Page 3

[fol.iii.]

3

pitiful enough to bring tears to the eyes. How often is talent
a danger, greatness a menace & prosperity a peril!
How often do the mighty fall & the weapons of the great
perish. He who would write a heroic poem says Milton
must first live a heroic life." He who would be King
must himself be Kingly. He who would gain the confidence
& affection of others must himself be lovable & true.
And he would carve a name for himself more enduring
than marble must celebrate an appreciation for of
the qualities, goodness, mind & heart superiority features of [ ] contained
perchance in others. (In my humble opinion) if there
is one talent more than another that we ought to try & is well worth
cultivateing it is this wonderful & strengthing exalting power of
appreciation; for that is, an estimate of anything everything men & things at
their its true value. In the last analysis this means
largeness of vision & breadth of view & every men & women
of such qualities are invariably admired. True
nobility in fact resolves itself into an adequate
& right appreciation of the strength & weakness of
people & the our thoughtful relationship to them.