Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of
Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to
profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest
go.--ISA. xlviii. 17
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I seek Thy aid, I ask direction,
Teach me to do what pleaseth Thee;
I can bear toil, endure affliction,
Only Thy leadings let me see.
ANON.
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Of all paths a man could strike into, there is, at
any given moment, a _best path_ for every man; a thing
which, here and now, it were of all
things _wisest_ for him to do; which could he but be
led or driven to do, he were then doing "like a
man," as we phrase it. His success, in such case,
were complete, his felicity a maximum. This path, to
find this path, and walk in it, is the one thing needful
for him.
T. CARLYLE.
Every man has his own vocation. There is one direction
in which all space is open to him. He has faculties
silently inviting him thither to endless exertion. He
is like a ship in a river; he runs against obstructions
on every side but one; on that side all obstruction
is taken away, and he sweeps serenely over a deepening
channel into an infinite sea.
R. W. EMERSON. |