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But better than any argument was his own example. BUT BETTER THAN ANY ARGUMENT WAS HIS OWN EXAMPLE
y inch of the long journey. One of his own wise sayings was this: "Poverty is uncomfortable, as I can testify; but, nine times out of ten, the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard, and compelled to sink or swim for himself. In all my acquaintance, I never knew a man to be drowned who was worth saving." No man illustrated his own words better than James Garfield. "Labour is glory!--the flying cloud lightens; Only the waving wing changes and brightens; Idle hearts only the dark future frightens; Play the sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune." CHAPTER XII. TEACHING AND LEARNING. First Term at College--The Pleasure of real Success--James Garfield meets his Wife--He applies for a Schoolmastership--A Generous Offer. It is sometimes said that education spoils lads for hard work. As a teacher in after years, Garfield had often to argue this point with the fathers of his pupils, who feared lest the college should unfit their boys for the farm and the forest.  CHAPTER TWELVE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG CHAPTER TWELVE TEACHING AND LEARNING FIRST TERM AT COLLEGE THE PLEASURE OF REAL SUCCESS JAMES GARFIELD MEETS HIS WIFE HE APPLIES FOR A SCHOOLMASTERSHIP A GENEROUS OFFER IT IS SOMETIMES SAID THAT EDUCATION SPOILS LADS FOR HARD WORK AS A TEACHER IN AFTER YEARS GARFIELD HAD OFTEN TO ARGUE THIS POINT WITH THE FATHERS OF HIS PUPILS WHO FEARED LEST THE COLLEGE SHOULD UNFIT THEIR BOYS FOR FARM AND THE FOREST
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