Life is a battle to be fought valiantly.

Inspired by high and honourable resolve, a man must stand to his post, and die there, if need be.

Like the old Danish hero, his determination should be, "to dare nobly, to will strongly, and never to falter in the path of duty." The power of will, be it great or small, which God has given us, is a Divine gift; and we ought neither to let it perish for want of using on the one hand, nor profane it by employing it for ignoble purposes on the other.

Robertson, of Brighton, has truly said, that man's real greatness consists not in seeking his own pleasure, or fame, or advancement--"not that every one shall save his own life, not that every man shall seek his own glory--but that every man shall do his own duty." What most stands in the way of the performance of duty, is irresolution, weakness of purpose, and indecision.

On the one side are conscience and the knowledge of good and evil; on the other are indolence, selfishness, love of pleasure, or passion.