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back at us and envying us。 For while we envy others�察�others are envying 

us。 

     But look at the chariot race in Antioch。 See the thousands in the circus。 

See Messala�察�the haughty Roman�察�and see� �Ben Hur from the galleys in 

the   other   chariot   pitted   against   him。   Down   the   course   dash   these   twin 

thunderbolts。 The thousands hold their breath。 ;Who will win�拭─ �The man 

with the stronger forearms�察─�they whisper。 

     There   comes   the   crucial   moment   in   the   race。   See   the   man   with   the 

stronger   forearms。 They  are   bands   of   steel   that   swell   in   the   forearms   of 

Ben Hur。 They swing those flying Arabians into the inner ring。 Ben Hur 

wins the race� �Where got the Jew those huge forearms�拭�From the galleys� �



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     Had   Ben   Hur   never   pulled   on   the   oar�察 �he   never   could have   won   the 

chariot race。 

     Sooner      or  later  you   and    I  are  to  learn   that  Providence      makes     no 

mistakes   in   the   bookkeeping。 As   we   pull   on   the   oar�察  �so   often   lashed   by 

grim necessity�察�every honest effort is laid up at compound interest in the 

bank account of strength。 Sooner or later the time comes when we need 

every   ounce。   Sooner   or   later   our   chariot   race   is   onwhen   we   win   the 

victory�察�strike the deciding blow�察�stand while those around us falland it is 

won with the forearms earned in the galleys of life by pulling on the oar。 



     That is why I thanked God as I stood at the grave of my classmate。 I 

thanked God for parents who believed in the gospel of struggle�察�and for 

the circumstances that compelled it。 

     I am not an example of success。 

     But    I  am    a  very    grateful   pupil    in  the   first  reader   class   of   The 

University of Hard Knocks。 



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                                  Chapter IX 



     Go On South� �

     The Book in the Running Brook 

     THERE   is   a   little   silvery   sheet   of   water   in   Minnesota   called   Lake 

Itasca。 There is a place where a little stream leaps out from the lake。 

     ;Ole� ─�you will exclaim�察 �the lake is leaking。 What is the name of this 

little creek�拭─�

     ;Creek� �It bane no creek。 It bane Mississippi river。; 

     So   even the   Father of Waters   has to begin   as   a   creek。 We   are   at   the 

cradle where the baby river leaps forth。 We all start about alike。 It wabbles 

around thru the woods of Minnesota。 It doesn't know where it is going�察�but 

it is ;on the way。; 

     It keeps wabbling around�察�never giving up and quitting�察�and it gets to 

the place where all of us get sooner or later。 The place where Paul came on 

the road to Damascus。 The place of the ;heavenly vision。; 

     It is the place where gravity says�察 �Little Mississippi�察�do you want to 

grow�拭�Then you will have to go south。; 

     The   little   Mississippi   starts   south。   He   says   to   the   people�察   �Goodbye�察�

folks�察�I am going south。; The folks at Itascaville say�察 �Why�察�Mississippi�察�

you are foolish。 You hain't got water enough to get out of the county。; That 

is a fact�察�but he is not trying to get out of the county。 The Mississippi is 

only trying to go south。 

     The Mississippi knows nothing about the Gulf of Mexico。 He does not 

know that he has to go hundreds of miles south。 He is only trying to go 

south。 He has not much water�察�but he does not wait for a relative to die and 

bequeath     him   some     water。   That   is  a  beautiful   thought�   �He   has   water 

enough to start south�察�and he does that。 

     He goes a foot south�察�then another foot south。 He goes a mile south。 

He picks up a little stream and he has some more water。 He goes on south。 

He picks up another stream and grows some more。 Day by day he picks up 



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streamlets�察  �brooklets�察  �rivulets。   Business   is   picking   up�   �He   grows   as   he 

flows。 Poetry� �

     My friends�察�here is one of the best pictures I can find in nature of what 

it seems to me our lives should be。 I hear a great many orations�察�especially 

in high school commencements�察�entitled�察 �The Value of a Goal in Life。; 

But the direction is vastly more important than the goal。 Find the way your 

life should go�察�and then go and keep on going and you'll reach a thousand 

goals。 

     We do not have to figure out how far we have to go�察�nor how many 

supplies we will need along the way。 All we have to do is to start and we 

will find the resources all along the way。 We will grow as we flow。 All of 

us can start� �And then go on south� �

     Success is not tomorrow or next year。 Success is now。 Success is not at 

the end of the journey�察�for there is no end。 Success is every day in flowing 

and   growing。   The   Mississippi   is   a   success   in   Minnesota   as   well   as   on 

south。 

     You and I sooner or later hear the call�察 �Go on south。; If we haven't 

heard it�察�let us keep our ear to the receiver and live a more natural life�察�so 

that we can hear the call。 We are all called。 It is a divine callthe call of 

our unfolding talents to be used。 

     Remember�察      �the   Mississippi    goes   south。   If  he  had   gone    any   other 

direction he would never have been heard of。 



     Three wonderful things develop as the Mississippi goes on south。 

     1。 He keeps on going on south and growing greater。 

     2。 He overcomes his obstacles and develops his power。 

     3。 He blesses the valley�察�but the valley does not bless him。 



                     Go On South and Grow Greater 



       You never meet the Mississippi after he starts south�察�but what he is 



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going on south and growing greater。 You never meet him but what he says�察�

;Excuse me�察�but I must go on south。; 

     The Mississippi gets to St。 Paul and Minneapolis。 He is a great river 

nowthe most successful river in the state。 But he does not retire upon his 

laurels。 He goes on south and grows greater。 He goes on south to St。 Louis。 

He is a wonderful river now。 But he does not stop。 He goes on south and 

grows greater。 

     Everywhere you meet him he is going on south and growing greater。 

     Do you know why the Mississippi goes on south�拭�To continue to be 

the   Mississippi。     If  he  should   stop   and   stagnate�察  �he   would    not   be  the 

Mississippi�察�river。 he would become a stagnant�察�poisonous pond。 

     As   long   as   people   keep   on   going   south�察  �they   keep   on   living。   When 

they stop and stagnate�察�they die。 

     That is   why  I   am   making it   the slogan   of   my  lifeGO   ON   SOUTH 

AND GROW GREATER� �I hope I can make you remember that and say it 

over     each   day。   I  wish    I  could    write   it  over   the   pulpits�察  �over   the 

schoolrooms�察�over the business houses and homesGO ON SOUTH AND 

GROW        GREATER。         For   this  is  life�察 �and   there   is  no   other。  This    is 

educationand religion。 And the only business of life。 

     You and I start well。 We go on south a little ways�察�and then we retire。 

Even   young   people   as   they   start   south   and   make   some   little   knee´pants 

achievement�察      �some     kindergarten     touchdown�察      �succumb     to   their   press 

notices。   Their   friends   crowd   around   them   to   congratulate   them。   ;I   must 

congratulate you upon your success。 You have arrived。; 

     So   many   of   those   young   goslings   believe   that。   They   quit   and     get 

canned。   They   think   they   have   gotten   to   the   Gulf   of   Mexico   when   they 

have not gotten out of the woods of Minnesota。 Go on south� �

     We   can   protect   ourselves   fairly   well   from   our   enemies�察  �but   heaven 

deliver us from our fool friends。 

     Success is so hard to endure。 We can endure ten defeats better than one 

victory。 Success goes   to the   head   and   defeat goes to ;de   feet。;   It   makes 

them work harder。 



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                         The Plague of Incompetents 



       Civilization   is   mostly   a   conspiracy   to   keep   us   from   going   very   far 

south。 

     The    one   who    keeps    on   going    south   defies   custom     and   becomes 

unorthodox。 

     But   contentment   with   present   achievement   is   the   damnation   of   the 

race。 

     The    mass    of  the  human     family    never   go   on  south    far  enough    to 

become      good    servants�察   �workmen      or  artists。  The   young     people    get  a 

smattering and squeeze into the bottom position and never go on south to 

efficiency and promotion。 They wonder why their genius is not recognized。 

They do not make it visible。 

     Nine out of ten stenographers who apply for positions can write a few 

shorthand characters and irritate a typewriter keyboard。 They think that is 

being   a   stenographer�察  �when   it   is   merely   a   symptom   of   a   stenographer。 

They      mangle     the    language�察    �grammar�察     �spelling�察   �capitalization     and 

punctuation。 Their eyes are on the clock�察�their minds on the movies。 

     Nine out of ten workmen cannot be trusted to do what they advertise to 

do�察�because   they have never   gone south   far   enough to   become   efficient。 

Many a profe

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