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And he sincerely believes that his life has in itself been without interest; that it has been an essentially commonplace life with nothing of the interesting or the eventful to tell. AND HE SINCERELY BELIEVES THAT HIS LIFE IN ITSELF BEEN WITHOUT INTEREST THAT IT HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIALLY COMMONPLACE LIFE WITH NOTHING OF THE INTERESTING OR EVENTFUL TO TELL
is in a way to win honor from the Scribes; for we have Scribes now quite as much as when they were classed with Pharisees. It is not the first time in the world’s history that Scribes have failed to give their recognition to one whose work was not among the great and wealthy. That Conwell himself has seldom taken any part whatever in politics except as a good citizen standing for good government; that, as he expresses it, he never held any political office except that he was once on a school committee, and also that he does not identify himself with the so-called “movements” that from time to time catch public attention, but aims only and constantly at the quiet betterment of mankind, may be mentioned as additional reasons why his name and fame have not been steadily blazoned. He knows and will admit that he works hard and has all his life worked hard. “Things keep turning my way because I’m on the job,” as he whimsically expressed it one day; but that is about all, so it seems to him. SSFUL IS IN A WAY TO WIN HONOUR FROM THE SCRIBES FOR WE HAVE SCRIBES NOW THAT ARE QUITE AS MUCH WHEN THEY WERE CLASSED WITH THE PHARISEES AND IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IN THE WORLD HISTORY THAT SCRIBES HAVE FAILED TO GIVE THEIR RECOGNITION TO ONE WHOSE WORK IS NOT AMONG THE GREAT AND WEALTHY THAT CONWELL HIMSELF HAS SELDOM TAKEN ANY PART WHATEVER IN POLITICS EXCEPT AS GOOD CITIZEN STANDING FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT THAT AS HE EXPRESSES IT HE HAS NEVER HELD ANY POLITICAL OFFICE EXCEPT FOR HE WAS ONCE ON A SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND HE ALSO DOES NOT IDENTIFY HIMSELF WITH THE SO CALLED MOVEMENTS THAT FROM TIME TO TIME CATCH PUBLIC ATTENTION BUT AIMS ONLY TO BE CONSISTENTLY AT THE QUIET BETTERMENT OF MANKIND MAY BE MENTIONED AS ADDITIONAL REASONS WHY HIS NAME AND FAME HAVE NOT BEEN STEADILY BLAZONED HE KNOWS AND WILL ADMIT THAT HE WORKS HARD AND ALL HIS LIFE HAS WORKED HARD THINGS KEEP TURNING MY WAYS BECAUSE I'M ON THE JOB AS HE WHIMSICALLY EXPRESSED IT ONE DAY BUT THAT IS ABOUT ALL SO IT SEEMS TO HIM
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