Magnifying Troubles: Day 319 readings from "Character And Conduct" - November 17

Readings for November 17 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.

"Magnifying Troubles"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n337/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_321

Authors featured today:

Stopford Brooke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopford_Brooke_(chaplain)
Robert Southey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Southey

Book featured today:

"The Gospel of Joy" by Stopford Brooke
https://archive.org/details/gospeljoy00broogoog

Image:

Portrait of Robert Southey (1774-1843), English poet, by Peter Vandyke (1729–1799)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Southey_by_Vandyke.jpg