"Quench not the Smoking Flax" II: Day 211 readings from "Character And Conduct" - August 1

Readings for August xyz 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.

"Quench not the Smoking Flax"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n229/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_213

Authors featured today:

Bishop William Temple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Temple_(bishop)
Helen Bosanquet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Bosanquet

Book featured today:

"The Standard of Life and Other Reprinted Essays" by Helen Bosanquet
https://archive.org/details/standardoflifeot00bosauoft/page/40/mode/2up?q=remove+unnecessary+obstacles

Image:

Photographic portrait of Helen Bosanquet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Helen_Bosanquet.jpg