Selfishness: Day 124 readings from "Character And Conduct" - May 5

Readings for May 5 from "Character And Conduct: A Book Of Helpful Thoughts by Great Writers of Past and Present Ages" selected and arranged for daily reading by Constance M. Whishaw.

"Selfishness"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n263/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_125

Authors featured today:

Juliana Horatia Ewing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_Horatia_Ewing
Thomas Carlyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Carlyle

Book featured today:

"A Happy Family" by Juliana Horatia Ewing
https://archive.org/details/melchiorsdreamot00ewin2/page/196/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/melchiorsdreamot00ewin2/page/207/mode/2up?q=heart

Image:

Juliana Horatia Ewing
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juliana_Horatia_Ewing_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_17085.jpg