Menticulture

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Fletcher Horace. Menticulture

THEORY

A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

A DISCUSSION. WHICH FOLLOWED THE READING OF THE FOREGOING PAPER

PLYMOUTH CHURCH CLUB AND ARMOUR INSTITUTE

DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDY

PRESCRIPTION

SCRAPS OF EVIDENCE

FIRST PRINCIPLES OVERLOOKED

SLAVES OR FREEMEN – WHICH?

ORGANIZATION

HOPE

Отрывок из книги

All of the evil passions are traceable to one of two roots.

Anger is the root of all the aggressive passions.

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It is not necessary to engage in battle the small army of lesser passions if you concentrate your efforts against anger and worry, for they are all children of these parents. Oppose them with a bold front; make one heroic stand against them and they and all of their children will fly. Disown them once and the ability to re-adopt them will have disappeared with them.

Anger and worry, especially worry, are the cause of most of the drunkenness and other dissipations which are the curses of the age. Excuse for them or temptation to them is found in the desire to smother the depression which they themselves cause.

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