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758 they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise
759 of character which we call serenity is the last lesson of
760 culture; it is the flowering of life, the fruitage of the soul. It is
761 precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold - yea, than
762 even fine gold. How insignificant mere money-seeking looks
763 in comparison with a serene life - a life that dwells in the
764 ocean of Truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of
765 tempests, in the Eternal Calm!
766 How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all
767 that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy
768 their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question
769 whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives
770 and mar their happiness by lack of self-control. How few
771 people we meet in life who are well-balanced, who have that
772 exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished
773 character!
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