Letters from a Father to His Son

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Letters from a Father to His Son John Mackenzie, 1848-1849 TRUTH, SELF-DENIAL, INDUSTRY, ECONOMY/FRUGALITY, CONTENTMENT, FRIENDSHIP, GOOD MANNERS, HEALTH, POLITICS, MORALITY, provided by: CarryTheLight.io Christian Classic Resources https://www.smore.com/r1zkx WaterBooks This publication is offered for educational purposes only. Some Images are protected by copyright. Distribution may be made without any purpose of commercial advantage. 2 of 55
TRUTH London, August 24th, 1848. My dear son, You have now left your home for the first time, and as you will no longer have the benefit of your father and mother's daily advice, I am going to write down for you some instructions, which, if you carefully attend to, may, and I have no doubt will, tend to make you a good and respectable man. The first thing which I desire to impress most deeply upon your mind (and you will guess what is coming before you read it) is that you always speak the truth. I have urged and repeated this to you, as you know, ever since you understood the meaning of words; and you have sense enough to believe that I would not have done so, but from a thorough conviction of its importance to your welfare. To be true is to be honest. The boy or the man who never breaks this golden rule, walks uprightly through the world is ever able to look his fellows and companions in the face. He knows no fear, and has nothing to conceal; and though he is ashamed of doing what is wrong, is not base enough to endeavor to screen his faults with a falsehood. Human nature, in men as well as boys, is ever liable to error— hasty acts bring upon us all lasting regrets; but if we acknowledge our errors candidly and honestly, and endeavor to avoid them in future, we shall not have to add to them the pain and remorse of concealment, nor the shame of detection and exposure. 3 of 55
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Page 5 and 6: description, as a piece of wit; but
Page 7 and 8: particularly to attend to, were the
Page 9 and 10: SELF-DENIAL London, October 25th, 1
Page 11 and 12: got older he went to the pastry-coo
Page 13 and 14: Be moderate in all your wishes, and
Page 15 and 16: directed, is power, and strength, a
Page 17 and 18: will not only be an incentive to ne
Page 19 and 20: ECONOMY/FRUGALITY London, December
Page 21 and 22: In this latter case, if you have at
Page 23 and 24: for the humble aspirant to fame and
Page 25 and 26: CONTENTMENT December 20th, 1848. My
Page 27 and 28: seated upon a rock, above the rage
Page 29 and 30: FRIENDSHIP London, January 10th, 18
Page 31 and 32: When, however, you have established
Page 33 and 34: GOOD MANNERS London, January 20th,
Page 35 and 36: In cases where you come into contac
Page 37 and 38: PRUDENCE London, February 2nd, 1849
Page 39 and 40: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be
Page 41 and 42: HEALTH London, February 20th, 1849.
Page 43 and 44: All of life is before you, and, the
Page 45 and 46: intelligible and more useful to you
Page 47 and 48: What I wish you to understand, is t
Page 49 and 50: in power, they elect to belong to t
Page 51 and 52: you, in the meantime, to attend to
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The conscience of a man tell him wh
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