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nounce or to share our responsibilities; to count our prerogatives,
and the exercise of them, among our duties.
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A man who strives after great things,looks upon every
one whom he encoimters on his way either as a means of
advance,or a delayand hindrance
"
as a temporary resting-place.
His peculiarloftybounty to his fellow-men is
only possiblewhen he attains his elevation and dominates.
Impatience,and the consciousness of beingalwayscondemned
to comedy up to that time "
conceals the end, as every means does "
even strifeis a comedy, and
intercourse
for him; this kind of man is acquaintedwith solitude,and
what is most poisonousin it.
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The Problem of those who Wait. "
chances are
necessary, and many incalculable elements,in order that a
higherman in whom the solution of a problem is dormant,
may yet take action,or "break forth,"as one might say
"
at the rightmom.ent. On an average it does not happen;
and in all comers of the earth there are waitingones sitting
who hardlyknow to what extent they are waiting,and still
less that they wait in vain. Occasionally,too, the waking
call comes too late" the chance which gives"permission"
to take action "
their best youth,and strengthfor action
have been used up in sittingstill ; and how many a one,
justas he "sprangup," has found with horror that his limbs
are benumbed and his spiritsare now too heavy! "It is
too late,"he has said to himself "
has become selfdistrustful
and henceforth for ever useless." In the domain