Whether it
be that he who follows an employment, chose it at first on account of
its suitableness to his inclination; or that when accident, or the
determination of others, have pleased him in a particular station, he,
by endeavoring to reconcile himself to it, gets the custom of viewing it
only on the fairest side; or whether every man thinks that class to
which he belongs the most illustrious, merely
BECAUSE HE HAS HONORED IT WITH HIS NAME--
it is certain that, whatever be the reason, most men have a very strong
and active prejudice, in favor of their own vocation, always working
upon their minds and influencing their action." Let us be thankful for
that laughable egotism which is born with us, and within us, and which,
in this natural and unobtrusive affair of contentment, becomes a true
anchor, holding us inside the peaceful haven.
AMBITION.
Marble may rise from crystal waters spanned
By other marbles: founts may plash on stone,
And fashionably-branched trees may stand
As thieves upon a scaffold. Yet, how cold!
How cold!
We are made up of elements.
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