Inyouth，therefore，theturnisgiven；inyouththeeducationevenofthenextgenerationisgiven；inyouththeprivateandpubliccharacterisdetermined；andthetermoflifeextendingbutfromyouthtoage，lifeoughttobeginwellfromyouth，andmoreespeciallybeforewetakeourpartyastoourprincipalobjects。Butyourbiographywillnotmerelyteachself—education，buttheeducationofawiseman；andthewisestmanwillreceivelightsandimprovehisprogress，byseeingdetailedtheconductofanotherwiseman。
Andwhyareweakermentobedeprivedofsuchhelps，whenweseeourracehasbeenblunderingoninthedark，almostwithoutaguideinthisparticular，fromthefarthesttraceoftime？Showthen，sir，howmuchistobedone，bothtosonsandfathers；andinviteallwisementobecomelikeyourself，andothermentobecomewise。
Whenweseehowcruelstatesmenandwarriorscanbetothehumanrace，andhowabsurddistinguishedmencanbetotheiracquaintance，itwillbeinstructivetoobservetheinstancesmultiplyofpacific，acquiescingmanners；andtofindhowcompatibleitistobegreatanddomestic，enviableandyetgood—humored。
\"Thelittleprivateincidentswhichyouwillalsohavetorelate，willhaveconsiderableuse，aswewant，aboveallthings，rulesofprudenceinordinaryaffairs；anditwillbecurioustoseehowyouhaveactedinthese。Itwillbesofarasortofkeytolife，andexplainmanythingsthatallmenoughttohaveonceexplainedtothem，togive，themachanceofbecomingwisebyforesight。
Thenearestthingtohavingexperienceofone’sown，istohaveotherpeople’saffairsbroughtbeforeusinashapethatisinteresting；