Letters from a Father to His Son

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Do not, therefore, throw my letters on one side as if they were only intended for you to read as a boy; but keep them beside you, and refer to them as you grow older. If they have the effect upon your mind which they ought to have as coming from your father, and written entirely for your own benefit and improvement— then they will render you attentive to my words and grateful for my precepts, and myself happy in my son! Believe me, my dear son, Your affectionate father 54 of 55
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Page 3 and 4: TRUTH London, August 24th, 1848. My
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
Page 53: The conscience of a man tell him wh
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