Nay，IdoubtmuchyouarenotlikelyevertomeetthefittestmaterialforaStatesman，orChiefofWorkers，insuchanelementasthat。YourPotentialChiefofWorkers，willhecomethereatall，totrywhetherhecantalk？Yourpoortenpoundfranchisersandelectoralworldgenerally，inlovewitheloquenttalk，aretheythelikeliesttodiscernwhatmanitisthathasworldsofsilentworkinhim？No。Orissuchaman，evenifbornintheduerankforit，thelikeliesttopresenthimself，andcourttheirmostsweetvoices？Again，no。
TheAgethatadmirestalksomuchcanhavelittlediscernmentforinarticulatework，orforanythingthatisdeepandgenuine。
Nobody，orhardlyanybody，havinginhimselfanearnestsensefortruth，howcananybodyrecognizeaninarticulateVeracity，orNature-factofanykind；aHuman_Doer_especially，whoisthemostcomplex，profound，andinarticulateofallNature’sFacts？
Nobodycanrecognizehim：tillonceheispatented，getsomepublicstampofauthenticity，andhasbeenarticulatelyproclaimed，andassertedtobeaDoer。Totheworshipperoftalk，suchaoneisasealedbook。Anexcellenthumansoul，directfromHeaven，——howshallanyexcellenceofmanbecomerecognizabletothisunfortunate？Notexceptbyannouncingandplacardingitselfasexcellent，——which，Ireckon，itaboveotherthingswillprobablybeinnogreathastetodo。
Wisdom，thedivinemessagewhicheverysoulofmanbringsintothisworld；thedivineprophecyofwhatthenewmanhasgotthenewandpeculiarcapabilitytodo，isintrinsicallyofsilentnature。Itcannotatonce，orcompletelyatall，bereadoffinwords；foritiswritteninabstrusefacts，ofendowment，position，desire，opportunity，grantedtotheman；——interpretsitselfinpresentiments，vaguestruggles，passionateendeavorsandisonlylegibleinwholewhenhisworkis_done_。NotbythenoblemonitionsofNature，butbytheignoble，isamanmuchtemptedtopublishthesecretofhissoulinwords。Words，ifhehaveasecret，willbeforeverinadequatetoit。Wordsdobutdisturbtherealansweroffactwhichcouldbegiventoit；