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Article SELFISHNESS AND BENEVOLENCE COMPARED. ← Page 3 of 3 Article AN ADDRESS TO YOU TH. Page 1 of 4 →
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Selfishness And Benevolence Compared.
Nature , blunts the charm of novelty : every new object appears less and IcssnQw ; and that charm vanishes long before middle age . This suggests a second inference , that wen man intended to be entirely a selfish being , his life would be made much shorter than it is . Benevolence , on the contrary , acquires vigour by exercise ; and the more good we do , the more we are inclined to do . The satisfaction it affords is notblunted
even by old age , which blunts every other enjoyment . The body may decay ; but the pleasure of doing good , when habitual , continues the . same , even to the last moment of existence * . Listen to this doctrine , ye parents and tutors ; and hasten to inspire those under your care with affection to their fellow creatures . Let them know that , even for their own sake , benevolence is greatly preferable to
selfishness . This lesson , it is true , may be gathered in the commerce of the world ; but if the mind be left without insrruction , it is very apt to acquire a selfish bias ; and then the lesson comes too late . Teach your pupils submission to superiors , and civility and complaisance to inferiors let acts of benevolence be their daily exercise : give them money for charity , and accustom them to account how it has been laid out ; let them visit the sickand carry to them what is proper for their relief . Exhort
, them to be kindly to their companions , and to be ready to assist them in distress : convince them , that in such conduct they will find much more gratification than in yielding to selfish appetites . Benevolence thus cultivated in children , becomes , in time , their ruling passion : they will be the delight of their parents , a blessing to their relations , and the objects » f universal good-will and esteem . K .
An Address To You Th.
AN ADDRESS TO YOUTH .
YOUTH is the season of activity of body , and vivacity of mind , either of which are liable to precip itate a young person into dangerous indiscretions before reason is matured into circumspection . Moderation , vigilance , and self-government , are duties incumbent on all ; but especially on such as are beginning the journey of life . St . faul advises Titus to exhort . young men to be sober-minded ; but the whole course of youthful views and passions is adverse to sobriety of mind . The scenes which present themselves to our view on entering the world , are com-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Selfishness And Benevolence Compared.
Nature , blunts the charm of novelty : every new object appears less and IcssnQw ; and that charm vanishes long before middle age . This suggests a second inference , that wen man intended to be entirely a selfish being , his life would be made much shorter than it is . Benevolence , on the contrary , acquires vigour by exercise ; and the more good we do , the more we are inclined to do . The satisfaction it affords is notblunted
even by old age , which blunts every other enjoyment . The body may decay ; but the pleasure of doing good , when habitual , continues the . same , even to the last moment of existence * . Listen to this doctrine , ye parents and tutors ; and hasten to inspire those under your care with affection to their fellow creatures . Let them know that , even for their own sake , benevolence is greatly preferable to
selfishness . This lesson , it is true , may be gathered in the commerce of the world ; but if the mind be left without insrruction , it is very apt to acquire a selfish bias ; and then the lesson comes too late . Teach your pupils submission to superiors , and civility and complaisance to inferiors let acts of benevolence be their daily exercise : give them money for charity , and accustom them to account how it has been laid out ; let them visit the sickand carry to them what is proper for their relief . Exhort
, them to be kindly to their companions , and to be ready to assist them in distress : convince them , that in such conduct they will find much more gratification than in yielding to selfish appetites . Benevolence thus cultivated in children , becomes , in time , their ruling passion : they will be the delight of their parents , a blessing to their relations , and the objects » f universal good-will and esteem . K .
An Address To You Th.
AN ADDRESS TO YOUTH .
YOUTH is the season of activity of body , and vivacity of mind , either of which are liable to precip itate a young person into dangerous indiscretions before reason is matured into circumspection . Moderation , vigilance , and self-government , are duties incumbent on all ; but especially on such as are beginning the journey of life . St . faul advises Titus to exhort . young men to be sober-minded ; but the whole course of youthful views and passions is adverse to sobriety of mind . The scenes which present themselves to our view on entering the world , are com-