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How few people we meet in life who are well balanced, who have that exquisite poise which is characteristic of the finished character! HOW FEW PEOPLE WE MEET IN LIFE WHO ARE WELL BALANCED WHO HAVE THEIR EXQUISITE POISE WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE FINISHED CHARACTER
ved and revered. He is like a shade-giving tree in a thirsty land, or a sheltering rock in a storm. "Who does not love a tranquil heart, a sweet-tempered, balanced life? It does not matter whether it rains or shines, or what changes come to those possessing these blessings, for they are always sweet, serene, and calm. That exquisite poise of character, which we call serenity is the last lesson of culture, the fruitage of the soul. It is precious as wisdom, more to be desired than gold--yea, than even fine gold. How insignificant mere money seeking looks in comparison with a serene life--a life that dwells in the ocean of Truth, beneath the waves, beyond the reach of tempests, in the Eternal Calm! "How many people we know who sour their lives, who ruin all that is sweet and beautiful by explosive tempers, who destroy their poise of character, and make bad blood! It is a question whether the great majority of people do not ruin their lives and mar their happiness by lack of self-control. LOVED AND REVERED HE IS LIKE A SHADE GIVING TREE IN A THIRSTY LAND OR A SHELTERING ROCK IN A STORM WHO DOES NOT LOVE A TRANQUIL HEART A SWEET TEMPERED BALANCED LIFE IT DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER IT RAINS OR SHINES OR WHAT CHANGES COME TO THOSE POSSESSING THESE BLESSINGS FOR THEY ARE ALWAYS SWEET SERENE AND CALM THAT EXQUISITE POISE OF CHARACTER WHICH WE CALL SERENITY IS THE LAST LESSON OF CULTURE IT IS THE FLOWERING OF LIFE THE FRUITAGE OF THE SOUL IT IS PRECIOUS AS WISDOM MORE TO BE DESIRED THAN GOLD YEA THAN EVEN FINE GOLD HOW INSIGNIFICANT MERE MONEY SEEKING LOOKS IN COMPARISON WITH A SERENE LIFE A LIFE THAT DWELLS IN THE OCEAN OF TRUTH BENEATH THE WAVES BEYOND THE REACH OF TEMPESTS IN THE ETERNAL CALM HOW MANY PEOPLE WE KNOW WHO SOUR THEIR LIVES WHO RUIN ALL THAT IS SWEET AND BEAUTIFUL BY EXPLOSIVE TEMPERS WHO DESTROY THEIR POISE OF CHARACTER AND MAKE BAD BLOOD IT IS A QUESTION WHETHER THE GREAT MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DO NOT RUIN THEIR LIVES AND MAR THEIR HAPPINESS BY LACK OF SELF CONTROL
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