Gentlemen, I Have A Confession To Make.

Courage And Cheerfulness Will Not Only Carry You Over The Rough Places In Life, But Will Enable You To Bring Comfort And Help To The Weak-hearted And Will Console You In The Sad Hours.

It Is Much Simpler To Buy Books Than To Read Them And Easier To Read Them Than To Absorb Their Contents.

A Library Represents The Mind Of Its Collector, His Fancies And Foibles, His Strength And Weakness, His Prejudices And Preferences. Particularly Is This The Case If, To The Character Of A Collector, He Adds - Or Tries To Add - The Qualities Of A Student Who Wishes To Know The Books And The Lives Of The Men Who Wrote Them. The Friendships Of His Life, The Phases Of His Growth, The Vagaries Of His Mind, All Are Represented.

The Young Doctor Should Look About Early For An Avocation, A Pastime, That Will Take Him Away From Patients, Pills, And Potions.

Engrossed Late And Soon In Professional Cares, Getting And Spending, You May May So Lay Waste Your Powers That You May Find, Too Late, With Hearts Given Away, That T Here Is No Place In Your Habit-stricken Souls For Those Gentler Influences Which Make Your Life Worth Living.