Page:Men of Mark in America vol 2.djvu/437

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CHARLES DOOLITTLE WALCOTT
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early selection of a definite pursuit, as broad a training for this as possible, and subsequent earnest devotion to it — all interfering habits or inclinations being sternly set aside. Add to this, strict obedience to the Golden Rule, and one cannot well miss making an honorable mark in life."