1。Hekeepsongoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。
2。Heovercomeshisobstaclesanddevelopshispower。
3。Heblessesthevalley，butthevalleydoesnotblesshim。
GoOnSouthandGrowGreaterYounevermeettheMississippiafterhestartssouth，butwhatheisgoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。Younevermeethimbutwhathesays，\"Excuseme，butImustgoonsouth。\"
TheMississippigetstoSt。PaulandMinneapolis。Heisagreatrivernow——themostsuccessfulriverinthestate。Buthedoesnotretireuponhislaurels。Hegoesonsouthandgrowsgreater。HegoesonsouthtoSt。Louis。Heisawonderfulrivernow。Buthedoesnotstop。Hegoesonsouthandgrowsgreater。
Everywhereyoumeethimheisgoingonsouthandgrowinggreater。
DoyouknowwhytheMississippigoesonsouth？TocontinuetobetheMississippi。Ifheshouldstopandstagnate，hewouldnotbetheMississippi，river。hewouldbecomeastagnant，poisonouspond。
Aslongaspeoplekeepongoingsouth，theykeeponliving。Whentheystopandstagnate，theydie。
ThatiswhyIammakingitthesloganofmylife——GOONSOUTHAND
GROWGREATER！IhopeIcanmakeyourememberthatandsayitovereachday。IwishIcouldwriteitoverthepulpits，overtheschoolrooms，overthebusinesshousesandhomes——GOONSOUTHAND
GROWGREATER。Forthisislife，andthereisnoother。Thisiseducation——andreligion。Andtheonlybusinessoflife。
YouandIstartwell。Wegoonsouthalittleways，andthenweretire。Evenyoungpeopleastheystartsouthandmakesomelittleknee-pantsachievement，somekindergartentouchdown，succumbtotheirpressnotices。Theirfriendscrowdaroundthemtocongratulatethem。\"Imustcongratulateyouuponyoursuccess。Youhavearrived。\"
Somanyofthoseyounggoslingsbelievethat。Theyquitandgetcanned。TheythinktheyhavegottentotheGulfofMexicowhentheyhavenotgottenoutofthewoodsofMinnesota。Goonsouth！
Wecanprotectourselvesfairlywellfromourenemies，butheavendeliverusfromourfoolfriends。
Successissohardtoendure。Wecanenduretendefeatsbetterthanonevictory。Successgoestotheheadanddefeatgoesto\"defeet。\"
Itmakesthemworkharder。
ThePlagueofIncompetentsCivilizationismostlyaconspiracytokeepusfromgoingveryfarsouth。
Theonewhokeepsongoingsouthdefiescustomandbecomesunorthodox。
Butcontentmentwithpresentachievementisthedamnationoftherace。
Themassofthehumanfamilynevergoonsouthfarenoughtobecomegoodservants，workmenorartists。Theyoungpeoplegetasmatteringandsqueezeintothebottompositionandnevergoonsouthtoefficiencyandpromotion。Theywonderwhytheirgeniusisnotrecognized。Theydonotmakeitvisible。
Nineoutoftenstenographerswhoapplyforpositionscanwriteafewshorthandcharactersandirritateatypewriterkeyboard。Theythinkthatisbeingastenographer，whenitismerelyasymptomofastenographer。Theymanglethelanguage，grammar，spelling，capitalizationandpunctuation。Theireyesareontheclock，theirmindsonthemovies。
Nineoutoftenworkmencannotbetrustedtodowhattheyadvertisetodo，becausetheyhavenevergonesouthfarenoughtobecomeefficient。Manyaprofessionalmanisinthesameclass。
Halfofourlifeisspentingettingcompetentstorepairthebotchworkofincompetents。
Nomatterhowwellequippedyouare，youareneversafeinyourjobifyouarecontentedtodotodayjustwhatyoudidyesterday。
Contentedtothinktodaywhatyouthoughtyesterday。
Youmustgoonsouthtobesafe。
Iusedtoknowaviolinistwhowouldsay，\"IfIwerenotagenius，Icouldnotplaysowellwithsuchlittlepractice。\"Thepoorfellowdidnotknowhowpoorafiddlerhereallywas。WelldidStricklandGillilan，America’sgreatpoet-humorist，say，\"EgotismistheopiatethatNatureadministerstodeadenthepainsofmediocrity。
ThisIsOurBestDayJustbecauseourhairgetsfrostyorbeginstoruboffinspots，wearesopronetosay，\"Iamagingrapidly。\"Itpaystoadvertise。Wealwaysgetresults。Seetheoneshrivelwhogoesaroundfront-paginghisage。Ageisnotyears;ageisgrunts。
Wesay，\"I’veseenmybestdays。\"Andtheundertakergoesandgreaseshisbuggy。Hebelievesin\"preparedness。\"
Goonsouth！Wehavenotseenourbestdays。Thisisthebestdaysofar，andtomorrowisgoingtobebetteronsouth。
WeareonlychildreninGod’sgreatkindergarten，playingwithourA-B-C’s。Idonotutterthatasabitofsentiment，butasthegreatfundamentalofourlife。Ihopetheoldestinyearsseesthatbest。Ihopehesays，\"Iamjustbeginning。Justbeginningtounderstand。Justbeginningtoknowaboutlife。\"
Wearenotgoingonsouthtooldage，wearegoingonsouthtoeternalyouth。Itistheonewhostopswho\"agesrapidly。\"Eachdaybringsusalargervision。Infinity，Eternity，Omnipotence，Omniscienceareallonsouth。
Wehaveleftnothingbehindbutthehusks。Iwouldnottradethismomentforalltheyearsbeforeit。Ihavetheirfootingsatcompoundinterest！Theyaredead。Thisislife。
BirthdaysandHeadmarksYesterdayIhadabirthday。Ilookedintheglassandcommunedwithmyfeatures。Isawsomegrayhairscoming。Hurrah！
Youknowwhatgrayhairsare？Didyouevergetaheadmarkinschool？
Grayhairsaresilverheadmarksinoureducationaswegoonsouth。
Youchildrencheerup。Yourblackhairandauburnhairandtheotherfirstreaderhairwillpassandyou’llgetpromotedasyougoonsouth。
Don’tworryaboutgrayhairorbaldness。Onlyworryaboutthelocationofyourgrayhairorbaldness。Iftheygetontheinsideofthehead，worry。Doyouknowwhycorporationssometimessaytheydonotwanttoemploygray-headedmen？Theyhavefoundthatsomanyofthemhavequitgoingonsouthandhavegottengrayontheinside——orbald。
ThesesamecorporationssendoutPinkertonsandpayanypriceforgray-headedmen——grayontheoutsideandgreenontheinside。Theyarethemostvaluable，fortheyhavethevisionandwisdomofmanyyearsandtheenthusiasmand\"pep\"andcourageofyouth。
Thepreacher，theteacher——everyonewhogetsputontheretiredlist，retireshimself。Hequitsgoingonsouth。
Themostwonderfulpersonintheworldistheonewhohaslivedyearsandyearsonearthandhasperhapsgottengrayontheoutside，buthaskeptyoungandfreshontheinside。Putthatpersoninthepulpit，intheschoolroom，intheoffice，behindtheticket-windoworonthebench——orunderthehod——andyoufindthewholeworldgoingtothatpersonfordirection，advice，vision，help，sympathy，love。
IamhappytodayasIlookbackovermylife。Ihavebeentryingtolectureagoodwhile。Iamalmostashamedtotellyouhowlong，forIoughttoknowmoreaboutitbythistime。Butwhenanybodysays，\"Iheardyoulecturetwentyyearsagooverat————\"Istophim。
\"Pleasedon’tthrowituptomenow。Iamjustasashamedofitasyouare。Iamtryingtodobetternow。\"
O，Iwanttoforgetallthepast，saveitslessons。Iamjustbeginningtolive。Ifanybodywantstobemybestfriend，lethimcometomeandtellmehowtoimprove——whattodoandwhatnottodo。Tellmehowtogiveabetterlecture。
Yearsagoabureaurepresentativewhobookedmetoldmemylecturesweregoodenough。ItoldhimIwantedtogetbetterlectures，forIwassodissatisfiedwithwhatlittleIknew。HetoldmeIcouldnevergetanybetter。Ihadreachedmylimit。Thoselectureswerethe\"limit。\"IshiverasIthinkwhatIwassayingthen。Iwanttogoonsouthshiveringaboutyesterday。TheseyearsIhavenoticedthepeopleontheplatformwhowerecontentedwiththeirofferings，werenottryingtoimprovethem，andwerelostinadmirationofwhattheyweredoing，didnotstaylongontheplatform。Ihavewatchedthemcomeandgo，comeandgo。Ihaveheardtheirfierceinvectivesagainstthebureausandungratefulaudiencesthatwere\"prejudiced\"againstthem。
Birthdaysarenotannualaffairs。Birthdaysarethedayswhenwehaveanewbirth。Thedayswhenwegoonsouthtolargervisions。
IwishIcouldhaveabirthdayeveryminute！
Somepeopleseemtostringouttonearahundredyearswithmightyfewbirthdays。SomepeoplespinuptoMethuselahsinafewyears。
FromwhatIcanlearnofMethuselah，henevergrewpastcopper-toedboots。Hejusthibernatedand\"chawedon。\"
Themorebirthdayswehave，thenearerweapproacheternalyouth！
Bernhardt，DavisandEdisonThespectacleofSarahBernhardt，pastseventy，thrillingandgrippingaudienceswiththefireandbrilliancyofyouth，isinspiring。Noobstaclecandaunther。Losingalegdoesnotendheracting，forsheremainsthe\"DivineSarah\"withnocripplingofherwork。Shelooksyoungerthanmanywomenofhalfheryears。\"Theyearsarenothingtome。\"
SenatorHenryGassawayDavis，WestVirginia’sGrandOldMan，atninety-twowasworkingashardandhopefullyasanymanofthemultitudesinhisemploy。HewasanardentOddFellow，andonedayatninety-two——justashorttimebeforehispassing——hewentouttotheOddFellows’HomenearElkins，wherehelived。Ontheporchofthehomewasarowofoldmeninmates。Thesenatorshookhandswiththesemenandonebyonetheyrosefromthebenchtoreturnhisheartygreetings。
Thelastmanonthebenchdidnotrise。Hehelplesslylookedupatthesenatorandsaid，\"Senator，you’llhavetoexcusemefromgettingup。I’mtooold。WhenyougetasoldasIam，you’llnotgetup，either。\"
\"That’sallright。But，myman，howoldareyou？\"
\"Senator，I’moldinbodyandoldinspirit。I’mpastsixty。\"
\"Myboy，\"laughedSenatorDavis，\"IwasanOddFellowbeforeyouwereborn。\"
Thesenatoratninety-twowasyoungerthantheman\"pastsixty，\"
becausehewasgoingonsouth。
WhenIwasalittleboyIsawthembringthefirstphonographthatMr。EdisoninventedintothemeetingatLakeside，Ohio。Thepeoplecheeredwhentheyheardittalk。
Youwouldlaughatittoday。Ithadatinfoilcylinder，itscreechedandstuttered。Youwouldnothaveitinyourbarntodaytoplaytoyourford！
Butthepeoplesaid，\"Mr。Edisonhassucceeded。\"TherewasonemanwhodidnotbelievethatMr。Edisonhadsucceeded。HisnamewasThomasAlvaEdison。HehadgottentoSt。Paul，andhewentonsouth。Amillionpeoplewouldhavestoppedthereandsaid，\"Ihavearrived。\"Theywouldhaveputintheirtimelitigatingfortheirrightswithotherpeoplewhowouldhavegoneonsouthwiththephonographidea。
Mr。Edisonhassaidthathisgeniusismainlyhisabilitytokeeponsouth。Ayoungladysucceededingettingintohislaboratorytheotherday，andshewrotemethatthegreatinventorshowedheroneinvention。\"ImadeoverseventhousandexperimentsandfailedbeforeIhituponthat。\"
\"Whymakesomanyexperiments？\"
\"Iknowmorethanseventhousandwaysnowthatwon’twork。\"
IdoubtiftherearetenmeninAmericawhocouldgoonsouthinthefaceofseventhousandfailures。Todayhebringsforthadiamond-pointedphonograph。IamsureifwecouldbringMr。Edisontothisplatformandaskhim，\"Haveyousucceeded？\"hewouldsaywhathehassaidtoreportersandwhathesaidtotheyounglady，\"Ihavenotsucceeded。Iamsucceeding。AllIhavedoneonlyshowsmehowmuchthereisyettodo。\"
Thatissuccesssupreme。Not\"succeeded\"but\"succeeding。\"
Whatadifferencebetween\"ed\"and\"ing\"！Thedifferencebetweendeathandlife。Areyou\"ed-ing\"or\"ing-ing\"？
MosesBeginsatEightyMoses，thegreatHebrewlaw-giver，waseightyyearsoldbeforehestartedsouth。Ittookhimeightyyearstogetready。MosesdidnotevengetonthebackpageoftheEgyptiannewspaperstillhewaseighty。Hewentonsouthintotheextraeditionsafterthat！
IfMoseshadretiredatseventy-nine，we’dneverhaveheardofhim。
IfMoseshadretiredtoacheckerboardinthegrocerystoreortopitchinghorseshoesupthealleyandtalkingabout\"therwinteroffifty-four，\"hewouldhavebecometheseventeenthmummyonthethirty-ninthrowinthegreenpickle-jar！
ImagineMoseslivingtodayamidstthedinofthehighschoolorationson\"TheAgeoftheYoungMan\"andtheOstlerideathatyouaregoingdownhillatfifty。ImagineMoseslivingon\"borrowedtime\"whenhebecomestheleaderoftheIsraelitehost。
Iwouldseehisscandalizedfriendsgatheraroundhim。\"Moses！Moses！
whatisthiswehear？YougoingtoleadtheIsraelitestothePromisedLand？
Why，Moses，youareanoldman。Whydon’tyouactlikeanoldman？
Youareliabletodropoffanyminute。Hereisapairofslippers。
Andkeepoutofthenightair。Itissohardonoldfolks。\"
IthinkIwouldhearMosessay，\"No，no，Iamjustbeginningtoseewhattodo。Watchthingshappenfromnowon。ChildrenofIsrael，forward，march！\"
IseeMosesateightystartingfortheWildernesssofastAaroncanhardlykeepup。Mosesiseighty-fiveandbusierandmoreenthusiasticthanever。Thepeoplesay，\"Isn’tMosesdead？\"\"No。\"
\"Well，heoughttobedead，forheisoldenough。\"
TheyappointacommitteetoburyMoses。YoucannotdoanythinginAmericawithoutacommittee。ThecommitteegetsouttheinvitationsandmakesallthearrangementsforagorgeousfuneralnextThursday。Theygetreadytheresolutionsofrespect——
\"Whereas，——Whereas，——Resolved，——Resolved。\"
ThenIseethecommitteewaitingonMoses。Thatiswhatacommitteedoes——it\"waits\"onsomethingorother。AndthiscommitteegoesuptoGeneralMoses’privateoffice。Itishisbusyday。Theyhavetostandinlineandwaittheirturn。WhentheygetuptoMoses’desk，thegreatprophetsays，\"Boys，whatisit？Cutitshort，I’mbusy。\"
Thecommitteebeginstoweep。\"GeneralMoses，youareaveryoldman。Youareeighty-fiveyearsoldandfullofhonors。Wearethecommitteedulyauthorizedtogiveyougorgeousburial。ThefuneralistobenextThursday。Kindlydie。\"
IseeMoseslookoverhisappointments。\"NextThursday？
Why，boys，everyhouristakennextThursday。IsimplycannotattendmyfuneralnextThursday。\"
TheycannotburyMoses。Hecannotattend。Youcannotburyanybodywhoistoobusytoattendhisownfuneral！Youcannotburyanybodyuntilheconsents。Itisbadmanners！Thecommitteeissomortified，foralltheinvitationsareout。Itwaits。
Mosesiseighty-sixandthecommittee’phonesover，\"Moses，canyouattendnextThursday？\"AndMosessays，\"No，boys，you’lljusthavetoholdthatfuneraluntilIgetthisworkpushedoffsoIcanattendit。Ihaven’teventimetothinkaboutgettingold。\"
Thecommitteewaits。Mosesisninetyandrushedmorethanever。
Heisdoingtenmen’sworkandhisfriendsallsayheiskillinghimself。Buthemakesthecommitteewait。
Mosesisninety-fiveandburningthecandleatbothends。
Heisahundred。Andthecommitteedies！
Mosesgoesrightonshouting，\"Onward！\"Heisahundredandten。Heisahundredandtwenty。EventhenIread，\"Hiseyewasnotdim，norhisnaturalforceabated。\"Hehadnottimetostopandabate。
SoGodburiedhim。Thecommitteewasdead。O，friends，thisisnotirreverence。Itisjoyfulreverence。Itisthemessagetoallofus，Goonsouthtothegreaterthings，andgetsoenthusedandabsorbedinourgoingthatwe’llfoolthe\"committee。\"
AllthemultitudesoftheChildrenofIsraeldiedintheWilderness。
Theywereafraidtogoonsouth。Onlytwoofthemwentonsouth——
JoshuaandCaleb。Theyputthegiantsoutofbusiness。
TheIndiansonceownedAmerica。Buttheyfailedtogoonsouth。
SoanothercropofAmericanscameintothelimelight。IfwemodernAmericansdonotgoonsouthwewilljointheIndians，theaukandthedodo。
The\"SobSquad\"
Iamsosorryforthefolkswhoquit，retire，\"getontheshelf\"orliveon\"borrowedtime。\"
Theygenerallyjointhe\"sobsquad。\"
Theygenerallydiscovertheworldis\"goingtothedogs。\"Theycryonmyshoulder，nomatterhowgoodclothesIwear。
Theytellmenobodyusesthemright。Thepersongoingonsouthhasnottimetolookbackandseehowanybodyuseshim。
Theysaynobodylovesthem。Whichisoftenafact。Nobodylovestheclockthatrunsdown。
Theysay，\"Onlyafewmoredaysoftrouble，onlyafewmoretribulations，andI’llbeinthatbrightandhappyland。\"Whatwilltheydowiththemwhentheygetthemthere？Theywouldbedillpicklesintheheavenlypreserve-jar。
Theysay，\"IwishIwereachildagain。IwashappywhenIwasachildandI’mnothappynow。Themwasthebestdaysofmylifechildhood’spalmydays。\"
Wakeup！Yourclockhasrundown。Anybodywhowantstobeachildagainisconfessinghehaslosthismemory。Anybodywhocanrememberthehorrorsofchildhoodcouldnotbehiredtoliveitoveragain。
Ifthereisanybodywhodoesnothaveagoodtime，ifthereisanybodywhogetsshortchangedregularly，itisachild。Iamsosorryforachild。Hurryupandgoonsouth。Itisbetteronsouth。
Waitingtillthe\"SecondTable\"
IwishIcouldforgetmanyofmychildhoodmemories。Irememberthepalmydays。Andthepalm！
IoftenwonderhowIeverlivedthrumychildhood。Iwouldnottakemychanceslivingitthruagain。Iamnotungratefultomyparents。
Ihadadvantages。IwasborninaparsonageandwasrearedinthenurtureandadmirationoftheLord。IamnotjustsureIquotedthatcorrectly，butIknowIwasrearedinaparsonage。AboutallIinheritedwasaGodlyexampleandalargeappetite。Thatwasaboutalltherewastoinherit。IcannotrememberwhenIwasnothungry。IusedtogoaroundfeelingliketheMammothCave，neverthorolyexplored。
Ineversitdownas\"company\"atadinnerandseesomelittlechildrengoingsadlyintothenextroomto\"waittillthesecondtable\"
thatmyheartdoesnotgoouttothem。IrememberwhenIdidthat。
Icanonlyrememberaboutfourbigmealsinayear。Thatwas\"quart’lymeetingday。\"Wealwayshadabigdinneron\"quart’lymeetingday。\"ElderBerrywouldstayfordinner。HisnamewasBerry，butbeing\"presidingelder，\"wecalledhimElderBerry。
ElderBerryalwaysstayedfordinner。HewasoneoftheeasiestmentogettostayfordinnerIeversaw。
Motherwouldstayhomefrom\"quart’lymeeting\"togetthebigdinnerready。Shewouldcookupaboutallthe\"brethren\"broughtinatthelastdonation。Wehadoneofthosestretchabletables，andmotherwouldstretchitclearacrosstheroomandputontwotable-cloths。Shewouldlapthemoverinthemiddle，wheretheholewas。
Iwouldwatchhergetthebigdinnerready。Iwouldlookoverthelongtableandviewthe\"promisedland。\"Iwouldseehersetonthejelly。Wehadsomuchjelly——redjelly，andwhitejelly，andbluejelly。Idon’tjustrememberiftheyhadbluejelly，butiftheyhaditwehaditonthattable。Allthejellythatever\"jelled\"
wasrepresented。Ididn’tknowwehadsomuchjellytill\"quart’lymeeting\"day。Iwouldwatchthejellytremble。Didyoueverseejellytremble？Iusedtothinkitoughttotremble，forElderBerrywascomingfordinner。
Iwouldseemotherputonthetallestpileofmashedpotatoesyoueversaw。Shewouldmakeahollowinthetopandfillitwithbutter。Iwouldseethebuttermeltandrundownthesides，andI
wouldsay，\"Hurry，mother，itisgoingtospill！\"O，howIwantedtospillit！Icouldhardlyholdoutfaithful。
AndthenElderBerrywouldsitdownatthetable，attheendnearestthefriedchicken。The\"company\"wouldsitdown。Iusedtowonderwhywenevercouldhaveabigdinnerbutwhatalotof\"company\"hadtocomeandgobbleitup。Theywouldfillthetableandfatherwouldsitdowninthelastseat。Therewasnoplaceformetosit。Fatherwouldsay，\"Yougointothenextroom，myboy，andwait。There’snoroomforyouatthetable。\"
Thehungriestoneofthatassemblagewouldhavetogointhenextroomandhearthebigdinner。DidyoueverhearabigdinnerwhenyoufeltliketheMammothCave？IusedtothinkasIwouldsitinthenextroomthatheavenwouldbeaplacewhereeverybodywouldeatatthefirsttable。
Iwouldwatchthemthruthekey-hole。Itwasgoingsofast。Therewasonlyonepieceofchickenleft。Itwastheneck。O，Lord，sparetheneck！AndIwouldhearthemsay，\"ElderBerry，maywehelpyoutoanotherpieceofthechicken？\"
AndElderBerrywouldtaketheneck！
Manyatimeafterthat，ElderBerrywouldcomeintotheroomwhereIwasstarving。Hewouldsay，\"BrotherParlette，isthisyourboy？\"HewouldcomeovertotheremainsofBrotherParlette’sboy。
Hewouldoftenputhishandinbenedictionuponmyhead。
Myheadwasnottheplacethatneededthebenediction。
Hewouldsay，\"Myboy，Iwantyoutohaveagoodtimenow。\"Now！
Whenallthechickenwasgoneandhehadtakentheneck！\"Myboy，youareseeingthebestdaysofyourliferightnowasachild。\"
Thedearoldliar！Iwasseeingtheworstdaysofmylife。Ifthereisanybodyshortchanged——ifthereisanybodywhodoesn’thaveagoodtime，it’sachild。Lifehasbeengettingbettereversince，andtodayisthebestdayofall。Goonsouth！
It’sBetteronSouthSeeingyourbestdaysasachild？No！Youareseeingyourworstdays。Ofcourse，youcanbehappyasachild。Aboycanbehappywithfuzzonhisupperlip，buthe’llbehappierwhenhislipfeelsmorelikeminelikeapieceofsandpaper。Therearechaptersofhappinessundreamedofinhisphilosophy。
Achildcanbefullofhappinessandonlyholdapint。Butafterwhilethesamechildwillholdaquart。
IthinkIholdagallonnow。AndIseepeopleintheaudiencewhomustholdabarrel！Goonsouth。Ofcourse，Idonotmeancircumference。Buteveryyearwegosouthincreasesourcapacityforjoy。Ourlifeisonecontinualunfoldingaswegosouth。
Afterwhilethisoldworldgetstoosmallforusandwegoonsouthintoalargerone。
Sowecannotgrowold。Ourlifeneverstops。Itgoesonandonforever。Anythingthatdoesnotstopcannotgrowoldorhaveage。
Materialthingswillgrowold。Thisstagewillgrowoldandstop。
Thishallwillgrowoldandstop。Thishouseweliveinwillgrowoldandstop。Thisfleshandbloodhouseweliveinwillgrowoldandstop。Thislectureevenwillgrowold——andstop！ButyouandI
willnevergrowold，forGodcannotgrowold。YouandIwillgoonlivingaslongasGodlives。
IamnotworriedtodayoverwhatIdonotknow。Iusedtobeworried。Iusedtosay，\"Ihavenottimetoansweryounow！\"Buttodayitissucharelieftolookpeopleinthefaceandsay，\"Idonotknow。\"
AndIhavetosaythattomanyquestions，\"Idonotknow。\"IoftenthinkifpeopleinanaudienceonlyknewhowlittleIknow，theywouldnotstaytohearme。
ButsomedayIshallknow！Ipatientlywaitfortheanswer。EverydaybringstheanswertosomethingIcouldnotansweryesterday。
Itwilltakeaneternitytoknowaninfinity！
Whatawonderfulhappinesstogoonsouthtoit！
OvercomingObstaclesDevelopsPowerAstheMississippiRivergoesonsouthhefindsobstaclesalongtheway。YouandIfindobstaclesalongourwaysouth。Whatshallwedo？
GotoKeokuk，Iowa，foryouranswer。
Theyhavebuiltagreatconcreteobstacleclearacrossthepathoftheriver。Itismanyfeethigh，andmany，manyfeetlong。Therivercannotgoonsouth。Watchhim。Heriseshigherthantheobstacleandsweepsoveritonsouth。
OverthegreatpowerdamatKeokuksweepstheMississippi。Andthenyouseethestruggleofovercomingtheobstacledevelopslightandpowertovitalizethevalley。Ahundredtownsandcitiesradiatethelightandpowerfromthestruggle。ThegreatcityofSt。Louis，manymilesaway，throbswiththevictory。
Sothatiswhytheyspentthemillionstobuildtheobstacle——togetthelightandthepower。Thelightandthepowerwerelatentintheriver，butittooktheobstacleandtheovercomingtodevelopitandmakeituseful。
ThatisexactlywhathappenswhenyouandIovercomeourobstacles。
Wedevelopourlightandpower。Weareriversoflightandpower，butitisalllatentanddoesnogooduntilweovercomeobstaclesaswegoonsouth。
Obstaclesarethepowerstationsonourwaysouth！
Andwherethemostobstaclesare，thereyoufindthemostpowertobedeveloped。Somanyofusdonotunderstandthat。Welooksouthwardandweseetheobstaclesintheroad。\"Iamsounfortunate。Icoulddothesegreatthings，butalas！Ihavesomanyobstaclesintheway。\"
ThankGod！YouareblessedofProvidence。Theydonotwastetheobstacles。Thepresenceoftheobstaclesmeansthatthereisalotoflightandpowerinyoutobedeveloped。Ifyouseenoobstacles，youareconfessingtoblindness。
Ihearpeoplesaying，\"IhopethetimemayspeedilycomewhenI
shallhavenomoreobstaclestoovercome！\"Whenthattimecomes，ringupthehearse，foryouwillbea\"deadone。\"
Lifeisgoingonsouth，andovercomingtheobstacles。Deathismerelyquitting。
Thefactthatwearenotburiedisnoproofthatwearealive。Goalongthestreetinalmostanytownandseethedeadones。Theretheyaredecoratingthehitching-racksandfestooningthestoreboxes。Theretheyareblockingtrafficatthepostofficeanddepot。Theretheyareinthehotelwarmingthechairsandmakingtheguestsstandup。Theretheyare——rowsofretiredfarmerswhohavequitworkandmovedtotowntoblockimprovementsanddie。Buttheywillneverneedanythingmorethanburying。
Fortheyaredeadfromtheearsup。Theyhavenotthoughtanewthoughtthepastmonth。Sometimestheysitandthink，butgenerallytheyjustsit。Theyhavenotgonesouthaninchthepastyear。
Usuallythedeadestloaferismarriedtothelivestwoman。Naturetriestomaintainanequilibrium。
Theyblockthewheelsofprogressandgetinthewayofthepeopletryingtogoonsouth。Theysayofthepeopletryingtodothings。
\"Aw，he’salwaystryin’torunthings。\"
Theydonotjoinintopromotethechurchesandschoolsandbigbrothermovements。Theygrowlatthelyceumcoursesandchautauquas，becausethey\"takemoneyoutatown。\"Theydonottakeanyoftheirmoney\"outatown。\"RinglingandBarnum&Baileygettheirs。
IdonotsmileasIrefertothedead。Iweep。IwishIcouldsquirtsome\"pep\"intothemandstartthemonsouth。
Butallthislecturehasbeendiscussingthis，soIhurryontothelastglimpseofthebookintherunningbrook。
GoonSouthFromPrincipleHerewecometothemostwonderfulanddifficultthinginlife。Itisthesupremetestofcharacter。Thatis，Whygoonsouth？Notforblessingnorcursing，notforpopularitynorforselfishends，notforanythingoutside，butforthehappinessthatcomesfromwithin。
TheMississippiblessesthevalleyeverydayashegoesonsouthandovercomes。Butthevalleydoesnotblesstheriverinreturn。
Thevalleythrowsitsjunkbackupontheriver。Thevalleypoursitsfoul，muddy，poisonousstreamsbackupontheMississippitodefilehim。TheMississippimakesSt。PaulandMinneapolisaboutalltheprosperitytheyhave，givesthempowertoturntheirmills。
ButtheTwinCitiesmerelythrowtheirwastebackupontheirbenefactor。
TheMississippidoesnotresign。Hedoesnottellataleofwoe。Hedoesnotsay，\"Iamnotappreciated。Mygeniusisnotunderstood。
Iamnotgoingastepfarthersouth。IamgoingrightbacktoLakeItasca。\"No，hedoesnotevengotolivewithhisfather-in-law。
Hesays，\"Thankyou。Everylittlehelps，senditallalong。\"GoafewmilesbelowtheTwinCitiesandseehow，bysomemysteriousalchemyofNature，theMississippihastakenoverallthepoisonandthedefilement，hehaspurifieditandclarifiedit，andhasmadeitapartofhimself。Andheisgreaterandfarthersouth！
Hefattensuponbumps。Kickhim，andyoupushhimfarthersouth。
\"Handhimalemon，\"andhemakeslemonade。
CivilizationconspirestodefeattheMississippi。Chicago’sdrainagecanalpolluteshim。Theflat，lazyPlatte，threemileswideandthreeinchesdeep;thepeevish，destructiveKaw，andallthosestreamsthatunitetoformthetreacherous，sinful，irresponsiblelowerMissouri;thebig，muddyOhio，theArkansas，theRed，theblackandthebluefloods——allthesepourintotheMississippi。
DaybydaytheFatherofWatersgoesonsouth，takingthemoverandpurifyingthemandmakingthemapartofhimself。Nothingcandiscourage，divertnordefilehim。Nomatterhowpoisonoushebecomes，hegoesafewmilesonsouthandheisallpureagain。
Wonderfulthebookintherunningbrook！Weletourlifestreambecomepoisonedbybittermemoriesandbitterregrets。Wecarryalongsuchaheartfulloftheinjuriesthatotherpeoplehavedoneus，thatsometimeswearebanktobankfullofpoisonandamenacetothosearoundus。Wesay，\"Icanforgive，butIcannotforget。\"
Oh，forgetit！Dropitall。Purifyyourlifeandgoonsouthallsweetagain。Weforgetwhatweoughttorememberandrememberwhatweoughttoforget。Weneedschoolsofmemory，butweneedschoolsofforgettery，evenmore。
Asyougoonsouthandblessyourvalley，doyounoticethevalleydoesnotblessyouverymuch？Haveyousadlynotedthatthepeopleyouhelpthemostoftenaretheleastgratefulinreturn？
Don’twaittobethanked。Hurryontoavoidthekick！Dogoodtoothersbecausethatisthewaytobehappy，butdonotwaitforareceiptforyourgoodness;youwillneedapoulticeeverytimeyouwait。Iknow，forIhavewaited！
Wegetsodiscouraged。Wesay，\"Ihavegonefarenoughsouth。\"
Thereisnobodywhodoesnothavethattomeet。Thepreacher，theteacher，theeditor，themaninoffice，thebusinessman，thefatherandmother——everyonewhotriestocarryontheworkofthechurch，theschool，thelyceumandchautauqua，theworkthatmakesforabettercommunity，getsdiscouragedattimes。
Wefailtoseewhatwearedoingorwhywearedoingit。Sometimeswesitdowncompletelydiscouragedandsay，\"I’mdone。I’mgoingtoquit。Ihavedonemyshare。NobodyappreciateswhatIdo。Letsomebodyelsedoitawhile。\"
Stop！Youarenotsayingthat。Theeviloneiswhisperingthatintoyourheart。Hisbusinessistostopyoufromgoingsouth。Hismostsuccessfultoolisdiscouragement，whichisawedge，andifhecangetthesharpedgestartedintoyourthought，heisgoingtodriveitdeeper。
Youdonotgosouthandovercomeyourobstaclesandblessthevalleyforpraiseorblame，forappreciationorlackofit。Youdoittolive。Youdoittoremainalivingriverandnotastagnant，unhappypondorswamp。
YOUARESAVINGYOURSELFBYSAVINGOTHERS。GOONSOUTH！
Almosteverybodyisdeceived。Weworkfrommixedmotives。Wefoolourselvesthatweareworkingtodogood，whenaswedothegood，ifwearenotpraisedorthankedforit，ifpeopledonotpresentusamedalorresolutions，wewanttoquit。Thatiswhytherearesomanydisappointedanddisgruntledpeopleintheworld。Theyworkedforoutsidethanksinsteadofinsidethanks。Theyweretryingtobepersonalsaviours。Theysaythisisanungratefulworld。
O，howeasyitistosaythesethings，andhowharditistodothem！
ReachingtheGulfButbecausetheMississippidoesthesethings，onedaythetrainI
wasridingstoppedinLouisiana。Wehadcometoariversogreatsciencehasnotyetbeenabletoputabridgeacrossit。
Iwatchedthempilethesteeltrainuponaferry-boat。Iwatchedtheboatcrossingarivermorethanamilewide。Standingupontheferry-boat，IcouldlookdownintothelordlyriverandthenfarnorthperhapsfifteenhundredmilestothelittlestrugglingstreamletstartingsouthwardthrutheforestsofMinnesota，therewritingthefirstchapterofthiswonderfulbookintherunningbrook。
IthankGodthatIhadgonealittlefarthersouthwardinmyownlife。FatherofWaters，youhavefoughtagoodfight。Youareconqueringgloriously。Youbearuponyourbosomthecommerceofmanynations。Iknowwhy。Isawyouborn，sawyourstruggles，sawyougetintherightchannel，sawyoulearnthelessonsofyourknocks，andsawthatyouneverstoppedgoingsouthward。
Andmaywereaditintoourownlives。Maywegetthevisionofwhichwaytogo，andthenkeepongoingsouth——onandon，overcoming，gettingthelessonsofthebumps，thestrengthfromthestruggleandthusmakingitapartofourselves，andthusgrowinggreater。
GoonSouthForever！
Whereshallwestopgoingsouth？AttheGulfofMexico？
TheMississippiknowsnothingaboutthegulf。Hegoesonsouthuntilhereachesthegulf。Thenhepushesrightonintothegulfasthonothinghadhappened。Sohepusheshisphysicalbanksonsouthmanymilesrightoutintothegulf。
Andwhenhecomestotheendofhisphysicalbanks，hepushesonsouthintothegulf，andgoesonsouthroundandroundtheglobe。
WhenyouandIcometoourGulfofMexico，wemustpushrightonsouth。Sowepushourphysicalbanksyearsfartherintothegulf。
Andwhenphysicalbanksfail，wegoonsouthbeyondthismerehusk，intothegreatGulfoftheBeyond，togoonsouthunfoldingthrueternity。
WENEVERSTOPGOINGSOUTH。
ChapterX
GoingUpLife’sMountainTheDefeatsthatareVictoriesHOWoftenwesay，\"IwishIhadamillion！\"Perhapsitisablessingthatwehavenotthemillion。Perhapsitwouldmakeuslazy，selfishandunhappy。Perhapswewouldgoaroundgivingittootherpeopletomakethemlazy，selfishandunhappy。
O，theproblemisnothowtogetmoney，buthowtogetridofmoneywiththeleastinjurytotherace！
Perhapsgettingthemillionwouldcompletelyspoilus。Lookatthewildcatandthenlookatthetabbycat。Thewildcatsupportsitselfandthetabbycathasitsmillion。Sothetabbycathastobedoctoredbyspecialists。
Iftheburdenwereliftedfrommostofuswewouldgotowreck。
Necessityistheballastinourlifevoyage。
Whenyouheartheoratorspeakandyounotetheeaseandpowerofhiswork，doyouthinkoftheyearsofstrugglehespentinpreparing？Doyoueverthinkofthetimesthatoratortriedtospeakwhenhefailedandwentbacktohisroomindisgrace，mortifiedandbroken-hearted？Thruitalltherecamethediscipline，experienceandgrimresolvethatmadehimsucceed。
Whenyouhearthemusicianandnotetheeaseandgraceoftheperformance，doyouthinkoftheyearsofstruggleandovercomingnecessarytoproducethatfinishandgrace？Thatisthestoryoftheactor，theauthorandeveryotheroneofattainment。
Doyounotethatthetropics，thecountrieswiththebalmiestclimates，producetheweakestpeoples？Doyounotethattheconqueringracesarethosethatstrugglewithbothheatandcold？
ThetropicsarethegeographicalGussielands。
Doyounotethatpeoplegrowmoreinleanyearsthaninfatyears？
Cropfailuresandbusinessstringenciesarenotcalamities，butblessingsindisguise。Peoplegotothedevilwithfullpockets;
theyturntoGodwhenhungerhitsthem。\"IsnotthisBabylonthatIhavebuilded？\"saystheBelshazzarofmaterialprosperityashedrinkstohisgods。ThenmustcometheNeedfulandNeedlessKnockshandwritinguponthewalltosavehim。
Youhavetoshootmanymen’seyesoutbeforetheycansee。Youhavetocracktheirheadsbeforetheycanthink，knockthemdownbeforetheycanstand，breaktheirheartsbeforetheycansing，andbankruptthembeforetheycanberich。
DoyourememberthattheyhadtolockJohnBunyaninBedfordjailbeforehewouldwritehisimmortal\"Pilgrim’sProgress\"？Itmaybethatsomeofuswillhavetogotojailtodoourbestwork。
Doyourememberthatonemusicianbecamedeafbeforehewrotemusictheworldwillalwayshear？Doyourememberthatoneauthorbecameblindbeforewriting\"ParadiseLost\"theworldwillalwaysread？
DoyourememberthatSaulofTarsuswouldhaveneverbeenrememberedhadhelivedthelifeofluxuryplannedforhim？Hehadtobeblindedbeforehecouldseethewaytorealsuccess。HehadtobescourgedandfetteredtobecometheApostletotheGentiles。
He，too，hadtobesenttoprisontowritehisimmortalmessagestohumanity。Whatthrone-roomsaresomeprisons！Andwhatprisonsaresomethrone-rooms！
Doyounotseeallaroundyouthatsuccessiseverthephoenixrisingfromtheashesofdefeat？
Then，children，whenyoustandintherowofgraduatesoncommencementdaywithyourdiplomasinyourhands，andwhenyourrelativesandfriendssay，\"Successtoyou！\"Ishalltakeyourhandandsay，\"Defeattoyou！Andstrugglestoyou！Andbumpstoyou！\"
Forthatistheonlywaytosay，\"Successtoyou！\"
GoUptheMountainOUNIVERSITYOFHARDKNOCKS，welearntoloveyoumorewitheachpassingyear。Welearnthatyouarecruelonlytobekind。Welearnthatyouaresavingusfromourselves。ButO，howmostofusmustbebumpedtoseethis！
IknownobetterwaytoclosethislecturethantotellyouofagreatbumpthatstruckmeonemorninginLosAngeles。Itseemedasthotwelveyearsofmylifehaddroppedoutofit，andhadbeenlost。
Wereyoueverbumpedsohardyouwerenumb？Iwasnumb。IwonderedwhyIwasliving。IthoughtIhadnothingmoretolivefor。Whenadogiswoundedhecrawlsawayalonetolickhiswounds。Ifeltlikethewoundeddog。Iwantedtocrawlawaytolickmywounds。
ThatiswhyIclimbedMountLowethatday。Iwantedtogetalone。
ItisawonderfulexperiencetoclimbMountLowe。ThetouristsgouphalfamileintoRubioCanyon，totheengineeringmiracle，thetriangularcarthathoiststhemoutofthehungrychasmthirty-fivehundredfeetupthesideofagranitecliff，tothetopofEchoMountain。
HeretheyfindthatEchoMountainisbutashelfonthesideofMountLowe。Heretheytakeanelectriccarthatwindsfivemilesontowardsthesky。Thereishardlyastraightrailinthetrack。
Everyminuteanewthrill，andnotwothrillsalike。Fivemilesofwindingandsquirming，twistingandducking，dodgingandsummersaulting。
Thereareplaceswherethetouristwantstograsphisseatandlift。Thereisawoodenshelfnailedtothesideoftheperpendicularrockwallwherehislifedependsuponthehonestyofthemanwhodrovethenails。Hemaywonderifthemanwasworkingbythedayorbythejob！
Helooksovertheedgeoftheshelfdownward，andthenturnstotheothersidetolookatthefaceoftheclifftheyarehugging，anddiscoversthereisnoplacetoresign！
Thecarisfivethousandfeethighwhereitstopsonthatlastshelf，AlpineTavern。Onecannotridefartherupward。Thisisnotthesummit，butjustwheresciencesurrenders。ThereisalittletrailthatwindsupwardfromAlpineTaverntothesummit。Itisthreemileslongandriseselevenhundredfeet。
TogoupthatlastelevenhundredfeetandstandupontheflatrockatthesummitofMountLoweistogetapicturesowonderfulitcannotbedescribedwiththispoorhumanvocabulary。Itmustbelived。Onapure，cleardayonelooksdownthissixty-onehundredfeet，morethanamile，intotheorangebeltofSouthernCalifornia。
Itspreadsoutbelowinonegreatmosaicofturquoiseandamberandemerald，wherethemilesseemlikeinches，andwherehisfield-glasssweepsonepanoramicpictureofahundredmilesormore。
JustbelowisPasadenaandLosAngeles。TothewestwardperhapsfortymilesisthebluestretchofthePacificOcean，onwestwardthefaintoutlinesofCatalinaIslands。Theoceanseemssocloseonecouldthrowapebbleoverintoit。Howamountaindoesreducedistances。Youthrowthepebbleanditfallsuponyourtoes！
AndMountLoweisbutashelfonthesideofthehigherSierras。
Thegranitemountainsrisehighertothenorthward，andtotheeastrises\"OldBaldy，\"twelvethousandfeethighandsnoweternallyonhishead。
Thisisoneoftheworkshopsoftheinfinite！
AllaloneIscrambledupthatthree-miletrailtothesummit。AllaloneIstoodupontheflatrockatthesummitandlookeddownintotheswimmingdistances。IdidnotknowwhyIhadstruggledupintothatmountainsanctuary，forIwasnotsearchingforsublimity。I
wassearchingforrelief。Iwasheartsick。
Isawcloudsdowninthevalleybelowme。Ihadneverbeforelookeddownuponclouds。Ithoughtofthecloudthathadcoveredmeinthevalleybelow，anddullywatchedthecloudsspreadwiderandblacker。
Afterwhilethevalleywasallhiddenbytheclouds。Iknewrainmustbefallingdownthere。Thepeoplemustbesaying，\"Thesundoesn’tshine。Theskyisallgone。\"ButIsawthetruth——thesunwasshining。Theskywasinplace。Acloudhadcovereddownoverthatfirstmile。Thesunwasshininguponme，theskywasallblueoverme，andthereweremillionsofmilesofsunshineaboveme。I
couldseeallthisbecauseIhadgoneabovethevalley。Icouldseeabovetheclouds。
Agreatlightseemedtobreakovermystormsweptsoul。Iamunderthecloudsoftroubletoday，BUTTHESUNISSHINING！
Imustgoonupthemountaintoseeit。
Theyearshavebeenpassing，thestormcloudshavemanytimeshiddenmysun。ButIhavealwaysfoundthesunshiningabovethem。Nomatterhowblackandsunlesstoday，whenIhavestruggledonupthemountainpath，IhavegottenabovethecloudsandfoundthesunforevershiningandGodforeverinHisheavens。
EachdayasIgoupthemountainIgetalargervision。Themilesthatseemsogreatdowninthevalley，seemsosmallasIlookdownuponthemfromhigherup。EachdayasIlookbackIseemoreclearlytheplanofahumanlife。Therocks，thecurvesandthestrugglesfitintoadivineengineeringplantosoftenthesteepnessoftheascent。Thebumpsarelifts。Thethingsthatseemsoimportantdowninthesmudgy，stormsweptvalley，seemsounimportantaswegohigherupthemountaintomoreimportantthings。
TodayIlookbacktothebumpthatsentmeupMountLowe。IdidnotseehowIcouldlivepastthatbump。TheyearshavepassedandInowknowitwasoneofthegreatestblessingsofmylife。Itclosedonegate，butitopenedanothergatetoabetterpathwayupthemountain。
LatethatdayIwasclamberingdownthesideofMountLowe。DowninthevalleybelowmeIsawshadows。ThenIlookedoverintothesouthwestandIcouldseethesungoingdown。IcouldseehimsinklowerandloweruntilhisredlipskissedthecheekofthePacific。
Thegloryofthesunsetfilledseaandskywithflamesofgoldandfountainsofrainbows。Suchasunsetfromthemountain-sideisapromiseofheaven。
Theshadowsofsunsetwidenedoverthevalley。Presentlyallthevalleywasblackwiththeshadow。Itwasnightdownthere。Thepeopleweresaying，\"Thesundoesn’tshine。\"ButitwasnotnightwhereIstood。Iwasfartherupthemountain。Iturnedandlookeduptothesummit。ThebeamsofthesettingsunwereyetgildingMountLowe’ssummit。Itwasnightdowninthevalley，butitwasdayonthemountaintop！
Goonsouth！
Thatmeans，goonup！
Childofhumanity，areyouinthestorm？Goonupward。Areyouinthenight？Goonupward。
Forthepeaceandthelightarealwaysabovethestormandthenight，andalwaysinourreach。
Iamgoingonupward。Takemyhandandletusgotogether。MountLoweshowedthewaythatdarkday。ThereIheardthe\"sermonsinstones。\"
Somedaymynightwillcome。Itwillspreadoverallthisvalleyofmaterialthingswherethestormshaveraged。
ButIshallbeonthemountaintop。Ishalllookdownuponthenight，asIamlearningtoclimbandlookdownuponthestorms。I
shallbeinthenewdayofthemountain-top，foreverabovethenight。
Ishallfindthismountain-topjustanothershelfonthesideoftheMountainofInfiniteUnfolding。Ishallhaverisenperhapsonlythefirstmile。Ishallhavemillionsofmilesyettorise。
ThiswillbeanotherCommencementDayandMaster’sDegree。Infinitethenumberonup。\"Eyehathnotseennorearheard，neitherhaveenteredintotheheartofman，thethingswhichGodhathpreparedforthemthatloveHim。\"
Wearenotgrowingold。WearegoinguptoEternalLife。
RejoiceandGoUpward！
ANOTHERBEGINNING
TheBigBusinessofLifeTurningworkIntoPlayByRalphParletteThisbookprovesthattherealbigbusinessisthatofgettingourhappinessnowinourwork，andnottomorrowforourwork。
JudgeBenB。Lindsey，thekids’Judge，says：
\"Itisagreatbigboostforeverybodywhowillreadit。Peopleoughttobuythembythegrossandsendthemtotheirfriends。\"
Dr。J。G。Crabbe，PresidentoftheStateTeachersCollege，Greeley，Colo。，says：
\"TheBigBusinessofLifeisarealjoytoread。Itisbigandoughttobereadtodayandtomorrowandforevermoreeverywhere。Itistruly`ABookofRejoicing’。\"
TheAugsbergTeacher，aMagazineforTeachers，says：
\"InTheBigBusinessofLifewehavethepracticalphilosophythatitiseveryone’sbusinesstoabolishworkandturnthisworldintoaplayground。Whowillnotconfessthatmanymortalstaketheirworktooseriously，andthattothemitisajoyless，cheerlessthing？Tobeabletofindhappiness，andtofinditwhenwearebendingtoourdutiesistopossessthesecretoflivingtothefull。Andhappinessistobesoughtwithin，andnotamongthethingsthatlieatourfeet。Thebookbeforeusiswholesomeandvivacious。Itprovokesmanyasmile，andbeneatheachoneisabitofwisdomitwoulddousaworldofgoodtolearn。Itrecallsthesayingofthewiseman`Amerryheartdoethgoodlikeamedicine’。\"
ManywhohavereadTheBigBusinessofLifewriteusthattheythinkitisevenbetterthan\"TheUniversityofHardKnocks，\"which，theyadd，ismightyhardtobeat。
It’sUpToYou！
AreYouShakingUporRattlingDown？
GoOnSouth！
TheBestisYettoComeTheSalvationofaSuckerYouCan’tGetSomethingforNothingThesebookletsbyRalphParletteareshortstoriesadaptedfromchaptersin\"TheUniversityofHardKnocks。\"
JohnC。Carroll，PresidentoftheHydeParkStateBankofChicago，bought1000copiesofthebooklet\"It’sUptoYou！\"andofithesays。\"Parlette’sBeansandNutsisjustasgoodastheMessagetoGarciaandwillbehandedaroundjustusmuch。Ihavehandedthebooktobusinessmen，toyoungfellows，bondsalesmenandsuch，toourownvicepresident，andtheyallwantanothercopytosendtosomefriend。Iwouldratherbeauthorofitthanpresidentofthebank。\"
Employersineverylineofbusinessarebuyingquantitiesof\"It’sUptoYou！\"fortheirworkers。
WilliamJenningsBryansaysofthebooklet\"GoOnSouth\"：\"Itisoneofthegreatstoriesoftheday。\"
CharlesGrilkofDavenport，says：\"MytwochildrenandIreadtheMississippiRiverstorytogetherandwewerethorolydelighted。\"
Instructustosendoneofthesebookletstoyourfriends。Itwilldelightthemmorethananysmallpresentyoucanmake。