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。
　　Butifyoudoenter，theconditioniswellknown：“Talk；whocantalkbesthere？Hisshallbethemouthofgold，andthepurseofgold；andwithmy[Gr。]_mitra_oncethehead-dressofunfortunatefemales，Iamtoldshallhissacredtemplesbebegirt。“
　　Ingenuoussouls，unlessforcedtoit，donowmuchshudderatthethresholdofboththesecareers，andnotafewdesperatelyturnbackintothewildernessrather，tofrontaveryrudefortune，andbedevouredbywildbeastsasislikeliest。ButastoParliament，again，anditseligibilityifattainable，thereisyetnoquestionanywhere；theingenuoussoul，ifpossessedofmoney-capitalenough，ispredestinedbytheparentalandallmannerofmonitorstothatcareeroftalk；andacceptsitwithalacrityandclearnessofheart，doubtfulonlywhetherheshallbe_able_tomakeaspeech。Courage，mybraveyoungfellow。Ifyoucanclimbasoapedpoleofanykind，youwillcertainlybeabletomakeaspeech。Allmortalshaveatongue；andcarryonsomejumble，ifnotofthought，yetofstuffwhichtheycouldtalk。Theweakestofanimalshasgotacryinit，andcangivevoicebeforedying。Ifyouaretoughenough，bentuponitdesperatelyenough，Iengageyoushallmakeaspeech；——butwhetherthatwillbethewaytoHeavenforyou，Idonotengage。
　　These，then，areourtwocareersforgenius：muteIndustrialism，whichcanseldombecomeveryhuman，butremainsbeaverishmainly：andthethreeProfessionsnamedlearned，——thatistosay，abletotalk。Fortheheroicorhigherkindsofhumanintellect，inthesilentstate，thereisnotthesmallestinquiryanywhere；apparentlyathingnotwantedinthiscountryatpresent。Whatthesupplymaybe，IcannotinformM’Croudy；butthemarket-demand，hemayhimselfsee，is_nil_。Theseareourthreeprofessionsthatrequirehumanintellectinpartorwhole，notabletodowithmerebeaverish；andsuchapartdoesthegiftoftalkplayinoneandallofthem。Whatsoeverisnotbeaverishseemstogoforthintheshapeoftalk。Tosuchlengthishumanintellectwastedorsuppressedinthisworld！
　　IftheyoungaspirantisnotrichenoughforParliament，andisdeterredbythebasilisksorotherwisefromenteringonLaworChurch，andcannotaltogetherreducehishumanintellecttothebeaverishcondition，orsatisfyhimselfwiththeprospectofmakingmoney，——whatbecomesofhiminsuchcase，whichisnaturallythecaseofverymany，andeverofmore？Insuchcasethereremainsbutoneoutletforhim，andnotablyenoughthattooisatalkingone：theoutletofLiterature，oftryingtowriteBooks。Since，owingtopreliminarybasilisks，wantofcash，orsuperioritytocash，hecannotmountaloftbyeloquenttalking，lethimtryitbydexterouseloquentwriting。Herehappily，havingthreefingers，andcapitaltobuyaquireofpaper，hecantryittoalllengthsandinspiteofallmortals：inthiscareerthereishappilynopublicimpedimentthatcanturnhimback；nothingbutprivatestarvation——whichisitselfa_finis_
　　orkindofgoal——canpretendtohinderaBritishmanfromprosecutingLiteraturetotheveryutmost，andwringingthefinalsecretfromher：“Atalentisinthee；Notalentisinthee。“
　　TotheBritishsubjectwhofanciesgeniusmaybelodgedinhim，thislibertyremains；andtrulyitis，ifwellcomputed，almosttheonlyonehehas。
　　AcrowdedportalthisofLiterature，accordingly！Thehavenofexpatriatedspiritualisms，andalasalsoofexpatriatedvanitiesandprurientimbecilities：heredothewindyaspirations，foiledactivities，foolishambitions，andfrustratehumanenergiesreducedtothevocablecondition，flyastotheonerefugeleft；
　　andtheRepublicofLettersincreasesinpopulationatafasterratethaneventheRepublicofAmerica。ThestrangestregimentinherMajesty’sservice，thisoftheSoldiersofLiterature：——wouldyourLordshipmuchliketomarchthroughCoventrywiththem？Theimmortalgodsaretherequiteirrecognizableunderthesedisguises，andalsothelowestbrokenvalets；——anextremelymiscellaneousregiment。Infacttheregiment，superficiallyviewed，lookslikeanimmeasurablemotleyfloodofdischargedplay-actors，funambulists，falseprophets，drunkenballad-singers；andmarchesnotasaregiment，butasaboundlesscanaille，——withoutdrill，uniform，captaincyorbillet；
　　withhugeover-proportionofdrummers；youwouldsay，aregimentgonewhollytothedrum，withhardlyagoodmuskettobeseeninit，——moreacanaillethanaregiment。Canailleofalltheloud-soundinglevities，andgeneralwinnowingsofChaos，marchingthroughtheworldinamostominousmanner；proclaiming，audiblyifyouhaveears：“TwelfthhouroftheNight；ancientgravesyawning；paleclammyPuseyismsscreechingintheirwinding-sheets；owlsbusyintheCityregions；manygoblinsabroad！Awakeyeliving；dreamnomore；arisetojudgment！
　　ChaosandGehennaarebrokenloose；theDevilwithhisBedlamsmustbeflunginchainsagain，andtheLastoftheDaysisabouttodawn！“SuchisLiteraturetothereflectivesoulatthismoment。
　　Butwhatnowconcernsusmostisthecircumstancethatheretoothedemandis，Vocables，stillvocables。Inallappointedcoursesofactivityandpavedcareersforhumangenius，andinthisunpaved，unappointed，broadestcareerofLiterature，broadwaythatleadethtodestructionforsomany，theonedutylaiduponyouisstill，Talk，talk。Talkwellwithpenortongue，anditshallbewellwithyou；donottalkwell，itshallbeillwithyou。Towagthetonguewithdexterousacceptability，thereisforhumanworthandfaculty，inourEnglandoftheNineteenthCentury，thatonemethodofemergenceandnoother。Silence，youwouldsay，meansannihilationfortheEnglishmanoftheNineteenthCentury。Theworththathasnotspokenitself，isnot；orispotentiallyonly，andasifitwerenot。VoxistheGodofthisUniverse。Ifyouhavehumanintellect，itavailsnothingunlessyoueithermakeitintobeaverism，ortalkwithit。Makeitintobeaverism，andgathermoney；orelsemaketalkwithit，andgatherwhatyoucan。Suchiseverywherethedemandfortalkamongus：towhich，ofcourse，thesupplyisproportionate。
　　Fromdinnersuptowoolsacksanddivinemitres，hereinEngland，muchmaybegatheredbytalk；withouttalk，ofthehumansortnothing。IsSocietybecomewhollyabagofwind，then，ballastedbyguineas？Areourinterestsinitasasoundingbrassandatinklingcymbal？——InArmyorNavy，whenunhappilywehavewaronhand，thereis，almostagainstourwill，somekindofdemandforcertainofthesilenttalents。Butinpeace，thattoopassesintomeredemandoftheostentations，ofthepipeclaysandtheblankcartridges；and，——exceptthatNavalmenareoccasionally，onlongvoyages，forcedtoholdtheirtongue，andconversewiththedumbelements，andillimitableoceans，thatmoanandravetherewithoutyouandwithinyou，whichisagreatadvantagetotheNavalman，——ourpoorUnitedServiceshavetomakeconversationalwindbagsandostentationalpaper-lanternsofthemselves，ordoworse，evenastheothers。
　　Myfriends，mustIassert，then，whatsurelyallmenknow，thoughallmenseemtohaveforgottenit，Thatinthelearnedprofessionsasintheunlearned，andinhumanthingsthroughout，ineveryplaceandineverytime，thetruefunctionofintellectisnotthatoftalking，butofunderstandinganddiscerningwithaviewtoperforming！Anintellectmayeasilytalktoomuch，andperformtoolittle。Gradually，ifitgetintothenoxioushabitoftalk，therewilllessandlessperformancecomeofit，talkbeingsodelightfullyhandyincomparisonwithwork；andatlasttherewillnowork，orthoughtofwork，begotfromitatall。
　　Talk，exceptasthepreparationforwork，isworthalmostnothing；——sometimesitisworthinfinitelylessthannothing；andbecomes，littleconsciousofplayingsuchafatalpart，thegeneralsummaryofpretentiousnothingnesses，andthechiefofallthecursesthePosterityofAdamareliabletointhissublunaryworld！WouldyoudiscovertheAtroposofHumanVirtue；thesureDestroyer，“bypainlessextinction，“ofHumanVeracities，Performances，andCapabilitiestoperformortobeveracious，——itisthis，youhaveithere。
　　Unwisetalkismatchlessinunwisdom。Unwisework，ifitbutpersist，iseverywherestrugglingtowardscorrection，andrestorationtohealth；foritisstillincontactwithNature，andallNatureincessantlycontradictsit，andwillhealitorannihilateit：notsowithunwisetalk，whichaddressesitself，regardlessofveridicalNature，totheuniversalsuffrages；andcanifitbedexterous，findharbortheretillallthesuffragesarebankruptandgonetoHoundsditch，Naturenotinterferingwithherprotesttillthen。Falsespeech，definableastheacmeofunwisespeech，iscapable，aswealreadysaid，ofbecomingthefalsestofallthings。Falsestofallthings：——andwhitherwillthegeneraldelugeofthat，inParliamentandSynagogue，inBookandBroadside，carryyouandyouraffairs，myfriend，whenoncetheyareembarkedonitasnow？
　　Parliament，_Parliamentum_，isbyexpressappointmenttheTalkingApparatus；yetnotinParliamenteitheristheessentialfunction，byanymeans，talk。Nottospeakyouropinionwell，buttohaveagoodandjustopinionworthspeaking，——foreveryParliament，asforeveryman，thislatteristhepoint。Contrivetohaveatrueopinion，youwillgetittoldinsomeway，betterorworse；anditwillbeablessingtoallcreatures。Haveafalseopinion，andtellitwiththetongueofAngels，whatcanthatprofit？Thebetteryoutellit，theworseitwillbe！
　　InParliamentandoutofParliament，andeverywhereinthisUniverse，youronesalvationis，Thatyoucandiscernwithjustinsight，andfollowwithnoblevalor，whatthelawofthecasebeforeyouis，whattheappointmentoftheMakerinregardtoithasbeen。Getthisoutofoneman，youaresaved；failtogetthisoutofthemostAugustParliamentwraptinthesheepskinsofathousandyears，youarelost，——yourParliament，andyou，andallyoursheepskinsarelost。BeautifultalkisbynomeansthemostpressingwantinParliament！WehavehadsomereasonablemodicumoftalkinParliament！WhattalkhasdoneforusinParliament，andisnowdoing，thedullestofusatlengthbeginstosee！
　　MuchhasbeensaidofParliament’sbreedingmentobusiness；ofthetraininganOfficialMangetsinthisschoolofargumentandtalk。Heishereinuredtopatience，tolerance；seeswhatiswhatintheNationandintheNation’sGovernmentattainsofficialknowledge，officialcourtesyandmanners——inshort，ispolishedatallpointsintoofficialarticulation，andherebetterthanelsewherequalifieshimselftobeaGovernorofmen。
　　Soitissaid——Doubtless，Ithink，hewillseeandsuffermuchinParliament，andinurehimselftoseveralthings；——hewill，withwhateyeshehas，gradually_see_Parliamentitself，foronething；whatahigh-soaring，helplesslyfloundering，ever-babblingyetinarticulatedarkdumbEntityitiscertainlyoneofthestrangestunderthesunjustnow：whichdoubtless，ifhehaveinviewtogetmeasuresvotedthereoneday，willbeanimportantacquisitionforhim。ButastobreedinghimselfforaDoerofWork，muchmoreforaKing，orChiefofDoers，hereinthiselementoftalk；astothatIconfessthefatalestdoubts，orrather，alas，Ihavenodoubt！Alas，itisourfatalestmiseryjustnow，noteasilyalterable，andyeturgentlyrequiringtobealtered，ThatnoBritishmancanattaintobeaStatesman，orChiefof_Workers_，tillhehasfirstprovedhimselfaChiefof_Talkers_：whichmodeoftrialforaWorker，isitnotprecisely，ofallthetrialsyoucouldsethimupon，thefalsestandunfairest？