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60 Tilt: fll'RI~G-TDIE. or I,ln:.
F>elvcs a weh of habitq, anll when formed, it
willluH'c ~tr\'ngth beyollli all .your power to
break it. Could you 8~e thi3subject in it~ truo
light, ho,'{ c.'lTcfl1l1y would you avoid the very
first lhtal s.tep I Be careless, be indolent, bo
skeptical, be irreligious, be intemperate lIOW,
and )'Ou will fiuu where yon art', antI what
you are, wh{'t1 n .. '(;ovcry i., hopclc.".::::. Or be
carly thoughtful, sober-minded and piOIl~land
you will lay up for time to come, Llcs:-ings un.
told. " ... 'lll the paths of the wnl are mercy
and truth to such as walk in them."
3, ~tark for a moment the ~tJectswhich LaLit
proclllC0l-.
The.e.c arc apparent every day, and not to
take thern into account is unwise inoeed.
llrcak Hi-' a IIlnn\.; habits, .cyen by improving
what you call hi~ cmn!()rl.-;, and you often
lIIa.ku him lJ)i:"ernhlt'. It is u.:mally no kind.
ness to the aged, to tnkc them from their cot,
tage, their frugal fare and their early meals,
nnd place them in the mansions and ~urround
them with the ceremonie:) of fh.''ihionable life.
Changes of this sort, mako them with whatc\'cr
kind intentions you please, urc irksome, and