and cutting all ethical theories down to "be good because you
_ought_," is rapidly astonishing us with another marvellous fact which
it illustrates, namely, that as in this axiom--as in man himself--
there are latent undiscovered powers, so in a thousand other
sayings, or things known to us all, used by us all, and regarded as
common-place, there are astounding novelties and capacities as yet
undreamed of. For, as very few moralists ever understood in full what
is meant by the very much worn or hackneyed saying, "we ought to do
what is right," so the world at large little suspects that such very
desirable qualities as Attention, Interest, Memory and Ingenuity, have
that within them which renders them far more attainable by man than
has ever been supposed. Even the great problem of Happiness itself, as
really being only one of a relative state of mind, may be solved or
reached by some far simpler or more direct method than any thinker has
ever suggested.

It all depends on exertion of the _Will_. There are in this world a
certain number of advanced thinkers who, if they knew how to develope
the _Will_ which exists in them, could bring this reform to pass in an
incredibly short time. That is to say, they could place the doctrine
or religion of Honesty for its own sake so boldly and convincingly
before the world that its future would be assured. Now the man who can
develope his will, has it in his power not only to control his moral
nature to any extent, but also to call into action or realize very
extraordinary states of mind, that is, faculties, talents or abilities
which he has never suspected to be within his reach. It is a
stupendous thought; yes, one so great that from the beginning of time
to the present day no sage or poet has ever grasped it in its full
extent, and yet is is a very literal truth, that there lie hidden
within us all, as in a sealed-up spiritual casket, or like the