For the purpose of refreshing the memory， in connection with the facts available from thebiographies of certain men， we here present thenames of a few men of outstanding achievement，each of whom was known to have been of ahighly sexed nature. The genius which was their’s，undoubtedly found its source of power in transmutedsex energy.
Your own knowledge of biography will enable youto add to this list. Find， if you can， a single man， inall history of civilization， who achieved outstandingsuccess in any calling， who was not driven by a welldeveloped sex nature.
If you do not wish to rely upon biographies of mennot now living， take inventory of those whom youknow to be men of great achievement， and see if youcan find one among them who is not highly sexed.
Sex energy is the creative energy of all genii.
There never has been， and never will be a greatleader， builder， or artist lacking in this drivingforce of sex.
Surely no one will misunderstand these statementsto mean that ALL who are highly sexed are genii！
Man attains to the status of a genius ONLY when，and IF， he stimulates his mind so that it draws uponthe forces available， through the creative faculty ofthe imagination. Chief among the stimuli with whichthis “stepping up” of the vibrations may be producedis sex energy. The mere possession of this energy isnot sufficient to produce a genius. The energy mustbe transmuted from desire for physical contact， intosome other form of desire and action， before it willlift one to the status of a genius.
Far from becoming genii， because of great sexdesires， the majority of men lower themselves，through misunderstanding and misuse of this greatforce， to the status of the lower animals.
WHY MEN SELDOM SUCCEED
BEFORE FORTY
I discovered， from the analysis of over 25，000people， that men who succeed in an outstandingway， seldom do so before the age of forty， and moreoften they do not strike their real pace until theyare well beyond the age of fifty. This fact was soastounding that it prompted me to go into the studyof its cause most carefully， carrying the investigationover a period of more than twelve years.
This study disclosed the fact that the major reasonwhy the majority of men who succeed do not beginto do so before the age of forty to fifty， is theirtendency to DISSIPATE their energies through overindulgence in physical expression of the emotion ofsex. The majority of men never learn that the urgeof sex has other possibilities， which far transcendin importance， that of mere physical expression.
The majority of those who make this discovery，do so after having wasted many years at a periodwhen the sex energy is at its height， prior to the ageof forty-five to fifty. This usually is followed bynoteworthy achievement.
The lives of many men up to， and sometimes wellpast the age of forty， reflect a continued dissipationof energies， which could have been more profitablyturned into better channels. Their finer and morepowerful emotions are sown wildly to the fourwinds. Out of this habit of the male， grew the term，“sowing his wild oats.”
The desire for sexual expression is by far thestrongest and most impelling of all the humanemotions， and for this very reason this desire， whenharnessed and transmuted into action， other thanthat of physical expression， may raise one to thestatus of a genius.
One of America’s most able business men franklyadmitted that his attractive secretary was responsiblefor most of the plans he created. He admittedthat her presence lifted him to heights of creativeimagination， such as he could experience under noother stimulus.
One of the most successful men in America
owes most of his success to the influence of a verycharming young woman， who has served as hissource of inspiration for more than twelve years.
Everyone knows the man to whom this reference ismade， but not everyone knows the REAL SOURCE ofhis achievements.
History is not lacking in examples of men whoattained to the status of genii， as the result of the useof artificial mind stimulants in the form of alcoholand narcotics. Edgar Allen Poe wrote the “Raven”
while under the influence of liquor， “dreamingdreams that mortal never dared to dream before.”
James Whitcomb Riley did his best writing whileunder the influence of alcohol. Perhaps it was thushe saw “the ordered intermingling of the real andthe dream， the mill above the river， and the mistabove the stream.” Robert Burns wrote best whenintoxicated， “For Auld Lang Syne， my dear， we’lltake a cup of kindness yet， for Auld Lang Syne.”
But let it be remembered that many such men
have destroyed themselves in the end. Nature hasprepared her own potions with which men maysafely stimulate their minds so they vibrate on aplane that enables them to tune in to fine and rarethoughts which come from—no man knows where！
No satisfactory substitute for Nature’s stimulants hasever been found.
It is a fact well known to psychologists that thereis a very close relationship between sex desiresand spiritual urges—a fact which accounts for thepeculiar behavior of people who participate in theorgies known as religious “revivals，” commonamong the primitive types.
The world is ruled， and the destiny of civilizationis established， by the human emotions. People areinfluenced in their actions， not by reason so muchas by “feelings.” The creative faculty of the mind isset into action entirely by emotions， and not by coldreason. The most powerful of all human emotions isthat of sex. There are other mind stimulants， some ofwhich have been listed， but no one of them， nor allof them combined， can equal the driving power ofsex.