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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 25, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 45.

"Press On."

This is a speech, brief, but full of inspiration, and opening the way to all victory. It solves the problem of all heroes; it is the rule by which to weigh rightly all wonderful successes and triumphal marches to fortune and genius. It should be the motto of all, old and young, high and low, fortunate and unfortunate, so-called. "Press on!" Never despair, never be discouraged, however stormy the heavens, however dark the way, however great the difficulties and repeated the failures. "Press on!" If fortune has played false with thee to-day, do thou play true for thyself to-morrow. If an unfortunate bargain has deranged thy business, do not fold thine arms and give up all as lost, but stir thyself and work the more vigorously. Let the foolishness of yesterday make thee wise to-day. If another has been false to thee, do not thou increase the evil by being false to thyself. Do not say the world has lost all its poetry and beauty; 'tis not so; and even if it be so, make thine own poetry and beauty by living a true, and, above all, a religious life.—Sel.