isofitself,

averyimportanteducationtheeffectsofwhichmakethemselvesfeltinallother

pursuits.Thehabitofdoingthatwhichyoudonotdareaboutwhenyouwould

muchratherbedoingsomethingelse,isinvaluable.Itwouldhavesavedmea

frightfulwasteoftimeifIhadeverhaditdrilledintomeinyouth.

Successinanyscientificcareerrequiresanunusualequipmentofcapacity,

industry,andenergy.Ifyoupossessthatequipment,youwillfindleisureenough

afteryourdailycommercialworkisover,tomakeanopeninginthescientificranks

foryourself.Ifyoudonot,youhadbettersticktocommerce.Nothingislesstobe

desiredthanthefateofayoungmanwho,astheScotchproverbsays,in'tryingto

makeaspoonspoilsahorn,"andbecomesamerehanger-oninliteratureorin

science,whenhemighthavebeenausefulandavaluablememberofSocietyin

otheroccupations.

Ithinkthatyourfatheroughttoseethisletter.(244words)

Yoursfaithfully

T.H.Huxley

FromLifeandLettersofThomasHenryHuxley

ByLeonardHuxley

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12.AnImportantAspectofCollegeLife

Itisperfectlypossibletoorganizethelifeofourcollegesinsuchawaythat

studentsandteachersalikewilltakepartinit;insuchawaythataperfectlynatural

dailyintercoursewillbeestablishedbetweenthem;anditisonlybysuchan

organizationthattheycanbegivenrealvitalityasplacesofserioustraining,be

madecommunitiesinwhichyoungsterswillcomefullytorealizehowinteresting

intellectualworkis,howvital,howimportant,howcloselyassociatedwithall

modernachievement-onlybysuchanorganizationthatstudycanbemadeto

seempartoflifeitself.Lecturesoftenseemveryformalandemptythings;

recitationsgenerallyprovedverydullandunrewarding.Itisinconversationand

naturalintercoursewithscholarschieflythatyoufindhowlivelyknowledgeis,how

ittiesintoeverythingthatisinterestingandimportant,howintimateapartitisof

everythingthatisinterestingandimportant,howintimateapartitisof

everythingthatis"practical"andconnectedwiththeworld.Menarenotalways

madethoughtfulbybooks;buttheyaregenerallymadethoughtfulbyassociation

withmenwhothink.(195words)

ByWoodrowWilson

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13.Night(1)

Nighthasfallenoverthecountry.Throughthetreesrisestheredmoon,and

thestarsarescarcelyseen.Inthevastshadowofnightthecoolnessandthedews

descend.Isitattheopenwindowtoenjoythem;andhearonlythevoiceofthe

summerwind.Likeblackhulks,theshadowsofthegreattreesrideatanchoron

thebillowyseaofgrass.Icannotseetheredandblueflowers,butIknowthatthey

arethere.FarawayinthemeadowgleamsthesilverCharles.Thetrampofhorses'

hoofssoundsfromthewoodenbridge.Thenallisstillsavethecontinuouswindor

thesoundoftheneighboringsea.Thevillageclockstrikes;andIfeelthatIamnot

alone.

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14.Night(2)

Howdifferentitisinthecity!Itislate,andthecrowdisgone.Youstepout

uponthebalcony,andlieintheverybosomofthecool,dewynightasifyou

foldedhergarmentsaboutyou.Beneathliesthepublicwalkwithtrees,likea

fathomless,blackgulf,intowhosesilentbelovedspiritclaspedinitsembrace.The

lampsarestillburningupanddownthelongstreet.Peoplegobywithgrotesque

shadows,nowforeshortened,andnowlengtheningawayintothedarknessand

vanishing,whileanewonespringsupbehindthewalker,andseemstopasshim

revolvinglikethesailofawindmill.Theirongatesoftheparkshutwithajangling

clang.Therearefootstepsandloudvoices;—atumult;—adrunkenbrawl;—an

alarmoffire;—thensilenceagain.Andnowatlengththecityisasleep,andwecan

seethenight.Thebelatedmoonlooksovertheroofs,andfindsnooneto

welcomeher.Themoonlightisbroken.Itlieshereandthereinthesquares,andthe

openingofthestreets-angularlikeblocksofwhitemarble.(195words)

(323words)

ByNathanialHawthorne

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15.AnOctoberSunrise(1)

IwasupthenextmorningbeforetheOctobersunrise,andawaythroughthe

wildandthewoodland.Therisingofthesunwasnobleinthecoldandwarmthof

it;peepingdownthespreadoflight,heraisedhisshoulderheavilyovertheedge

ofgraymountainandwaveringlengthofupland.Beneathhisgazethedew-fogs

dippedandcrepttothehollowplaces,thenstoleawayinlineandcolumn,holding

skirtsandclingsubtlyattheshelteringcornerswhererockhungovergrass-land,

whilethebravelinesofthehillscameforth,onebeyondothergliding.

Thewoodsaroseinfolds,likedraperyofawakenedmountains,statelywitha

depthofawe,andmemoryofthetempests.Autumn'smellowhandwasupon

them,astheyownedalready,touchedwithgoldandredandolive,andtheirjoy

towardsthesunwaslesstoabridegroomthanafather.(152words)

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16.AnOctoberSunrise(2)

Yetbeforethefloatingimpressofthewoodscouldclearitself,suddenlythe

gladsomelightleapedoverhillandvalley,castingamber,blue,andpurple,anda

tintofrichredrose,accordingtothescenetheyliton,andthecurtainflung

around;yetallalikedispellingfearandthecovenhoofofdarkness,allonthewings

ofhopeadvancing,andproclaiming,"Godishere!"Thenlifeandjoysprang

reassuredfromeverycrouchinghollow;everyflowerandbudandbirdhada

flutteringsenseofthem,andalltheflashingofGod'sgazemergedintosoft

beneficence.

So,perhaps,shallbreakuponusthateternalmorning,whencragandchasm

shallbenomore,neitherhillandvalley,norgreatunvintagedocean;whenglory

shallnotscarehappiness,neitherhappinessenvyglory;butallthingsshallarise,

andshineinthelightoftheFather'scountenance,becauseitselfisrisen.(153

words)

(305words)

ByRichardD.Blackmore

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17.OfStudies(1)

Studiesservefordelight,forornamental,andforability.Theirchiefusefor

delight,inprivatenessandretiring;forornament,isindiscourse;andforability,is

inthejudgmentanddispositionofbusiness.Forexpertmencanexecute,and

perhapsjudgeofparticulars,onebyone;butthegeneralcounsels,andtheplots

andmarshallingofaffairs,comebestfromthosethatarelearned.Tospendtoo

muchtimeinstudiesissloth;tousethemtoomuchforornament,isaffectation;to

makejudgmentwhollybytheirrules,isthehumourofascholar.Theyperfect

nature,naturalplants,thatneedproyningbystudy;andstudiesthemselvesdo

giveforthdirectionstoomuchatlarge,excepttheybeboundedinbyexperience.

Craftymencontemnstudies,simplemenadmirethem,andwisemenusethem;

fortheyteachnottheirownuse;butthatisawisdomwithoutthem,andabove

them,wonbyobservation.(157words)

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18.OfStudies(2)

Readnottocontradictandconfute;nortobelieveandtakeforgranted;norto

findtalkanddiscourse;buttoweighandconsider.Somebooksaretobetasted;

otherstoswallowed,andsomefewtobechewedanddigested;thatis,some

booksaretobereadonlyinparts;otherstoberead,butnotcuriously;andsome

fewtobereadwholly,andwithdiligenceandattention.Somebooksalsomaybe

readbydeputy,andextractsmadeofthembyothers;butthatwouldbeonlyinthe

lessimportantarguments,andthemeanersortofbooks;elsedistilledbooksare

likecommondistilledwaters,flashythings.Readingmakethafullman;conference

areadyman;andwritinganexactman.Andtherefore,ifamanwritelittle,hehad

needhaveagreatmemory;ifheconferlittle,hehadneedhaveapresentwit;anif

hereadlittle,hehadneedhavemuchcunning,toseemtoknowthathedothnot.

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19.OfStudies(3)

Historiesmakemenwise;poetswitty;themathematicssubtile;natural

philosophydeep;moralgrave;logicandrhetoricabletocontend.Abeuntstudiain

mores.Naythereisnostondorimpedimentinthewit,butmaybewroughtoutby

fitstudies:likeasdiseasesofthebodymayhaveappropriateexercises.Bowlingis

goodforthestoneandreins;shootingforthelungsandbreast;gentlewalkingfor

thestomach;ridingforthehead;andthelike.Soifaman'switbewandering,let

himstudythemathematics;fordemonstrations,ifhiswitbecalledawayneverso

little,hemustbeginagain.Ifhiswitbenotapttodistinguishorfinddifferences,let

himstudytheschoolmen;fortheyarecyminisectores.Ifhebenotapttobeatover

matters,andtocalluponethingtoproveandillustrateanother,lethimstudythe

lawyers'cases.Soeverydefectofthemindmayhaveaspecialreceipt.(163words)

(490words)

ByFrancisBacon

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20.Books⑴

Thegoodbooksofthehour,then,—Idonotspeakofthebadones—issimply

theusefulorpleasanttalkofsomepersonwhomyoucannototherwiseconverse

with,printedforyou.Veryusefuloften,tellingyouwhatyouneedtoknow;very

pleasantoften,asasensiblefriend'spresenttalkwouldbe.Thesebrightaccounts

oftravels;good-humouredandwittydiscussionofquestions;livelyorpathetic

story-tellingintheformofnovel;firmfact-telling,bytherealagentsconcernedin

theeventsofpassinghistory;--allthesebooksofthehour,multiplyingamongus

aseducationbecomesmoregeneral,areapeculiarcharacteristicandpossession

ofthepresentage:weoughttobeentirelythankfulforthem,andentirely

ashamedofourselvesifwemakenogooduseofthem.Butwemaketheworse

possibleuse,ifweallowthemtousurptheplaceoftruebooks:for,strictly

speaking,theyarenotbooksatall,butmerelylettersornewspapersingoodprint.

Ourfriend'slettermaybedelightful,ornecessary,today:whetherworthkeeping

ornot,istobeconsidered.(189words)

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21.Books(2)

Thenewspapermaybeentirelyproperatbreakfasttime,butassuredlyitisnot

readingforallday.Sothoughboundupinavolume,thelongletterwhichgives

yousopleasantanaccountoftheinns,theroads,andweatherlastyearatsucha

place,orwhichtellsyouthatamusingstory,orgivesyoutherealcircumstancesof

suchandsuchevents,howevervaluableforoccasionalreference,maynotbe,in

therealsenseoftheword,a"book"atall,nor,intherealsense,tobe"read".A

bookisessentiallynotatalkedthing,butawrittenthing;andwritten,notwiththe

viewofmerecommunication,butofpermanence.Thebookoftalkisprintedonly

becauseitsauthorcannotspeaktothousandsofpeopleatonce;ifhecould,he

would-thevolumeismeremultiplicationofhisvoice.Youcannottalktoyour

friendinIndia;ifyoucould,youwould;youwriteinstead:thatismereconveyance

ofvoice.Butabookiswritten,nottomultiplythevoicemerely,nottocarryit

merely,buttopreserveit.(190words)

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22.Books(3)

Theauthorhassomethingtosaywhichheperceivestobetrueanduseful,or

helpfullybeautiful.Sofarasheknows,noonehasyetsaidit;sofarasheknows,no

oneelsecansayit.Heisboundtosayit,clearlyandmelodiouslyifhemay;clearly,

atallevents.Inthesumofhislifehefindsthistobethething,orgroupofthings,

manifesttohim;—thisthepieceoftrueknowledge,orsight,whichhisshareof

sunshineandearthhaspermittedhimtoseize.Hewouldfainsetitdownforever;

engraveitonrock,ifhecould;saying,"thisisthebestofme;fortherest,Iate,and

drank,andslept,lovedandhated,likeanother;mylifewasasthevapour,andis

not;butthisIsawandknew:this,ifanythingofmine,isworthyourmemory,"That

ishis"writing";itis,inhissmallhumanway,andwithwhateverdegreeoftrue

inspirationisinhim,hisinscription,orscripture.Thatisa"Book".(186words)

(565words)

ByJohnRuskin

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24.TheValueofTime(1)

"Time"saystheproverb"ismoney".Thismeansthateverymomentwellspent

mayputsomemoneyintoourpockets.Ifourtimeisusefullyemployed,itwill

eitherturnoutsomeusefulandimportantpieceofworkwhichwillfetchitsprice

inthemarket,oritwilladdtoourexperienceandincreaseourcapacitiessoasto

enableustoearnmoneywhentheproperopportunitycomes.Therecanthusbe

nodoubtthattimeisconvertibleintomoney.Letthosewhothinknothingof

wastingtime,rememberthis;letthemrememberthatanhourmisspentis

equivalenttothelossofabank-note;anthatanhourutilizedistantamounttoso

muchsilverorgold;andthentheywillprobablythinktwicebeforetheygivetheir

consenttothelossofanypartoftheirtime.

Moreover,ourlifeisnothingmorethanourtime.Tokilltimeisthereforea

formofsuicide.Weareshockedwhenwethinkofdeath,andwesparenopains,no

trouble,andnoexpensetopreservelife.Butwearetoooftenindifferenttothe

lossofanhourorofaday,forgettingthatourlifeisthesumtotalofthedaysand

ofthehourswelive.Adayofanhourwastedisthereforesomuchlifeforfeited.Let

usbearthisinmind,andwasteoftimewillappeartousinthelightofacrimeas

culpableassuicideitself.(250words)

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25.TheValueofTime(2)

Thereisathirdconsiderationwhichwillalsotendtowarnusagainstlossof

time.Ourlifeisabriefspanmeasuringsomesixtyorseventyyearsinall,butnearly

onehalfofthishastobespentinsleep;someyearshavetobespentoverour

meals;someoverdressingandundressing;someinmakingjourneysonlandand

voyagesbysea;someinmerry-making,eitheronourownaccountorforthesake

ofothers;someincelebratingreligiousandsocialfestivities;someinwatching

overthesick-bedsofournearestanddearestrelatives.Nowifalltheseyearswere

tobedeductedfromtheternoverwhichourlifeextendsweshallfindabout

fifteenortwentyyearsatourdisposalforactivework.Whoeverremembersthis

canneverwillinglywasteasinglemomentofhislife."Itisastonishing"saysLord

Chesterfield"thatanyonecansquanderawayinabsoluteidlenessonesingle

momentofthatportionoftimewhichisallottedtousinthisworld.Knowthetrue

valueoftime;snatch,seize,andenjoyeverymomentofit!"(187words)

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26.TheValueofTime(3)

Alltimeisprecious;butthetimeofourchildhoodandofouryouthismore

preciousthananyotherportionofourexistence.Forthosearetheperiodswhen

alonewecanacquireknowledgeanddevelopourfacultiesandcapacities.Ifwe

allowthesemorninghoursoflifetoslipawayunutilized,weshallneverbeableto

recouptheloss.Aswegrowolder,ourpowerofacquisitiongetsblunted,sothat

theartorsciencewhichisnotacquiredinchildhoodoryouthwillneverbe

acquiredatall.Justasmoneylaidoutatinterestdoublesandtreblesitselfintime,

sotheprecioushoursofchildhoodandyouth,ifproperlyused,willyieldus

incalculableadvantages."Everymomentyoulose"saysLordChesterfield"isso

muchcharacterandadvantagelost;asontheotherhand,everymomentyounow

employusefullyissomuchtimewiselylaidoutatprodigiousinterest."

Aproperemploymentoftimeisofgreatbenefittousfromamoralpointof

view.Idlenessisjustlysaidtobetherustofthemindandanidlebrainissaidtobe

Satan'sworkshop.Itismostlywhenyoudonotknowwhattodowithyourselfthat

youdosomethingillorwrong.Themindoftheidlerpreysuponitself.AsWatthas

said:

Inworksoflabourorofskill

Letmebebusytoo;

ForSatanfindssomemischiefstill

Foridlehandstodo.(249words

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ByRobertWilliamService

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27.SpringTheResurrectionTime