AMBITION PLUS WILL-POWER

There was a young man working in a grocery
shop in London. He had received very little
schooling. He went to work at thirteen. He
became Sir Richard Burbidge.
[t does not matter, you see, how a young
man starts. The great thing is—what does he
become ?
No young man need worry about his lack
of education. He will receive a practical educa-
tion as he goes along. Neither should he think
less of himself if he is crude and unpolished.
It is better to be strong than polished. Several
of the great cities of Europe are now decaying
because their citizens have more refinement
than strength.

No matter to what high point of culture we
may develop our civilization, it will still remain
true that an ambitious man must be strong
and hardy and courageous. Will-power will
never become out of date. There will always
be obstacles, and they will always need valiant
men to overcome them.
Neither should any young man lose heart
because of the size and complexity of modern
problems. He should not be overawed, for
Instance, by the size of London or the magni-
tude of the great business firms.

The fact is that a large city or firm is apt to

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