The Habit of Admiration: Day 21 readings from "Character And Conduct" - January 21

Readings for January 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.

"The Habit of Admiration"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n39/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_21

Author featured today:

William Makepeace Thackeray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Makepeace_Thackeray

Author quoted today:

William Wordsworth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wordsworth

Image:

William Makepeace Thackeray by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Makepeace_Thackeray_by_Jesse_Harrison_Whitehurst-crop.jpg