Christmas Day: Day 357 readings from "Character And Conduct" - December 25

Readings for December 25 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.

"Christmas Day"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n375/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_359

Authors featured today:

Phillips Brooks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Brooks
Samuel Taylor Coleridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Taylor_Coleridge

Image:

Portrait of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) by Peter Vandyke (1729–1799)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SamuelTaylorColeridge.jpg