Stepping-stones: Day 296 readings from "Character And Conduct" - October 25

Readings for October 25 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.

"Stepping-stones"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n315/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_298

Authors featured today:

Thomas Carlyle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Carlyle
Alfred, Lord Tennyson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%2C_Lord_Tennyson
Thomas à Kempis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_%C3%A0_Kempis

Image:

Thomas à Kempis, Prince-Archbishopric of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_von_Kempen_JS.jpg