Miscellaneous Essays And Reviews
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These dangers of error beset all young men, in all countries and at all times. But we wish particularly to ask your atten- tion to some dangers in this matter, which, it seems to us, peculiarly beset the young men of this land. We would ob- serve, then, that there is danger, in* this nation, of under- valuing those callings in life on which the very existence of 18* Digitized by Google 210 * ESSAYS AND .REVIEWS.
our social organization depends^ and of overvaluing those pro- fessions and calling...s which contribute in a very slight degree to the real welfare of society. There is danger that some professions will be crowded with greedy and clamorous aspi- rantS; and that others, more happy, peaceful, and truly honourable, will be deemed disreputable, and, to a large extent, will be unoccupied. As an illustration of what we mean, we tnsij refer you to the fact that in no nation, and at no time, have there been so many opportunities of amassing sudden wealth as in this land. The consequence is, that this has become almost the ruling passion in this nation, and that every avenue that promises to lead to wealth is crowded; every scheme is tried; every plan of enterprise, no matter how wild or hazardous, is entered on; and the nation, as such, is pre-eminently distinguished by this passion.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
These dangers of error beset all young men, in all countries and at all times. But we wish particularly to ask your atten- tion to some dangers in this matter, which, it seems to us, peculiarly beset the young men of this land. We would ob- serve, then, that there is danger, in* this nation, of under- valuing those callings in life on which the very existence of 18* Digitized by Google 210 * ESSAYS AND .REVIEWS.
our social organization depends^ and of overvaluing those pro- fessions and calling...s which contribute in a very slight degree to the real welfare of society. There is danger that some professions will be crowded with greedy and clamorous aspi- rantS; and that others, more happy, peaceful, and truly honourable, will be deemed disreputable, and, to a large extent, will be unoccupied. As an illustration of what we mean, we tnsij refer you to the fact that in no nation, and at no time, have there been so many opportunities of amassing sudden wealth as in this land. The consequence is, that this has become almost the ruling passion in this nation, and that every avenue that promises to lead to wealth is crowded; every scheme is tried; every plan of enterprise, no matter how wild or hazardous, is entered on; and the nation, as such, is pre-eminently distinguished by this passion.
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