Our True Selves: Day 289 readings from "Character And Conduct" - October 18

Readings for October 18 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.

"Our True Selves"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n307/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_291

Author featured today:

George Eliot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eliot

Image:

George Eliot (1819-1880), aged 30, by the Swiss artist Alexandre-Louis-François d'Albert-Durade (1804-1886)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Eliot,_por_Fran%C3%A7ois_D%27Albert_Durade.jpg