Character and Conduct – 23 August – Friendship

FRIENDS – those relations that one makes for one’s self.

DESCHAMPS

SOME one asked Kingsley what was the secret of his strong joyous life;  and he answered, ‘I had a friend.’

THE years have taught some sweet, some bitter lessons – none wiser than this:  to spend in all things else, but of old friends to be most miserly.

LOWELL

THE best wish for us all is, that when we grow old, as we must do, the fast friends of our age may be those we have loved in our youth.

MASON

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These quotes are from ‘Character and Conduct’ A selection of helpful thoughts from various authors arranged for daily reading.

Collected by Constance M Whishaw and first published in 1905 as a follow up to her volume of Daily Readings for members of the Being and Doing Guild who asked for an additional volume

In her preface Whishaw writes:

‘This collection of noble thoughts expressed by men and women of past and present ages who have endeavoured to leave the world a little better than they found it.’

It is my hope in publishing them here readers may be inspired to imitate the example of the authors.