THE TEST OF CHARACTER
Beginning a thing is easy. It's, the sticking to it that is difficult. The test of character is- the ability to go on and finish. It is a rare virtue, and an exceedingly valuable one, 1 ior, whatever you have set yourself to do, there will surely^ come a time of discouragement, when you doubt, if, after all, it is worth while. Look out for that time — the tin* when you are tempted to turn back. It is there that the danger lies. It doesn't matter what your work io— earning a living or making a home or con-
quering a besetting sin — discouragement is bound to come. Don't give way to it. _ Be. prepared for it, and make up your mind- to Keep on just the same.
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New Zealand Tablet, 4 November 1909, Page 1757
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132THE TEST OF CHARACTER New Zealand Tablet, 4 November 1909, Page 1757
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