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His depression is at times profound when he compares the actual results with what he would like them to be, for always his hopes have gone soaring far in advance of achievement. It is the "Hitch your chariot to a star" idea. HIS DEPRESSION IS AT TIMES PROFOUND WHEN HE COMPARES THE ACTUAL RESULTS WITH WHAT HE WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE FOR ALWAYS HE HOPES TO HAVE SOARING FAR IN ADVANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT THAT IS THE HITCH YOUR CHARIOT TO A STAR IDEA
onded and assisted him. It is in just this way that he looks upon every phase of his life. When he is reminded of the devotion of his old soldiers, he remembers it only with a sort of pleased wonder that they gave the devotion to him, and he quite forgets that they loved him because he was always ready to sacrifice ease or risk his own life for them. He deprecates praise; if any one likes him, the liking need not be shown in words, but in helping along a good work. That his church has succeeded has been because of the devotion of the people; that the university has succeeded is because of the splendid work of the teachers and pupils; that the hospitals have done so much has been because of the noble services of physicians and nurses. To him, as he himself expresses it, realizing that success has come to his plans, it seems as if the realities are but dreams. He is astonished by his own success. He thinks mainly of his own shortcomings. “God and man have ever been very patient with me.” ANS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SECONDED AND ASSISTED HIM IT IS JUST THE WAY THAT HE LOOKS UPON EVERY PHASE OF HIS LIFE WHEN HE IS REMINDED OF THE DEVOTION OF HIS OLD SOLDIERS HE REMEMBERS IT ONLY WITH A SORT OF PLEASED WONDER THAT THEY GAVE THE DEVOTION TO HIM AND QUITE FORGETS THAT THEY LOVED HIM BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS READY TO SACRIFICE EASE OR RISK HIS OWN LIFE FOR THEM HE DEPRECIATES PRAISE IF ANY ONE LIKES HIM THE LIKING NEED NOT BE SHOWN IN WORDS BUT IN HELPING ALONG A GOOD WORK THAT HIS CHURCH HAS SUCCEEDED HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF THE DEVOTION OF THE PEOPLE THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAVE SUCCEEDED IS BECAUSE OF THE SPLENDID WORK OF THE TEACHERS AND PUPILS THAT THE HOSPITALS HAVE DONE SO MUCH HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF THE NOBLE SERVICES OF PHYSICIANS AND NURSES TO HIM AS HE HIMSELF EXPRESSES IT REALIZING THAT SUCCESS HAS COME TO HIS PLANS IT SEEMS AS IF THE REALITIES ARE BUT DREAMS HE IS ASTONISHED BY HIS OWN SUCCESS HE THINKS MAINLY OF HIS OWN SHORTCOMINGS GOD AND MAN HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH ME
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