Excerpt from A Memoir of Thomas Uwins, R. A, Vol. 1 of 2: Late Keeper of the Royal Galleries and the National Gallery, Librarian of the Royal Academy, Etc., Etc., EtcThere is no monotony in life. Each man finds his way into eternity by a path through the world essentially his own. In our usual way Of thinking we make two divisions of life. We divide it into successful and unsuccessful. But it is a great mistake to con found success with prosperity. There is often success in the noblest objects of life and the inward con sciousness of it, with little outward recognition even with positive adversity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.