Friendship XVIII: Day 231 readings from "Character And Conduct" - August 21

Readings for August 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.

"Friendship"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n249/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_233

Authors featured today:

François de La Rochefoucauld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_La_Rochefoucauld_(writer)
Charles Kingsley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsley

Image:

François VI, duc de la Rochefoucauld (1613-1680), painting by Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fran%C3%A7ois_de_La_Rochefoucauld.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9odore_Chass%C3%A9riau