奥里森·马登
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"Icant!Itisimossible!
"saidalieutenanttoAlexander,afterfailingtotakearock-crestedfortress。
"Begone!
"thunderedthegreatMacedonian,
"thereisnothingimossibletohimwhowilltry。
"andattheheadofahalanxheswetthefoefromthestronghold。
"Youcanonlyhalfwill,
"Suvorovwouldsaytoeolewhofailed。
"Idontknow,
"
"Icant,
"and
"imossible
"hewouldnotlistento。
"Learn!
"
"Do!
"
"Try!
"hewouldexclaim。
ProfessorGeorgeWilson,ofEdinburghUniversity,wassofragilethatnoonethoughtheevercouldamounttomuch;buthebecameanotedscholarinsiteofdiscouragementswhichwouldhavedauntedmostmenofthestrongestconstitutions。Disaster,amutationofonefoot,consumtion—no,thingcouldshakehisimeriouswill。Deathitselfseemedtostandaghastbeforethatmightyresolution,hesitatingtotakeossessionofthebodyafterallelsehadfled。
Atfifty-fiveyearsofage,SirWalterScottowedmorethansixhundredthousanddollars。Hedeterminedthateverydollarshouldbeaid。Thisironresolutiongaveconfidenceandinsirationtotheotherfacultiesandfunctionsofthebodyandbrain。EverynerveandFibresaid:
"Thedebtmustbeaid!
"Everydroofbloodcaughttheinsirationandrushedtothebraintoadditsweightofforcetotheowerwhichwieldedtheen。Andthedebtwasaid。Inhisdiaryhewrote:
"IhavesufferedterriblyandoftenwishedthatIcouldliedownandsleewithoutwaking。ButIwillfightitoutifIcan。
"
"Isthereonewhomdifficultiesdishearten?
"askedJohnHunter。