The Kingship of Self-Control MAN has two creators,—his God and himself. His first creator furnishes him the raw material of his life and the laws in conformity with which he can make that life what he will. His second creator,—himself,—has marvelous powers he rarely realizes. It is what a man makes of himself that counts. When a man…
The Gentleman’s Guide to Self-Mastery From an 1890s Manual on Cultivating Self-Control, Character
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Obese Young Man Weighed 820 Pounds Now Unrecognizable After Dropping 600 Pounds
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VIDEO: Philadelphia High School Senior’s Ecstatic Reaction to College Acceptance Goes Viral
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