Fear of Failure II: Day 56 readings from "Character And Conduct" - February 25

Readings for February 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.

"Fear of Failure"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n75/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_56

Authors featured today:

Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_de_Clapiers%2C_marquis_de_Vauvenargues
James A. Garfield https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield
William Shakespeare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
Herodotus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus

Play featured today:

"Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare, Act 1 Scene 4
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/measure/measure.1.4.html

Image:

President James Garfield, picture taken circa 1870–1880
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Abram_Garfield,_photo_portrait_seated.jpg