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So much more success has come to my hands than I ever expected; so much more of good have I found than even youth's wildest dream included; so much more effective have been my weakest endeavors than I ever planned or hoped  that a biography written truthfully would be mostly an account of what men and women have done for me. SO MUCH MORE SUCCESS HAS COME TO MY HANDS THAN I EVER EXPECTED SO MUCH MORE OF GOOD I HAVE FOUND THAN EVEN YOUTH'S WILDEST DREAMS INCLUDED SO MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE HAVE I BEEN AT MY WEAKEST ENDEAVOURS THAN I EVER PLANNED OR HOPED THAT A BIOGRAPHY WRITTEN TRUTHFULLY WOULD BE MOSTLY AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT MEN AND WOMEN HAVE DONE FOR ME
 not be made interesting. It does not seem possible that any will care to read so plain and uneventful a tale. I see nothing in it for boasting, nor much that could be helpful. Then I never saved a scrap of paper intentionally concerning my work to which I could refer, not a book, not a sermon, not a lecture, not a newspaper notice or account, not a magazine article, not one of the kind biographies written from time to time by noble friends have I ever kept even as a souvenir, although some of them may be in my library. I have ever felt that the writers concerning my life were too generous and that my own work was too hastily done. Hence I have nothing upon which to base an autobiographical account, except the recollections which come to an overburdened mind. My general view of half a century on the lecture platform brings to me precious and beautiful memories, and fills my soul with devout gratitude for the blessings and kindnesses which have been given to me so far beyond my deserts. LIC LIFE COULD NOT BE MADE INTERESTING IT DOES NOT SEEM POSSIBLE THAT ANY WILL CARE TO READ SO PLAIN AND UNEVENTFUL A TALE I SEE NOTHING IN IT FOR BOASTING NOR MUCH THAT COULD BE HELPFUL THEN I NEVER SAVED A SCRAP OF PAPER INTENTIONALLY CONCERNING MY WORK TO WHICH I COULD REFER NOT A BOOK NOT A SERMON NOT A LECTURE NOT A NEWSPAPER NOTICE OR ACCOUNT NOT A MAGAZINE ARTICLE NOT ONE OF THE KIND BIOGRAPHIES WRITTEN FROM TIME TO TIME BY NOBLE FRIENDS HAVE I EVER KEPT AS A SOUVENIR ALTHOUGH SOME OF THEM MAY BE IN MY LIBRARY I HAVE EVER FELT THAT THE WRITERS CONCERNING MY LIFE WERE TOO GENEROUS AND THAT MY OWN WORK WAS TOO HASTILY DONE HENCE I HAVE NOTHING UPON WHICH TO BASTE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT EXCEPT THE RECOLLECTIONS OF WHICH COME TO AN OVERBURDENED MIND MY GENERAL VIEW OF HALF A CENTURY ON THE LECTURE PLATFORMS BRINGS ME TO THIS PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES AND FILLS MY SOUL WITH DEVOUT GRATITUDE FOR THE BLESSINGS AND KINDNESS WHICH HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO ME SO FAR BEYOND MY DESERTS
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