THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



assistance which such men were ready to 

 give has more than once meant the differ- 

 ence between failure and success. 



The young Forester, like other young 

 men, is likely to be impatient. I do not 

 blame him for it. Rightly directed, his im- 

 patience may become one of his best assets. 

 But it will do no harm to remember, also, 

 that the human race has reached its present 

 degree of civilization and advancement only 

 step by step, and that it seems likely to pro- 

 ceed in very much the same way hereafter. 

 As a general rule, results slowly and pain- 

 fully accomplished are lasting. The results 

 to be achieved in forestry must be lasting if 

 they are to be valuable. 



In general, the men with whom the 

 Forester deals can adopt, and in many 

 cases, ought to adopt, a new point of view 

 but slowly. To fall in love at first sight 

 with theories or policies is as rare as the 



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