fkingtheir
fortune,dearfriend,resolvesitselfintoplayingagawherethestakesarellionsorthegalleys,politicaltriuhsordishonorstill,thegreenclothisnotlongenoughforalltheplayers,andacertainkindofgeniusisrequiredtoplaythegaisaynothingofreligiousbeliefs,noryetoffeelings;achineof
goldandiron,anditspracticalresultsenslivesareoyheart,ifyousharehorrorat
thiscrinaltheoryoftheytoyour
nd,asitdoestoallsanends,theoppositetheoryofdutyyes,youanoselftoninathousand
differingynd,thedukeandpeerooretothe
anandthepauperthanthepauperandtheanootheduketheobligationsofdutyenlargeinproportiontothebenefitsen;inacrdancehthe
xiastrueinsocialpoliticsasinbusiness,thattheburdenofcareandvigilanceiseveryiontoprofitseachnpayshisdebtinhisooileratthe
rhetoriereeshohhisdaysdone
hisdutyassuredlyhehasdoneitbetterthannyintheranksabovehi
ifyoutakethisviey,intoseeka
placeinkeepingust
setbeforeyouasageneratingprincipleandinspring,thisxineverpertyourselftoactagainsteitheryourownnsyentreatyyseebr >
toyousuperfluous,yetientreat,yes,yourhenrietteiloresyoutopondertheaningofthatruleitseesilebut,dear,itansthatintegrity,loyalty,honor,andurtesyarethesafestandsurestinstruntsforyoursuccessinthisselfishanytotellyouthatanakehis
ents,thattoooralnsiderations
enill
trained,illtaught,ineasuringthefuture,whoareroughtoachild,rudetoanoldan,unobeirkedbysoanonthegroundthattheycandonothingfor
hilater,youencaughtbythethosh
theyghthaverenderedpointless,andssingtheirtriuhforsotrivialreason;anrainedtoa
senseofdutydoesnotetthesaobstacles;heyattainsuccesslessrapidly,buttaineditissolidanddoesnotcrulelikethatofothers
whenishoandsin
thefirstplaanners,youythink
jurisprudencehasaflavoroftheurtandofthetrainingireydearfriend,idoattachgreat
iortansyouwillfind
thatthehabitsofthegreatportanttoyouasthehatyoupossessoftentheytakethe
plaen,boh
naturalgiftsandaccustodtogivennectiontotheirideas,havebeenknooattainagrandeueverreachedbyothersfarrehyofitihavestudiedyouthoroughly,felix,wishingtoknoschools,has
injuredyouaturegodknohejoyh
forthatfurthereducationofhispeak
thennersofnyupinthetraditionsofthe
greatanners,
efroheheart,andfrodeepsenseofpersonaldignitythisisenofnoblebirthare,inspiteoftheir
training,illnnered,ongtheddleclasses,
haveinstinctivegoodtasteandonlyneedafeogivethexcellentnnersitation
believeapooranwhonolongerleaveshervalleywhenshetellsyouthatthisdignityoftone,thisurteoussilicityinure,inbearing,andeveninthecharacteroftheho,isalivingandterialpoethecharfhis
irresistible;igihereforeitistakesits
inspirationfroheheartpoliteness,dear,nsistsinseengtoforgetourselvesforothers;anyitissocialcant,laidasideerestshosclovenfoot;anoble
thenbeesignoblebutandthisisiyouto
practise,felixtruepolitenessinvolvesachristianprinciple;itistheflorequiresthatourselves
reallyinryofyourhenriette,forhersake,benotafountainoftrue
urtesyneverfeartobethedupeandvictifthissocialvirtue;youedaygatherthefruitofseedsscatteredapparentlytothewinds
fatherusedtosaythatoneofthegreatoffen
politenessisesanded
ofyouthatyoucannotdo,refusepositivelyandleavenoloopholesforfalsehopes;ontheotherhand,grantatonceptrefusalake
youfriendsasptbenefit,andyourcharacter
ise
forgotten,ahopedeakeusreeneesthana
favorgrantedbringsusfriends
dearfriend,therearecertainlittlettersonayd,anditesyprovinpart
thebenottoonfiding,norfrivolous,noroverenthusiastic,threerocksonhoftenstrikestoonfidinganaturelosesrespept,andotherstake
advantageofexcessiveenthusiasinthefirstplace,felix,youorethanthreefriendsintheurseof
yourlifeyourentirenfidenceistheirright;togiveittonyistobetrayyourrealfriendsifyouarereintitehsonthanhotherskeepguardoveryourself;beascautiousasthoughyoukneheywouldonedaybeyourrivals,oryourenees;theaintainan
attitudeediuointat
ancansafelyholdinterursehothershout
prosinghielfyes,believe,thehonestnisasfarfrohebasetheharshvirtue
ofalindof
thistruediuoretheridicule
ofvirtuethanthesovereignntetofeasygoingselfishnessw
