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AS A MAN THINKETH JAMES ALLEN
764 of character which we call serenity is the last lesson of
765 culture; it is the flowering of life, the fruitage of the soul. It is
766 precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold - yea, than
767 even fine gold. How insignificant mere money-seeking looks
768 in comparison with a serene life - a life that dwells in the
769 ocean of Truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of
770 tempests, in the Eternal Calm!
771 How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all
772 that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy
773 their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question
774 whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives
775 and mar their happiness by lack of self-control. How few
776 people we meet in life who are well-balanced, who have that
777 exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished
778 character!
779 Yes, humanity surges with uncontrolled passion, is
780 tumultuous with ungoverned grief, is blown about by anxiety
781 and doubt. Only the wise man, only he whose thoughts are
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