He is head of the commissariat department of an
army of righteousness. How fortunate that he cannot abandon his
useful work to collect artistic trash that would only make him
useless and enrich a few unscrupulous dealers! ----
Joseph Jefferson as an actor has done great good for the world.
He has filled hundreds of thousands of young and old hearts with
kindly sympathy. He has set a good example to all the actors of
the world. He is truly a public benefactor.
If Joseph Jefferson had had a great fortune he would have spent
his life painting pictures, for he believes that he was meant to
be a painter.
He was not meant to be a painter; if his life had been devoted to
painting it would have been wasted.
How lucky that he was not rich enough to be able to waste his
life! ----
Often the world marvels that the sons of great and successful men
accomplish so little.
The world is foolish. It should marvel that the sons of the rich
accomplish anything at all.
For genius has truly been called the capacity to take infinite
pains. It is the splendid fruit that grows on the tree of HARD
WORK.
Infinite pains and hard work are distasteful to human beings.
They are avoided by those who can avoid them. It is lucky for
the world that the number of those who can shirk is limited.
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