Toughness_plus_astucity：——perhapsasimplewoodenmastsetupinPalace-Yard，wellsoapedanddulypresidedover，mightbethehonestermethod？Suchamethodasthisbytrialoftalk，forfillingyourchiefofficesinChurchandState，wasperhapsneverheardofinthesolarsystembefore。Youarequiteusedtoit，mypoorfriend；andnearlydeadbytheconsequencesofit：butintheotherPlanets，asinotherepochsofyourownPlanetitwouldhavedonehadyouproposedit，thethingawakensincredulousamazement，world-wideOlympiclaughter，whichendsintempestuoushootings，intearsandhorror！Myfriend，ifyoucan，asheretoforethisgoodwhile，findnobodytotakecareofyouraffairsbuttheexpertesttalker，itisalloverwithyouraffairsandyou。Talkneveryetcouldguideanyman’sornation’saffairs；norwillityours，excepttowardsthe_LimbusPatrum_，wherealltalk，exceptaveryselectkindofit，lodgesatlast。
Medicine，guardedtoobypreliminaryimpediments，andfrightfulmedusa-headsofquackery，whichdetermanygeneroussoulsfromentering，isofthe_half_-articulateprofessions，anddoesnotmuchinvitetheardentkindsofambition。Theintellectrequiredformedicinemightbewhollyhuman，andindeedshouldbyallrulesbe，——theprofessionoftheHumanHealerbeingradicallyasacredoneandconnectedwiththehighestpriesthoods，orratherbeingitselftheoutcomeandacmeofallpriesthoods，anddivinestconquestsofintellectherebelow。Aswillappearoneday，whenmentakeofftheiroldmonasticandecclesiasticspectacles，andlookwitheyesagain！InessencethePhysician’staskisalwaysheroic，eminentlyhuman：butinpracticemostunluckilyatpresentwefindittoobecomeingoodpart_beaverish_；yieldingamoney-resultalone。Andwhatofitisnotbeaverish，——doesnotthattoogomainlytoingenioustalking，publishingofyourself，ingratiatingofyourself；apartlyhumanexerciseorwasteofintellect，andalasapartlyvulpineditto；——makingtheoncesacred[Gr。]_’Iatros_，orHumanHealer，moreimpossibleforusthanever！
AngrybasiliskswatchatthegatesofLawandChurchjustnow；
andstrikeasaddampintothenobleroftheyoungaspirants。
Hardbondsareofferedyoutosign；asitwere，asolemnengagementtoconstituteyourselfanimpostor，beforeeverentering；todeclareyourbeliefinincredibilities，——yourdetermination，inshort，totakeChaosforCosmos，andSatanfortheLordofthings，ifhecomewithmoneyinhispockets，andhorsehairandbombazinedecentlywraptabouthim。Fatalpreliminaries，whichdetermanyaningenuousyoungsoul，andsendhimbackfromthethreshold，andIhopewilldeterevermore。