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A TALK WITH THE STUDENT XXV
minute and delicate operations which the dentist is constantly
called upon to perform within this limited field, then only can
one appreciate the importance of absolute exactness and at-
tention to detail in the work. Each step of every operation
should be made perfect before another is undertaken, if a
perfect result is to be obtained. No part can be slighted or
hurried. Make up your mind now never to let a piece of de-
fective work go from your hands. Do it over and over again
until you have done your very best. Your conscience is your
best mentor in this, as in everything else.
Your constant aim should be perfection. Set the word
Perfection up as your ideal and make it your daily endeavor
to reach that ideal. He who constantly works with that end
in view will make a success in his calling.
*''If a man can write a better Book
Or preach a better Sermon
Or make a better Mousetrap than his neighbor
Though he build his house in the woods,
The world would make a beaten
Track to his door."
And now, dear student, I could go on and on, but it is not
necessary. If you will follow the precepts here laid down for
your guidance you will never have cause for regret. With
the hope that the following pages may be of interest and
benefit, I will repeat to you the advice of Polonius to his son,
who was leaving home for a journey into France:
Polonius: Yet here! Laertes! aboard, aboard, for shame!
The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail,
And you are stay'd for. There; my blessing with
thee
*Attributed to Emerson, though not proven.
A TALK WITH THE STUDENT XXV
minute and delicate operations which the dentist is constantly
called upon to perform within this limited field, then only can
one appreciate the importance of absolute exactness and at-
tention to detail in the work. Each step of every operation
should be made perfect before another is undertaken, if a
perfect result is to be obtained. No part can be slighted or
hurried. Make up your mind now never to let a piece of de-
fective work go from your hands. Do it over and over again
until you have done your very best. Your conscience is your
best mentor in this, as in everything else.
Your constant aim should be perfection. Set the word
Perfection up as your ideal and make it your daily endeavor
to reach that ideal. He who constantly works with that end
in view will make a success in his calling.
*''If a man can write a better Book
Or preach a better Sermon
Or make a better Mousetrap than his neighbor
Though he build his house in the woods,
The world would make a beaten
Track to his door."
And now, dear student, I could go on and on, but it is not
necessary. If you will follow the precepts here laid down for
your guidance you will never have cause for regret. With
the hope that the following pages may be of interest and
benefit, I will repeat to you the advice of Polonius to his son,
who was leaving home for a journey into France:
Polonius: Yet here! Laertes! aboard, aboard, for shame!
The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail,
And you are stay'd for. There; my blessing with
thee
*Attributed to Emerson, though not proven.
