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Character and Conduct
The Great Brassey Keeps his Word
Once railway engineer Thomas Brassey made a promise he kept it — even if he wasn’t aware that he’d made one.
by Samuel Smiles 1812-1904
Free Speech and Conscience
Who Can Refute a Sneer?
Clever people have realised that it is easier to get people on your side by mockery than by persuasion.
by William Paley 1743-1805
Extracts from Fiction
Silas Marner Misses his Gold
Silas Marner, the weaver, plans to take a comforting look at his savings while he eats his dinner.
by George Eliot 1819-1880
Extracts from Literature
Mind Over Matter
John of Gaunt tries to persuade his son Henry that banishment from England isn’t such a bad thing, if you think about in the right way.
by William Shakespeare 1564-1616
Extracts from Poetry
Milton! Thou Shouldst be Living at this Hour
William Wordsworth comes back from France and realises with a shock what his own country has become.
by William Wordsworth 1770-1850
Money to Burn
Pip receives a visitor from among the criminal classes, but his condescending attempt to play the gentleman rebounds spectacularly.
by Charles Dickens 1812-1870
