Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 54; Volume 117Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1891 |
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Page 68
... influence or control of the as- pirant . Great success connotes ambition , and implies a will to labor in order to at- tain the desired end . But it is possible to imagine cases where transcendent abilities and spotless character may ...
... influence or control of the as- pirant . Great success connotes ambition , and implies a will to labor in order to at- tain the desired end . But it is possible to imagine cases where transcendent abilities and spotless character may ...
Page 71
... influence in fixing the stratum of society to which a man is ultimately to rise or fall . Two of these are self - respect and thrift . With regard to self - respect it cannot be too strongly impressed that the chief means of gaining the ...
... influence in fixing the stratum of society to which a man is ultimately to rise or fall . Two of these are self - respect and thrift . With regard to self - respect it cannot be too strongly impressed that the chief means of gaining the ...
Page 71
... influence in order that they may be enabled to benefit others , rather than to minister to their own selfish desires and pleasures ? Whether it be to ensure the comfort of their families , to do honor to the family name , or to be in a ...
... influence in order that they may be enabled to benefit others , rather than to minister to their own selfish desires and pleasures ? Whether it be to ensure the comfort of their families , to do honor to the family name , or to be in a ...
Page 71
... influences employers in the selection of clerks and others in similar po- sitions , although not to so large an extent as formerly . Caste influence is still so strong that the appointment of the son of a mechanic to be a clerk would ...
... influences employers in the selection of clerks and others in similar po- sitions , although not to so large an extent as formerly . Caste influence is still so strong that the appointment of the son of a mechanic to be a clerk would ...
Page 71
... influence , wealth , and honors ; but personal beauty is an acci- dent of birth , and is the purest chance . So , it may be said , is natural talent ; but there is this difference , that while natural talent is useless , or nearly so ...
... influence , wealth , and honors ; but personal beauty is an acci- dent of birth , and is the purest chance . So , it may be said , is natural talent ; but there is this difference , that while natural talent is useless , or nearly so ...
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