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A man must develop his physical prowess up to a certain point; but after he has reached that point there are other things that count more. A MAN MUST DEVELOP HIS PHYSICAL PROWESS UP TO A CERTAIN POINT BUT AFTER HE HAS REACHED THAT POINT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT COUNT MORE
econd squad, why you must come off without grumbling. I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism; and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master. Did you ever read Pliny's letter to Trajan, in which he speaks of its being advisable to keep the Greeks absorbed in athletics, because it distracted their minds from all serious pursuits, including soldiering, and prevented their ever being dangerous to the Romans? I have not a doubt that the British officers in the Boer War had their efficiency partly reduced because they had sacrificed their legitimate duties to an inordinate and ridiculous love of sports. GHT NOT TO BE IN THE SECOND SQUAD WHY YOU MUST COME OFF WITHOUT GRUMBLING I AM DELIGHTED TO HAVE YOU PLAY FOOTBALL I BELIEVE IN ROUGH MANLY SPORTS BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE IN THEM IF THEY DEGENERATE INTO THE SOLE END OF ANY ONE'S EXISTENCE I DON'T WANT TO SACRIFICE STANDING WELL IN YOUR STUDIES TO ANY OVER ATHLETICISM AND I NEED NOT TELL YOU THAT CHARACTER COUNTS FOR A GREAT DEAL MORE THAN EITHER INTELLECT OR BODY IN WINNING SUCCESS IN LIFE ATHLETIC PROFICIENCY IS A MIGHTY GOOD SERVANT AND LIKE SO MANY OTHER GOOD SERVANTS A MIGHTY BAD MASTER DID YOU EVER READ PLINY'S LETTER TO TRAJAN IN WHICH HE SPEAKS OF ITS BEING ADVISABLE TO KEEP THE GREEKS ABSORBED IN ATHLETICS BECAUSE IT DISTRACTED THEIR MINDS FROM ALL SERIOUS PURSUITS INCLUDING SOLDIERY AND PREVENTING THEIR EVER BEING DANGEROUS TO THE ROMANS I HAVE NOT A DOUBT THAT THE BRITISH OFFICERS IN THE BOER WAR HAD THEIR EFFICIENCY PARTLY REDUCED BECAUSE THEY HAD SACRIFICED THEIR LEGITIMATE DUTIES TO AN INORDINATE AND RIDICULOUS LOVE OF SPORTS
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