Courage to be Poor: Day 353 readings from "Character And Conduct" - December 21

Readings for December 21 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.

"Courage to be Poor"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n371/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_355

Authors featured today:

Dinah Maria Muloch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Craik
Alice Carey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cary
George MacDonald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_MacDonald

Image:

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock) by Sir Hubert von Herkomer
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinah_Maria_Craik_(n%C3%A9e_Mulock)_by_Sir_Hubert_von_Herkomer.jpg