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A man may be honest in certain directions, yet suffer privations; a man may be dishonest in certain directions, yet acquire wealth; but the conclusion usually formed that the one man fails _because of his particular honesty,_ and that the other _prospers because of his particular dishonesty,_ is the result of a superficial judgment, which assumes that the dishonest man is almost totally corrupt, and the honest man almost entirely virtuous. A MAN MAY BE HONEST IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS YET SUFFER PRIVATIONS A MAN MAY BE DISHONEST IN CERTAIN DIRECTIONS YET ACQUIRE WEALTH BUT THE CONCLUSION USUALLY FORM THAT THE ONE MAN FAILS BECAUSE OF HIS PARTICULAR HONESTY AND THAT THE OTHER PROSPERS BECAUSE OF HIS PARTICULAR DISHONESTY IS THE RESULT OF A SUPERFICIAL JUDGMENT WHICH ASSUMES THAT THE DISHONEST MAN IS ALMOST TOTALLY CORRUPT AND THE HONEST MAN ALMOST ENTIRELY VIRTUOUS
egards reputation and riches, he blames circumstances, not knowing that he is the sole author of his condition. I have introduced these three cases merely as illustrative of the truth that man is the causer (though nearly always is unconsciously) of his circumstances, and that, whilst aiming at a good end, he is continually frustrating its accomplishment by encouraging thoughts and desires which cannot possibly harmonize with that end. Such cases could be multiplied and varied almost indefinitely, but this is not necessary, as the reader can, if he so resolves, trace the action of the laws of thought in his own mind and life, and until this is done, mere external facts cannot serve as a ground of reasoning. Circumstances, however, are so complicated, thought is so deeply rooted, and the conditions of happiness vary so, vastly with individuals, that a man's entire soul-condition (although it may be known to himself) cannot be judged by another from the external aspect of his life alone. HE FINDS HIMSELF BANKRUPT BOTH AS REGARDS REPUTATION AND RICHES HE BLAMES CIRCUMSTANCES NOT KNOWING THAT HE IS THE SOLE AUTHOR OF HIS CONDITION I HAVE INTRODUCED THESE THREE CASES MERELY AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE TRUTH THAT MAN IS THE CAUSER THOUGH NEARLY ALWAYS UNCONSCIOUSLY OF HIS CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WHILE AIMING AT A GOOD END HE IS CONTINUALLY FRUSTRATING ITS ACCOMPLISHMENT BY ENCOURAGING THOUGHTS AND DESIRES WHICH CANNOT POSSIBLY HARMONIZE WITH THAT END SUCH CASES COULD BE MULTIPLIED AND VARIED ALMOST INDEFINITELY BUT THIS IS NOT NECESSARY THE READER CAN IF HE SO RESOLVES TRACE THE ACTIONS OF THE LAWS OF THOUGHT IN HIS OWN MIND AND LIFE AND UNTIL THIS IS DONE MERE EXTERNAL FACTS CANNOT SERVE AS A GROUND OF REASONING CIRCUMSTANCES HOWEVER ARE SO COMPLICATED THOUGHT IS SO DEEPLY ROOTED AND THE CONDITIONS OF HAPPINESS VARY SO VASTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT A MAN'S ENTIRE SOLE CONDITION ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE KNOWN TO HIMSELF CANNOT BE JUDGED BY ANOTHER FROM THE EXTERNAL ASPECT OF HIS LIFE ALONE
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