INTRODUCTION, xi
Man.
How a Man's Worth is Estimated, i
Man's Goods, I
Man's Own Comes to Him, 2
His Nature, 2
Self-expression, 6
Development, 6
Men's World, 9
Man in His World, 9
Strength of Goodness, 9
Cheating One's Self, 10
Pride of Opinion, 12
Need for Contrast, 13
No Fixed Rule Binds, 14
Man a Natural Believer, 15
to Man Believes by Nature, 15
Blindness to Defects, 16
No One is Sane, 17
The Poet and the Prophet, 17
The Youthful Diary, 18
Others are Not Deceived, 19
Blind for Our Own Good, 19
FRIENDSHIP.
Friendship Eternal, 23
Sacredness of Friendship, 26
Contemporaries, 27
FRIENDSHIP—Continued
Opportunities for Friendship, 25
Companionship, 29
Mutual Understanding, 30
Intercourse, 30
Ideal Friendships, 31
High Ideals, 31
Individuality, 33
The Higher Giving, 33
Inspiration of Friendship, 36
Outside Influences, 38
God, The Soul, PRAYER.
God is Not Fettered, 43
Life's Commonalty, 43
In Touch with God, 44
A Common Creed, 48
CHARACTER.
Character a Natural Farce, 51
No Need for Works, 51
The Value of Defeats, 52
Character in Victory, 53
Character is Shown by Works, 54
Character Cannot be Hid, 55
Social PROBLEMS.
Enough for All, 59
Property, 59
Baseness of Trade, 59
Social PROBLEMS—Continued
All are Responsible, 61
Love Gives the Key, 62
Failure of Reforms, 63
No End is Worth While, 66
Love.
The Dawn of Love, 71
The Noon-tide of Love, 72
The Evening of Love, 73
Love's Power, 74
HEROISM AND Virtue.
Heroism in Daily Life, 80
Self-trust, Greatness, Independence, 81
True Honor is Self-sufficient, 84
The Inner Light, 85
Each Man a New Force, 85
The Use of Defects, 87
Every Man Should Develop His Own Best, 91
The Uses of Calamity, 94
Courage is Contagious, 96
Man is Better than He Seems, 97
The Spirit of True Aid, 98
IMMORTALITY.
Life's Outcome, 103
Where Did the Human Heart Find Its Hope? 103
The Future Will be Better than the Past, 105
Man Loves the Unattainable, 105
IMMORTALITY—Continued
Life is Constant Progress, 106
NATURE, BEAUTY, TRAVEL.
Love of Nature, 109
Why We Love Nature, 110
Nature's Healing Power, III
Beauty is Within the Soul, 112
The Traveller Finds Nothing Abroad that He
Does Not Take with Him, 115
Secret of Social Success, 115
SPIRITUAL Laws: SOCIETY.
Society Keeps Everything in Its Right Place, 119
Man is Greater than Objects, 120
Society Rests on Conformity, 121
Our Manners Show Our Experience, 123
The Reason for Society, 125
WIT AND HUMOR.
Wit no Respecter of Persons, 129
No Nature Complete without Humour, 129
The Instinct for Play, 130
Good Nature is the Soul of Humour, 130
LITERATURE.
The Use of Literature, 135
Poetry is Experience, 136
The Great Books Endure, 137
History only Represents the Individual Life, 138
Debt to the Past, 139
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