Chapter III: Part III: Of Education

I. To a friend who recommended the author to learn this thing
and that 104

II. To a friend who studied many things 110

III. To the same 120

IV. To a student of literature 130

V. To a country gentleman who regretted that his son had the
tendencies of a dilettant 134

VI. To the principal of a French college 137

VII. To the same 143

VIII. To a student of modern languages 149

IX. To the same 153

X. To a student who lamented his defective memory 165

XI. To a master of arts who said that a certain distinguished
painter was half-educated 170

PART IV.

THE POWER OF TIME.

I. To a man of leisure who complained of want of time 176

II. To a young man of great talent and energy who had
magnificent plans for the future 185

III. To a man of business who desired to make himself better
acquainted with literature, but whose time for reading
was limited 200

IV. To a student who felt hurried and driven 207

V. To a friend who, though he had no profession, could not
find time for his various intellectual pursuits 212

PART V.

THE INFLUENCES OF MONEY.

I. To a very rich student 216

II. To a genius careless in money matters 224

III. To a student in great poverty 239

PART VI.

CUSTOM AND TRADITION.

I. To a young gentleman who had firmly resolved never to wear
anything but a gray coat 246

II. To a conservative who had accused the author of a want of
respect for tradition 254

III. To a lady who lamented that her son had intellectual doubts
concerning the dogmas of the church 263

IV. To the son of the lady to whom the preceding letter was
addressed 269

V. To a friend who seemed to take credit to himself,
intellectually, from the nature of his religious belief 276

VI. To a Roman Catholic friend who accused the intellectual
class of a want of reverence for authority 280