The "Goldfish"

Arthur Cheney Train

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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The "Goldfish", by Arthur TrainThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The "Goldfish"Author: Arthur TrainRelease Date: July 16, 2004 [eBook #12920]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE "GOLDFISH"***E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Graeme Mackreth, and Project Gutenberg Distributed ProofreadersTHE "GOLDFISH"Being the Confessions af a Successful ManEDITED BYARTHUR TRAIN1921[Illustration: Arthur Train from the drawing by S.J. Woolf]"They're like 'goldfish' swimming round and round in a big bowl. They can look through, sort of dimly; but they can't getout?"—Hastings, p. 315.CONTENTSMYSELFMY FRIENDSMY CHILDRENMY MINDMY MORALSMY FUTURE"We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise any one who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save hisinner life. We have lost the power of even imagining what the ancient idealization of poverty could have meant—theliberation from material attachments; the unbribed soul; the manlier indifference; the paying our way by what we are ordo, and not by what we have; the right to fling away our life at any moment irresponsibly—the more athletic trim, in shortthe moral fighting shape…. It is certain that the prevalent fear of poverty among the ...

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The Project Gtuneebgre oBko ,e Thol"Gisdf, h"A ybuhtrrT rnia ER M N  YIMDN YMM RO  FRIENDS MY CHILD ESYM YM FL

[Illustration: Arthur Train from the drawing by S.J. Woolf]

Title: The "Goldfish" Author: Arthur Train Release Date: July 16, 2004 [eBook #12920] Language: English

"They're like 'goldfish' swimming round and round in a big bowl. They can look through, sort of dimly; but they can't get out?"— Hastings , p. 315.

E-text prepared by Audrey Longhurst, Graeme Mackreth, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders

***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE "GOLDFISH"***

THE "GOLDFISH" Being the Confessions af a Successful Man EDITED BY ARTHUR TRAIN 1921

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This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

ERUTUF YM SLA

"We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise any one who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. We have lost the power of even imagining what the ancient idealization of poverty could have meant—the liberation from material attachments; the unbribed soul; the manlier indifference; the paying our way by what we are or do, and not by what we have; the right to fling away our life at any moment irresponsibly—the more athletic trim, in short the moral fighting shape…. It is certain that the prevalent fear of poverty among the educated class is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers."

William James, p. 313.

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"My house, my affairs, my ache and my religion—"

CHAPTER I MYSELF

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