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ALL L\ A GARDEX FAIR.
' No. There are some things, siicli as tliis
dream, -whicli cannot be taught and must be
found out. It may l)e found by both of you,
but it will be in different forms.'
About this time a grievous doubt and per-
plexity fell upon the philosopher. He asked
himself Avhether he had done right in putting
into the lieads of these young men knowledge
of all kinds which miglit only make them dis-
contented. He was wrong to doubt. Dis-
content hurts no young man unless it is
accompanied by laziness, when it is the Devil.
As for knowledge, there is no position which
is not rendered happier by its possession. I
once knew a man whose business it was to
tramp from office to office selling ])ens and
books ; in the evening he read and taught
himself all kinds of things. His life was
hallowed by his evenings. I have known a
waiter who read the ' Saturday Eeview
regularly and was a hai)])y waiter ;
and I have
known a policeman who found food for thought