圆（4）…Thedifferencebetweentalentsandcharacterisadroitnesstokeeptheoldandtroddenround?andpowerandcouragetomakeanewroadtonewandbettergoals.Charactermakesanoverpoweringpresent;acheerful?determinedhour,whichfortifiesallthecompanybymakingthemseethatmuchispossibleandexcellentthatwasnotthoughtof.Characterdullstheimpressionofparticularevents.Whenweseetheconquerorwedonotthinkmuchofanyonebattleorsuccess.Weseethatwehadexaggeratedthedifficulty.Itwaseasytohim.Thegreatmanisnotconvulsibleortormentable;eventspassoverhimwithoutmuchimpression.Peoplesaysometimes?“SeewhatIhaveovercome;seehowcheerfulIam;seehowcompletelyIhavetriumphedovertheseblackevents.”NotiftheystillremindmueconquestistheCausingthecal***tytofadeanddisappearasanearlycloudofinsignificantresultinahistorysolargeandadvancing.Theonethingwhichweseekwithinsatiabledesireistoforgetourselves?tobesurprisedoutofourpropriety?toloseoursempiternalmemoryandtodosomethingwithoutknowinghoworwhy;inshorthinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm.Thewayoflifeiswonderful;itisbyabandonment.Thegreatmomentsofhistoryarethefacilitiesofperformancethroughthestrengthofideas?astheworkofgeniusandreligion.“Aman.”saidOliverCromwell?“neverrisessohighaswhenheknowsnotwhitherheisgoing.”Dreamsanddrunkenness?theuseofopiumandalcoholarethesemblanceandcounterfeitofthisoraculargenius?andhencetheirdangerousattractionformen.Forthelikereasontheyasktheaidofwildpassions?asing**apeinsomemannertheseflamesandgenerositiesoftheheart.