Character and Conduct – 28 September – Soldiers of the Same Army

TO HIM, as to so many, truth is so infinitely great that all we can do with our poor human utterances is to try and clothe it in such language as will make it clear to ourselves, and clear to those to whom God sends us with a message, but meanwhile above us and our thoughts – above our broken lights – God in His mercy, God in His love, God in His infinite nature is greater than all.

Tennyson – a Memoir, by his Son

ARE not all true men that live, or that ever lived, soldiers of the same army, enlisted under heaven’s captaincy, to do battle against the same enemy – the empire of darkness and wrong?   Why should we mis-know one another, fight not against the enemy, but against ourselves, from mere difference of uniform?

CARLYLE

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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.