“There is no noble height thou canst not climb;
All triumphs may be thine in time’s futurity,
If whatsoe’er thy fault, thou dost not faint or halt,
But lean upon the staff of God’s security.
“Earth has no claim the soul cannot contest.
Know thyself part of the supernal source,
And naught can stand before they spirit’s force,
The soul’s divine inheritance is best.”
Many people fail in life because they lack courage to do or to endure disagreeable things. They demand a career with only congenial experiences. They insist on getting the roses without the thorns. They want to reach fine results without the toil it costs other men to reach them. They wish to stand upon the mountain peaks, but they are unwilling to climb the steep, rugged paths that lead up to them. They desire success in life, but they are not ready to work for it. They dream beautiful dreams, but they have not the skill or the energy to forge their dreams into realities. They would like to leave the disagreeable out of every phase of their existence. They are impatient of a disagreeable environment. They dislike disagreeable people and have not the good nature necessary to get along with them. They complain bitterly when they must suffer any inconvenience, when the weather is uncomfortable, when circumstances are unfavourable, when they are sick. They cannot bear disappointment, and they chafe and fret when things do not turn out as they expected.
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