CONTENTS

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1. THE COURAGE OF SELF-CONQUEST[13]
I. RESTRAINING SELF[15]
II. EFFACING SELF[18]
III. FORGIVING INJURIES[22]
IV. FORGETTING WRONGS[25]
V. GETTING RID OF EVIL[29]
VI. LOOKING BEYOND MONEY[32]
2. THE COURAGE THAT FACES OBSTACLES[41]
I. LEARNING[42]
II. DEPENDING ON SELF[47]
III. UNCOMPLAINING[51]
IV. PERSISTING[56]
V. TOILING[63]
VI. CONQUERING INFIRMITY[67]
3. THE COURAGE OF INDUSTRY[78]
I. BEGINNING[79]
II. PURPOSE FORMING[82]
III. USING TIME WISELY[89]
IV. WORKING HARDER[94]
V. ABUSING THE WILL TO WORK[99]
4. THE COURAGE OF FACING CONSEQUENCES[104]
I. VENTURING[105]
II. FORMING CHARACTER[107]
III. TRUTH TELLING[111]
IV. DUTY DOING[117]
V. FINDING HIS LIFE[119]
5. COURAGE FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS[122]
I. IMPARTING COURAGE[123]
II. CONQUERING HAPPINESS[126]
III. MAKING LITTLE THINGS COUNT[129]
IV. DID HE GO TOO FAR?[132]
6. GOLDEN RULE COURAGE[138]
I. LOOKING OUT FOR OTHERS[140]
II. SUCCEEDING BY COURAGEOUS SERVICE[143]
III. SERVICE BY SYMPATHY[146]
IV. DOING BUSINESS FOR OTHERS[150]
V. PRAYING AND HELPING[152]
VI. GIVING THAT COUNTS[155]
VII. EXPENSIVE ECONOMY[157]
7. COURAGE THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP[161]
I. COMPANIONSHIP WITH FRIENDS[162]
II. SUCCESSFUL COMRADES[165]
III. COMPANIONSHIP WITH THE PAST[171]
IV. COMPANIONSHIP WITH NATURE[176]
V. COMPANIONSHIP WITH GOD[183]
VI. A CHAPTER OF—ACCIDENTS?[190]
8. GOD THE SOURCE OF COURAGE[196]
I. THAT'S FOR ME![197]
II. BANING ON GOD'S PROMISES[201]
III. PRACTICAL PRECEPTS FROM PROVERBS[205]
IV. GETTING CLOSE TO THE BIBLE[210]
V. THE BIBLE AND ONE MAN[213]
VI. OUT OF THE DEPTHS[218]

THE BOOK OF COURAGE

CHAPTER ONE

THE COURAGE OF SELF-CONQUEST

THE highest courage is impossible without self-conquest. And self-conquest is never easy. A man may be a marvel of physical courage, and be a coward in matters of self-government. Failure here threatens dire disaster to his entire career.

Alexander the Great conquered most of the world he knew, but he permitted his lower nature to conquer his better self, and he died a disappointed, defeated man.