'Shall I study medicine?' : aspects and probabilities : first, wherein I come short, secondly, I shall pursue the right line of way, thirdly, I shall then have striven to some purpose : in some parts a réchauffé from Smiles and other authors / adapted by P.D. Handyside.

  • Handyside, P. D. (Peter David), 1808-1881
Date:
1877
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Credit: 'Shall I study medicine?' : aspects and probabilities : first, wherein I come short, secondly, I shall pursue the right line of way, thirdly, I shall then have striven to some purpose : in some parts a réchauffé from Smiles and other authors / adapted by P.D. Handyside. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    § e.—The last feature of character I shall notice is one which is invaluable to a student—his whole makino-— that mental quality which Fielding calls obstinacy in a bad cause and Perseverance in a good one. Perse- verance is based upon the constant remembrance of the object we are anxious to obtain, and of the fact that continued and sustained effort is necessary in order to secure it. If we forget our goal, we cannot strive to reach it. Many a well-meaning, conscientious man’s prospects in life have been ruined, through the want of continuous attention; in short, through culpable forgetfulness he has ceased to persevere. Few, indeed, are those to whom the path of excellence is not open in one direction or another, ^provided there only be the diligence and determination necessary to pursue it with effect. {4dUy) A Liberal Education embraces [A] certain Studies of an Elementary sort, and [B] others conducive to the Formation of the Mental Power. [A] § a.—The first Elementary acquirement. Gram- matical drill and training to composition in our native tongue, is a discipline too much neglected by youth. Our examining boards have often found candidates from all parts, hardly able to write two consecutive sentences of correct grammar. This neglect of our own language is loudly complained of, and attaches discredit to the education of early life.