The Sum of It All
“The main thing for a boy is to have a good mother, to heed her advice, to do his best, and not get a ’swelled head’ as he rises,—in other words, not to expect to put a gallon into a pint cup, or a bushel into a peck measure. Concentration, decision, industry and economy should be his watchwords, and invincible determination and persistence his rule of action.”
With another cordial handshake, he bade me good-by.