New Year's Eve: Day 363 reading from "Character And Conduct" - December 31

Reading for December 31 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.

"New Year's Eve"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n381/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_365

Author featured today:

Alfred, Lord Tennyson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred%2C_Lord_Tennyson

Image:

Albumen cabinet card of Alfred Tennyson by Elliott & Fry
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elliott_%26_Fry_-_Alfred,_Lord_Tennyson_(cropped).jpg