And I am for every man doing his best; but doing it in the right way.

It is deplorable to see the amount of wasted effort there is in the world.

The aggregate of misapplied energy is enormous." "What do you call misapplied energy ?" said Markland.
"The energy directed by a wrong purpose." "Will you define for me a wrong purpose ?" "Yes; a merely selfish purpose is a wrong one." "All men are selfish," said Mr.Markland.
"In a greater or less degree they are, I know." "Then all misapply their energies ?" "Yes, all--though not always.

But there is a beautiful harmony and precision in the government of the world, that bends man's selfish purposes into serving the common good.

Men work for themselves alone, each caring for himself alone; yet Providence so orders and arranges, that the neighbour is more really benefited than the individual worker toiling only for himself.