The True Citizen, How to Become One by W. A. Smith;W. F. Markwick
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to trace the beginnings of the overthrow of almost every wrong. Other
qualities are of course essential to all noble reformers--courage and faith and enthusiasm; but open-mindedness, which grows out of candor and frankness, is the one pioneer that recognizes the opportunity of the hour and is willing to walk in the new light. Candor is the sign of a noble mind. It is the pride of the true man, the charm of the noble woman, the defeat and mockery of the hypocrite, and the rarest virtue of society. [Footnote: An admirable sketch of the career of Dean Stanley will be found in Johnson's Universal Cyclopedia, Vol. VII., p. 697. See also "Life of Dean Stanley," by R. E. Prothero (London and New York, 1894).] V. AFFECTION. MEMORY GEMS. Gratitude is the music of the heart.--Robert South. The best way of recognizing a benefit is never to forget it. --J. J. Barthelmey The affection and the reason are both necessary factors in morality. --Fowler |
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