on their judgment; fond of deference, and
of being listened to. Young people, in their anger, mean less than they
say; old people more. You may make up for an injury with most young
men; the old are generally more slow in forgiving.

The fittest character to be concerned with in business, is, that in
which are united an inviolable integrity, founded upon rational
principles of virtue and religion, a cool but determined temper, a
friendly heart, a ready hand, long experience and extensive knowledge
of the world; with a solid reputation of many years' standing, and easy
circumstances.

[7] These statements may seem to require a little qualification.
There are _two sorts_ of _busy_ men. One sort are busy, as the
result of _benevolent purpose_. These are often among the best of
mankind; and though always _busy_ in carrying out their plans,
they find time to perform a thousand little acts of goodness,
notwithstanding.--It has, indeed, been sometimes said, that when
a great public enterprise is about to be undertaken, which
requires the aid of individual contributions, either of time or
money, those who are most busy, and from whom we might naturally
expect the least, often do the _most_. It is also said that men
of business have the most leisure; and it sometimes seems to be
true, where they methodize their plans properly. These maxims,
however, apply with the most force to men devoted to a higher
purpose than the worship of this world--men who live for God,
and the good of his universe, generally.

There are also two sorts of _rich_ men. Some men may have
property in their hands to an immense amount, without possessing
a worldly spirit. The _rich_ man referred to above, is of another
sort. He is the man who '_gets all he can_, and _keeps_ all he
can _get_.' This is probably the gospel definition of the term,
a _rich man_, who, it is said, can no more enter a world of
spiritual enjoyment than a camel or a cable can go through 'the
eye of a needle.'

SECTION XII. _Of desiring the good opinion of others._

A young man is not far from ruin, when he can say, without blushing,
_I don't care what others think of me_. To be insensible to public
opinion, or to the estimation in which we are held by others, by no
means indicates a good and generous spirit.

But to have a due regard to publ