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Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936

The sole force under God’s good Providence that can meet this turn of our fate, is not temperament, not opportunism, nor any effort to do better than good, but character and again character — such mere ingrained, common-sense, hand-hammered, loyal strength of character as one humbly dares to hope that fifteen hundred years of equality of experience have given us.

on rebuilding after the Great War, Speech, 1920

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Stories illustrating noble deeds in matters both great and small, such as the noble gesture of Sir Philip Sidney, and the determination of Benjamin Disraeli.

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The Dignities of God and Man

By Mencius

The honours that come from God and those that come from men need to be put in the right order.

2

A Word of Advice

By Ben Jonson

Advice that is not based on honesty, humility and deep reflection is mere craft.

3

A Well-Tuned Heart

By Izaak Walton

A road accident made parish priest George Herbert late for his musical evening, but he was not a bit sorry.

4

Ministerial Myopia

By Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke

We all want our politicians to be clever men, but being cunning isn’t the same as being wise.

5

Laughter in the House

By Sir Philip Sidney

Sir Philip Sidney reminded comedians that when the audience is laughing they aren’t necessarily the better for it.

6

The Perils of the Learned

By Al-Ghazali

Persian scholar Al-Ghazali feared for any country where morals were lagging behind brains.

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