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Be humble. Be patient. Do not try to be big, but be small, until you almost become a nothing, which is better for you than to be a large thing in the world, a cynosure (rättesnöre, blickfång) of all eyes. There is hope, and so be always confident that you will get what you need. Always remember three things: 

1. Be clear to what you want;
2. Be sure that you will get what you want; do not be hesitant. Assert: 'Yes, I am certainly going to get it', and
3. Start with that effort just now. Do not say 'tomorrow'. 'Everything is clear to me now, and I shall start at it.'

If these three maxims (levnadsregler) are before you as your guiding lights, you will succeed always, and with everything.