_Industry._--This is a very important thing in life, and you will never be any good to the world without you possess it. There have been men who, by their patient industry, have done their country a great deal of good by inventing engines and machines to mitigate the labours of men; and some of these men have been mobbed and nearly killed by their townsmen, who thought their work would be taken away instead of enlarged, and very often their inventions have been broken to pieces. Solomon, in the Book of Ecclesiastes ix. 10, says, "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might"; and in Proverbs vi. 6--"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise." _Patience._--Patience is a very needful thing to self-help, for without it you will not be able to do anything that requires time and trouble. You have need of patience when you are waiting for a thing which you are in great haste to obtain. David says, in Psalm xxxvii. 7, "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." _Perseverance._--There are some people who, if they start a certain thing, have not the necessary perseverance to finish it; while others, who persevere, succeed. Great men you read of in history would never have been so distinguished had it not been for their perseverance. Bernard Palissy, who discovered the white enamel for pottery, had a great many trials to bear, and was years before he perfected it; but he persevered, and at last succeeded.[8] [8] For a fuller account of Palissy, see LITTLE GLEANER for July, 1879. Oh, that we may be taught to trust in Christ, and pray, with the poet-- "Lord, hast Thou made me know Thy ways? Conduct me in Thy fear; And grant me such supplies of grace That I may persevere." _Cheerfulness._--This is a very essential thing to self-help. If you have a task, and you have somebody to cheer you up, your task feels lighter, and the time passes better. People who are dull, and not cheerful, find the time pass slower, and the work seems heavier. There have been men who have been cheerful even when they have been in great difficulties. Christ said to the man sick of the palsy, "Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." _Courage._--Moral courage is one of the most important features in this subject. You will be more likely to succeed if you are bold and courageous. It is right to be courageous in a good cause, but not in a wrong one. It is real courage, when wicked persons try to entice you to drinking, gambling, and other vices, if you boldly answer, "No." Solomon says, in the Book of Proverbs xxviii. 1--"The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the righteous are as bold as a lion."