Once there was a powerful genius who promised a lovely maiden a gift of rare value if she would go through a field of corn, and without pausing, going back, or wandering hither and thither, select the largest and ripest ear. The value of the gift was to be in proportion to the size and perfection of the ear of corn.


The maiden passed by many magnificent ones, but was so eager to get the largest and most perfect that she kept on without plucking any, until the ears she passes were successively smaller and more stunted. finally they became so small that she was ashamed to select any one: and not being allowed to go back, she came out at the other side without an ear of corn of her own.

Those who are constantly wavering and hesitating in their decision will likely make no decision at all, or else make the wrong decision. Those who resolve but suffer their resolution to be changed by the first counter suggestion of a friend - who shift from opinion to opinion, from plan to plan, and veer like a weathercock to every point of the compass, with every wind that blows - will never accomplish anything worth while.



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