Here we read and old book about character and give many scriptures along with it for the argument of it. Our Children need the character of men of old. They also need to realize the Bible teaches it. (updated 7/17/26)

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1. The Way Wherein We should go introduction
2. Portraits and Principles introduction
3. Our Noblest Birthright part 1
4. Our Noblest Birthright part 2 end
5. The meaning of Success part 1
6. The meaning of success part 2
7. The meaning of Success part 3, end
8. The mainspring of success part 1
9. The mainspring of success part 2, end
10. Success wrought from the chaos of failure
11. Selecting an occupation part 1
12. Selecting an occupation part 2, end
13. The value of decision part 1
14. The value of decision part 2, end
15. The danger of being side tract part 1
16. The danger of being side tract part 2
17. The danger of being side tract part 3, end
18. Singleness of aim part 1
19. Singleness of aim part 2, end
20. Climbing the ladder of success
21. Footprints of failure part 1
22. Footprints of failure part 2, end
23. The Dignity of Labor part 1
24. The Dignity of Labor part 2, end
25. Character as capital
26. The influence of Associates
27. Fruits of Honesty part 1
28. Fruits of Honesty part 2
29. Fruits of Honesty part 3, end
30. Not above your business
31. Beginning at the bottom part 1
32. Beginning at the bottom part 2, end
33. The results of Application part 1
34. The results of Application part 2, end
35. Commercial Courage
36. The Man of Push
37. The value of Tact
38. Acting on Principle
39. The Power of Perseverance
40. The earning of capital
41. A business education
42. Personal independence part 1
43. Personal independence part 2
44. Personal independence part 3, end
45. Importance of self mastery, part 1
46. Importance of self mastery, part 2
47. Doing things well
48. Self made if ever made
49. Personal Purity
50. The importance of physical development
51. The advantages of difficulties
52. The blight of Idleness