2. But wholesome criticism often seems disloyal:
α. The loyalty of revolutionists.
II. Conscious Choice in Self-development:
a. Know what you want most to be.
b. Eliminate whatever interferes with your choice; make life a work of art, not a haphazard photograph.
1. Concentration.
2. Choose and subordinate your studies for their worth to you.
3. Prefer friends to acquaintances.
4. Do the work at hand (charity at home), and be sure your service harmonizes with your knowledge and your whole life.
5. Never degrade the end by making an end out of the means. (Business, athletics, study, must always be means.)