The Self-Made Man in American Life
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If wealth is the best that can be exhibited as a result of suc- cess, it cannot do less than to make its fair 24 THE SELF-MADE MAW contribution to the -welfare of society. This burden should not be altogether shifted upon those who, though without riches, constantly give from the results of their nobler successes gifts that exalt humanity. We have a right to complain of the rich if, after spending their hves in gathering wealth, they find in its pos- session no mandate of duty, and no pleasure,... save in the inactive and sordid contemplation of their hoard.
But sordidness is not confined to those whose only success consists in riches. There is a sor- didness of education more censurable, though perhaps less exposed. There are those whose success is made up of a vast accumulation of education, who are as miserly in its possession as the most avaricious among the rich. No one ife justified in hoarding education solely for his selfish use. To keep it entirely in close custody, to take a greedy pleasure in its contemplation, and to utilize it only as a means of personal, unshared enjoyment, is more un- pardonable than the clutch of the miser upon his money ; for he, in its accumulation, has n %^^ IN AMERICAN LIFE.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
If wealth is the best that can be exhibited as a result of suc- cess, it cannot do less than to make its fair 24 THE SELF-MADE MAW contribution to the -welfare of society. This burden should not be altogether shifted upon those who, though without riches, constantly give from the results of their nobler successes gifts that exalt humanity. We have a right to complain of the rich if, after spending their hves in gathering wealth, they find in its pos- session no mandate of duty, and no pleasure,... save in the inactive and sordid contemplation of their hoard.
But sordidness is not confined to those whose only success consists in riches. There is a sor- didness of education more censurable, though perhaps less exposed. There are those whose success is made up of a vast accumulation of education, who are as miserly in its possession as the most avaricious among the rich. No one ife justified in hoarding education solely for his selfish use. To keep it entirely in close custody, to take a greedy pleasure in its contemplation, and to utilize it only as a means of personal, unshared enjoyment, is more un- pardonable than the clutch of the miser upon his money ; for he, in its accumulation, has n %^^ IN AMERICAN LIFE.
What to read after The Self-Made Man in American Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Cleveland Grover to read onlineMoreLess
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