Even if we take for granted what is not true, that every youth will sooner or later discover the line of his greatest strength so that he may get his living by his strong points rather than by his weak ones, the discovery is often made so late in life that great success is practically impossible.

Such institutions would help boys and girls to start in their proper careers early in life; and _an early choice shortens the way_.

Can anything be more important to human beings than a start in life in the right direction, where even small effort will count for more in the race than the greatest effort--and a life of drudgery--in the wrong direction?
A man is seldom unsuccessful, unhappy, or vicious when he is in his place.
After once choosing your occupation, however, never look backward; stick to it with all the tenacity you can muster.

Let nothing tempt you or swerve you a hair's breadth from your aim, and you will win.

Do not let the thorns which appear in every vocation, or temporary despondency or disappointment, shake your purpose.