Character
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what sort of person you are.” ~C.S. Lewis
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Courage Is The Standing Army Of The Soul
Courage Is The Standing Army Of The Soul ~ Henry Van Dyke. Manhood, Faith and Courage. (1906) This is a sermon about courage – one of the simplest and most straightforward of the virtues; necessary, and therefore possible, for every true and noble human life. It is a quality that we admire by instinct. We… Continue reading
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True and False Manliness
Editor’s Note: This passage is one of the best descriptions of manliness I’ve read. Note the date of its publishing and feel the full weight of how far we have slipped in our definition of what it means to be fully a man. In this day and age, the world is in need of real… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~St. Teresa of Avila
“From silly devotions and sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us!” ~St. Teresa of Avila Continue reading
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The American Boy
The American Boy ~Theodore Roosevelt From The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses, 1900 OF COURSE what we have a right to expect of the American boy is that he shall turn out to be a good American man. Now, the chances are strong that he won’t be much of a man unless he is a… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Orison Swett Marden
“The greatest thing a man can possily do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other. It is not a question of what someone else can do or become which every youth should ask himself, but what… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~James A. Garfield
“I mean to make myself a man, and if I succeed in that, I shall succeed in everything else.” ~James A. Garfield Continue reading
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Wanted-A Man
Wanted-A Man From Pushing to the Front, 1911 By: Orison Swett Marden (Art of Manliness | Repost) Over the door of every profession, every occupation, ever-calling, the world has a standing advertisement: “Wanted—A Man.” Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions,… Continue reading
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Why Negativity is a Social Killer
Why Complainers Finish Last ~Art of Manliness | Repost As discussed as part of our Social Briefings series, “elevation” constitutes one of the “4 social gifts” that change how their recipients feel for the better, and make their bearers more attractive, likable, and charming. Those who elevate are able to lift others’ moods, and they… Continue reading
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