A Man Has To Learn That He

Men Are Anxious To Improve Their Circumstances, But Are Unwilling To Improve Themselves; They Therefore Remain Bound. The Man Who Does Not Shrink From Self-crucifixion Can Never Fail To Accomplish The Object Upon Which His Heart Is Set. This Is True Of Earthly As Of Heavenly Things. Even The Man Whose Object Is To Acquire Wealth Must Be Prepared To Make Great Personal Sacrifices Before He Can Accomplish His Object; And How Much More So He Who Would Realize A Strong And Well-poised Life.

Circumstances Do Not Make The Man, They Reveal Him.

Let There Be Nothing Within Thee That Is Not Very Beautiful And Very Gentle, And There Will Be Nothing Without Thee That Is Not Beautiful And Softened By The Spell Of Thy Presence.

The Within Is Ceaselessly Becoming The Without. From The State Of A Man's Heart Doth Proceed The Conditions Of His Life; His Thoughts Blossom Into Deeds, And His Deeds Bear The Fruitage Of Character And Destiny.

They Who Have No Central Purpose In Their Life Fall An Easy Prey To Petty Worries, Fears, Troubles, And Self-pitying, All Of Which Are Indications Of Weakness, Which Lead, Just As Surely As Deliberately Planned Sins (though By A Different Route), To Failure, Unhappiness, And Loss, For Weakness Cannot Persist In A Power Evolving Universe.