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The thing to aim at is to make yourself fit for whatever position you aspire to, and to keep your receptive faculties always on the alert to continue to acquire good things even when you have obtained that position. THE THING TO AIM AT IS TO MAKE YOURSELF FIT FOR WHATEVER POSITION YOU ASPIRE TO AND TO KEEP YOUR RECEPTIVE FACULTIES ALWAYS ON THE ALERT TO CONTINUE TO ACQUIRE GOOD THINGS EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE OBTAINED THAT POSITION
 difference between the Americans and the English is this--that the English never boast of their attainments or prowess, _in words_, because for hundreds of years they really have been supreme among the nations, and so now they are simply filled with the belief that this is still the case, and therefore that it is unnecessary for them to try to learn anything new; on the other hand, the Americans boast _in words_ continually that they are already ahead of the rest of the world, while using their clever brains all the time to pick up from every other nation equipments which will eventually make them so. I leave it to your own powers of deduction to decide which, at the present stage of the world’s rapid evolution, seems the more likely to win in the end! But we are not now going to talk of the national characteristics of your two parents--I merely use this as an illustration of what I want to teach you so that you may have the advantage of knowing how to cultivate the good side of both. THE MOST STARTLING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMERICANS AND THE ENGLISH IS THIS THAT THE ENGLISH NEVER BOAST OF THEIR ATTAINMENTS OR PROWESS IN WORDS BECAUSE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS THEY REALLY HAVE BEEN SUPREME AMONG THE NATIONS AND SO NOW THEY ARE SIMPLY FILLED WITH THE BELIEF THAT THIS IS STILL THE CASE AND THEREFORE THAT IT IS UNNECESSARY FOR THEM TO TRY TO LEARN ANYTHING NEW ON THE OTHER HAND THE AMERICANS BOAST IN WORDS CONTINUALLY THAT THEY ARE ALREADY AHEAD OF THE REST OF THE WORLD WHILE USING THEIR CLEVER BRAINS ALL THE TIME TO PICK UP FROM EVERY OTHER NATION EQUIPMENTS WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE THEM SO I LEAVE IT TO YOUR OWN POWERS OF DEDUCTION TO DECIDE WHICH AT THE PRESENT STAGE OF THE WORLD'S RAPID EVOLUTION SEEMS THE MORE LIKELY TO WIN IN THE END BUT WE ARE NOT NOW GOING TO TALK OF THE NATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUR TWO PARENTS I MERELY USE THIS AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT I WANT TO TEACH YOU SO THAT YOU MAY HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF KNOWING HOW TO CULTIVATE THE GOOD SIDE OF BOTH
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