Studies in Character
Studies in Character, written by Carol Norton, C.S.D., also the author of; "Woman's Cause" "The New World," "Poems And Verses." Published in Boston in 1916. Includes an interactive Table of Contents. (220 pages)
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. Studies in Character — Chapter 2. Love — Chapter 3. Purity — Chapter 4. Compassion — Chapter 5. The Lesson of Suffering — Chapter 6. Friendship — Chapter 7. Personality, Impersonality, Individuality — Chapter 8. To Understand and to be Understood — Chapter 9. Criticism as a Habit — Chapter 10. Selfishness as the Root Cause of Human Misery — Chapter 11. Right Human Relations — Chapter 12. True Faith — Chapter 13. Freedom — Chapter 14. Liberty — Chapter 15. The Divine Vista — Chapter 16. The Priceless Birthright — Chapter 17. The Abiding Presence of Christ — Chapter 18. God's Daylight — Chapter 19. The Liberal Christian — Chapter 20. Victory Over Fear
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Excerpts:
...We are all better not worse than we picture ourselves to be. Self-depreciation is often mistaken for humility, while on the other hand self-exaggeration frequently usurps the throne of genuine self-knowledge. True character, and the knowledge thereof, invariably lies within the intermediate space between the extremes of human estimate of individual worth. Above the person, frail, imperfect and human, towers the noble individual whose Ego is the Deity, whose abiding place is perfection, and whose destiny is immortal dominion over the lesser creations of infinite Mind. Honesty to one's self is as important as to one's fellow men. Dignified and sincere self-confidence, if built upon a foundation of spiritual strength and demonstrable ability, is not egotism but symmetrical individualism. Men rise in the scale of being through trust in their divine characteristics, which in some instances abide like certain treasures near the surface of their minds, while in other cases virtue, and the strength it begets, lie deep in the nature, latent in consciousness. Most men manifest certain cardinal virtues with conspicuous force, even if such virtues are surrounded with many weeds of human nature. If men are approached, dealt with, and reasonably trusted upon the basis of these visible strong points, they usually respond to our advances, give us their confidence, and allow us to help them.
...A man's acquaintances are not necessarily his friends. Friendship is essentially dignified. Inasmuch as it is the mutual recognition of the traits which constitute true character it is capable of divine expansion and progressive unfoldment. Honesty is the basis of friendship. Purity, unselfishness, and ministering love form its superstructure, and spiritual communion the keystone of its arch of promise. A true friend is not only a ministering angel, but an individual to be ministered unto. The essence of friendship is the interchange of common hopes, ideals, and spiritual longings. Its real selfhood is to be found in cooperation. The infinitude of individuality precludes the possibility of monotonous friendship, for the eternal plan of progression makes character fresh and interesting each succeeding day. As the varied blendings of sound express the infinite possibilities of musical harmony, so one's friends play their parts in the divine drama of life and make up the music of one's life.
...The centre and circumference, the corner-stone, foundation, and superstructure of all being is love. Love is the ultimate of existence; the atmosphere of Heaven; the principle of brotherhood; the essence of real character; the basis of all fellowship and fraternity. It is the divine Principle of universal creation; the golden cord which binds all society together. The inspiration of love displaces discord with peace. It begets hope, faith, optimism, calm, sober judgment, tenderness, patience, compassion, tolerance, and the ministry of unselfishness. The touch of love gives grandeur to the common things of life and unites the heart of man with the music of the spheres. Love is the supreme end of all progression; the Promised Land of spiritual affection; the Eden of the heart and the Paradise of earth's famished affections. Love is born of Spirit, not sense. It attaches itself to soul, to character, and to the divine realism. It is not based upon or born of corporeality, mere personal physique, or....
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. Studies in Character — Chapter 2. Love — Chapter 3. Purity — Chapter 4. Compassion — Chapter 5. The Lesson of Suffering — Chapter 6. Friendship — Chapter 7. Personality, Impersonality, Individuality — Chapter 8. To Understand and to be Understood — Chapter 9. Criticism as a Habit — Chapter 10. Selfishness as the Root Cause of Human Misery — Chapter 11. Right Human Relations — Chapter 12. True Faith — Chapter 13. Freedom — Chapter 14. Liberty — Chapter 15. The Divine Vista — Chapter 16. The Priceless Birthright — Chapter 17. The Abiding Presence of Christ — Chapter 18. God's Daylight — Chapter 19. The Liberal Christian — Chapter 20. Victory Over Fear
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Excerpts:
...We are all better not worse than we picture ourselves to be. Self-depreciation is often mistaken for humility, while on the other hand self-exaggeration frequently usurps the throne of genuine self-knowledge. True character, and the knowledge thereof, invariably lies within the intermediate space between the extremes of human estimate of individual worth. Above the person, frail, imperfect and human, towers the noble individual whose Ego is the Deity, whose abiding place is perfection, and whose destiny is immortal dominion over the lesser creations of infinite Mind. Honesty to one's self is as important as to one's fellow men. Dignified and sincere self-confidence, if built upon a foundation of spiritual strength and demonstrable ability, is not egotism but symmetrical individualism. Men rise in the scale of being through trust in their divine characteristics, which in some instances abide like certain treasures near the surface of their minds, while in other cases virtue, and the strength it begets, lie deep in the nature, latent in consciousness. Most men manifest certain cardinal virtues with conspicuous force, even if such virtues are surrounded with many weeds of human nature. If men are approached, dealt with, and reasonably trusted upon the basis of these visible strong points, they usually respond to our advances, give us their confidence, and allow us to help them.
...A man's acquaintances are not necessarily his friends. Friendship is essentially dignified. Inasmuch as it is the mutual recognition of the traits which constitute true character it is capable of divine expansion and progressive unfoldment. Honesty is the basis of friendship. Purity, unselfishness, and ministering love form its superstructure, and spiritual communion the keystone of its arch of promise. A true friend is not only a ministering angel, but an individual to be ministered unto. The essence of friendship is the interchange of common hopes, ideals, and spiritual longings. Its real selfhood is to be found in cooperation. The infinitude of individuality precludes the possibility of monotonous friendship, for the eternal plan of progression makes character fresh and interesting each succeeding day. As the varied blendings of sound express the infinite possibilities of musical harmony, so one's friends play their parts in the divine drama of life and make up the music of one's life.
...The centre and circumference, the corner-stone, foundation, and superstructure of all being is love. Love is the ultimate of existence; the atmosphere of Heaven; the principle of brotherhood; the essence of real character; the basis of all fellowship and fraternity. It is the divine Principle of universal creation; the golden cord which binds all society together. The inspiration of love displaces discord with peace. It begets hope, faith, optimism, calm, sober judgment, tenderness, patience, compassion, tolerance, and the ministry of unselfishness. The touch of love gives grandeur to the common things of life and unites the heart of man with the music of the spheres. Love is the supreme end of all progression; the Promised Land of spiritual affection; the Eden of the heart and the Paradise of earth's famished affections. Love is born of Spirit, not sense. It attaches itself to soul, to character, and to the divine realism. It is not based upon or born of corporeality, mere personal physique, or....
Studies in Character
Studies in Character, written by Carol Norton, C.S.D., also the author of; "Woman's Cause" "The New World," "Poems And Verses." Published in Boston in 1916. Includes an interactive Table of Contents. (220 pages)
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. Studies in Character — Chapter 2. Love — Chapter 3. Purity — Chapter 4. Compassion — Chapter 5. The Lesson of Suffering — Chapter 6. Friendship — Chapter 7. Personality, Impersonality, Individuality — Chapter 8. To Understand and to be Understood — Chapter 9. Criticism as a Habit — Chapter 10. Selfishness as the Root Cause of Human Misery — Chapter 11. Right Human Relations — Chapter 12. True Faith — Chapter 13. Freedom — Chapter 14. Liberty — Chapter 15. The Divine Vista — Chapter 16. The Priceless Birthright — Chapter 17. The Abiding Presence of Christ — Chapter 18. God's Daylight — Chapter 19. The Liberal Christian — Chapter 20. Victory Over Fear
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Excerpts:
...We are all better not worse than we picture ourselves to be. Self-depreciation is often mistaken for humility, while on the other hand self-exaggeration frequently usurps the throne of genuine self-knowledge. True character, and the knowledge thereof, invariably lies within the intermediate space between the extremes of human estimate of individual worth. Above the person, frail, imperfect and human, towers the noble individual whose Ego is the Deity, whose abiding place is perfection, and whose destiny is immortal dominion over the lesser creations of infinite Mind. Honesty to one's self is as important as to one's fellow men. Dignified and sincere self-confidence, if built upon a foundation of spiritual strength and demonstrable ability, is not egotism but symmetrical individualism. Men rise in the scale of being through trust in their divine characteristics, which in some instances abide like certain treasures near the surface of their minds, while in other cases virtue, and the strength it begets, lie deep in the nature, latent in consciousness. Most men manifest certain cardinal virtues with conspicuous force, even if such virtues are surrounded with many weeds of human nature. If men are approached, dealt with, and reasonably trusted upon the basis of these visible strong points, they usually respond to our advances, give us their confidence, and allow us to help them.
...A man's acquaintances are not necessarily his friends. Friendship is essentially dignified. Inasmuch as it is the mutual recognition of the traits which constitute true character it is capable of divine expansion and progressive unfoldment. Honesty is the basis of friendship. Purity, unselfishness, and ministering love form its superstructure, and spiritual communion the keystone of its arch of promise. A true friend is not only a ministering angel, but an individual to be ministered unto. The essence of friendship is the interchange of common hopes, ideals, and spiritual longings. Its real selfhood is to be found in cooperation. The infinitude of individuality precludes the possibility of monotonous friendship, for the eternal plan of progression makes character fresh and interesting each succeeding day. As the varied blendings of sound express the infinite possibilities of musical harmony, so one's friends play their parts in the divine drama of life and make up the music of one's life.
...The centre and circumference, the corner-stone, foundation, and superstructure of all being is love. Love is the ultimate of existence; the atmosphere of Heaven; the principle of brotherhood; the essence of real character; the basis of all fellowship and fraternity. It is the divine Principle of universal creation; the golden cord which binds all society together. The inspiration of love displaces discord with peace. It begets hope, faith, optimism, calm, sober judgment, tenderness, patience, compassion, tolerance, and the ministry of unselfishness. The touch of love gives grandeur to the common things of life and unites the heart of man with the music of the spheres. Love is the supreme end of all progression; the Promised Land of spiritual affection; the Eden of the heart and the Paradise of earth's famished affections. Love is born of Spirit, not sense. It attaches itself to soul, to character, and to the divine realism. It is not based upon or born of corporeality, mere personal physique, or....
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Chapter 1. Studies in Character — Chapter 2. Love — Chapter 3. Purity — Chapter 4. Compassion — Chapter 5. The Lesson of Suffering — Chapter 6. Friendship — Chapter 7. Personality, Impersonality, Individuality — Chapter 8. To Understand and to be Understood — Chapter 9. Criticism as a Habit — Chapter 10. Selfishness as the Root Cause of Human Misery — Chapter 11. Right Human Relations — Chapter 12. True Faith — Chapter 13. Freedom — Chapter 14. Liberty — Chapter 15. The Divine Vista — Chapter 16. The Priceless Birthright — Chapter 17. The Abiding Presence of Christ — Chapter 18. God's Daylight — Chapter 19. The Liberal Christian — Chapter 20. Victory Over Fear
The Publisher has copy-edited this book to improve the formatting, style and accuracy of the text to make it readable. This did not involve changing the substance of the text. Some books, due to age and other factors may contain imperfections. Since there are many books such as this one that are important and beneficial to literary interests, we have made it digitally available and have brought it back into print for the preservation of printed works of the past.
Excerpts:
...We are all better not worse than we picture ourselves to be. Self-depreciation is often mistaken for humility, while on the other hand self-exaggeration frequently usurps the throne of genuine self-knowledge. True character, and the knowledge thereof, invariably lies within the intermediate space between the extremes of human estimate of individual worth. Above the person, frail, imperfect and human, towers the noble individual whose Ego is the Deity, whose abiding place is perfection, and whose destiny is immortal dominion over the lesser creations of infinite Mind. Honesty to one's self is as important as to one's fellow men. Dignified and sincere self-confidence, if built upon a foundation of spiritual strength and demonstrable ability, is not egotism but symmetrical individualism. Men rise in the scale of being through trust in their divine characteristics, which in some instances abide like certain treasures near the surface of their minds, while in other cases virtue, and the strength it begets, lie deep in the nature, latent in consciousness. Most men manifest certain cardinal virtues with conspicuous force, even if such virtues are surrounded with many weeds of human nature. If men are approached, dealt with, and reasonably trusted upon the basis of these visible strong points, they usually respond to our advances, give us their confidence, and allow us to help them.
...A man's acquaintances are not necessarily his friends. Friendship is essentially dignified. Inasmuch as it is the mutual recognition of the traits which constitute true character it is capable of divine expansion and progressive unfoldment. Honesty is the basis of friendship. Purity, unselfishness, and ministering love form its superstructure, and spiritual communion the keystone of its arch of promise. A true friend is not only a ministering angel, but an individual to be ministered unto. The essence of friendship is the interchange of common hopes, ideals, and spiritual longings. Its real selfhood is to be found in cooperation. The infinitude of individuality precludes the possibility of monotonous friendship, for the eternal plan of progression makes character fresh and interesting each succeeding day. As the varied blendings of sound express the infinite possibilities of musical harmony, so one's friends play their parts in the divine drama of life and make up the music of one's life.
...The centre and circumference, the corner-stone, foundation, and superstructure of all being is love. Love is the ultimate of existence; the atmosphere of Heaven; the principle of brotherhood; the essence of real character; the basis of all fellowship and fraternity. It is the divine Principle of universal creation; the golden cord which binds all society together. The inspiration of love displaces discord with peace. It begets hope, faith, optimism, calm, sober judgment, tenderness, patience, compassion, tolerance, and the ministry of unselfishness. The touch of love gives grandeur to the common things of life and unites the heart of man with the music of the spheres. Love is the supreme end of all progression; the Promised Land of spiritual affection; the Eden of the heart and the Paradise of earth's famished affections. Love is born of Spirit, not sense. It attaches itself to soul, to character, and to the divine realism. It is not based upon or born of corporeality, mere personal physique, or....
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| BN ID: | 2940016636337 |
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| Publisher: | Digital Text Publishing Company |
| Publication date: | 04/20/2013 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
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