I would practice perseverance more often,

and never give up a thing because it was or inconvenient.

If we want light, we must conquer darkness.

Perseverance can sometimes equal genius in its results.

“There are only two creatures," syas a proverb,

“who can surmount the pyramids-the eagle and the snail."

If I were a boy again, I would school myself into a habit of attention;

I would let nothing come between me and the subject in hand.

I would remember that a good skater never tries to skate in two directions at once.

The habit of attention becomes part of our life, if we begain early enough.

I often hear grown up people say " I could not fix my attention on the sermon or book,

although I wished to do so" , and the reason is, the habit was not formed in youth.

If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory.

I would strengthen that faculty by every possible means, and on every possible occasion.

It takes a little hard work at first to remember things accurately;

but memory soon helps itself, and gives very little trouble.

It only needs early cultivation to become a power.

If I were a boy again