Masters of old age : the value of longevity illustrated by practical examples / by Nicholas Smith.

  • Smith, Nicholas, 1836-1911.
Date:
1905
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Credit: Masters of old age : the value of longevity illustrated by practical examples / by Nicholas Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    INSCRIPTION. It is with rare pleasure that the author is privileged to inscribe this volume to LIBRARIAN OF COLUMBIA UNIVER8ITT, NEW TORK CITY, who writes so timely and well on The Philosophy of Staying in Harness. He has an impressive message for the normal man, whether old or young, which is briefly comprehended in these two paragraphs: First, to live. Not to exist. Second, to be a man among men. Third, to do that which will endure. All this talk of stepping out and giving the young man a chance, is supremest folly. The young men never have a chance equal to the opportunity of working side by side with those in experience, in that wisdom which comes from practical trials. .... Counsel and action, wisdom and energy, age and youth, mixed in proper proportions, secure the finest results.