Character and Conduct – 17 October – Introspection

BEWARE of despairing about yourself.

ST. AUGUSTINE

ANY man who is good for anything, if he is always thinking about himself, will come to think himself good for nothing very soon.   It is only a fop or a fool who can bear to look at himself all day long, without disgust.   And so the first thing for a man to do, who wants to use his best powers at their best, is to get rid of self-consciousness, to stop thinking about himself and how he is working, altogether.

PHILLIPS BROOKS

ON somehow. To go back

Were to lose all.

TENNYSON

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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.