The Creators of the Age of Steel
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The saying is as old as De- mosthenes, that as it is a maxim for a general to lead his army, so a wise man should lead things and make them execute his will, instead of being himself obliged to follow events. This maxim is illustrated by the career of Sir John Brown. At first sight his connection with the Bessemer converter might appear the result of a lucky accident rather than the work of a "leading" mind; but while, like all the creators of the age of steel, he became a man of fortune, this ...was not the only incident that a superficial observer might regard as an accident. From such a point of view his whole life would appear a chapter of lucky accidents. But the record of it will rather exhibit him as an illustration of Lord Bacon's observation in his Precepts for Rising in Life; namely, that "there are two different kinds of men held capable of the management of affairs; some know how to make advantageous use of opportunities, but contrive or project nothing of themselves; whilst others are wholly in- tent upon forming schemes, and neglect to take advantage of opportunities as they occur; but either of these faculties is quite lame without the other.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The saying is as old as De- mosthenes, that as it is a maxim for a general to lead his army, so a wise man should lead things and make them execute his will, instead of being himself obliged to follow events. This maxim is illustrated by the career of Sir John Brown. At first sight his connection with the Bessemer converter might appear the result of a lucky accident rather than the work of a "leading" mind; but while, like all the creators of the age of steel, he became a man of fortune, this ...was not the only incident that a superficial observer might regard as an accident. From such a point of view his whole life would appear a chapter of lucky accidents. But the record of it will rather exhibit him as an illustration of Lord Bacon's observation in his Precepts for Rising in Life; namely, that "there are two different kinds of men held capable of the management of affairs; some know how to make advantageous use of opportunities, but contrive or project nothing of themselves; whilst others are wholly in- tent upon forming schemes, and neglect to take advantage of opportunities as they occur; but either of these faculties is quite lame without the other.
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