Miller, J. R. (James Russell), 1840-1912 / 2008-07-26 00:00:00
EBOOK MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE ***
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Making the Most of Life
BY
J. R. MILLER, D.D.
AUTHOR OF "SILENT TIMES," "THINGS TO LIVE FOR," "BUILDING OF
CHARACTER," "THE GOLDEN GATE OF PRAYER," ETC.
"I am the Lord thy God
Which teacheth to profit."
ISAIAH.
New York
THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO.
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1891, by T. Y. CROWELL & Co.
A WORD OF INTRODUCTION.
Alexander was accustomed to say; "Philip of Macedon gave me life, but
it was Aristotle who taught me how to make the most of life."
To have the gift of life is a solemn thing. Life is God's most sacred
trust. It is not ours to do with as we please; it must be accounted
for, every particle, every power, every possibility of it.
These chapters are written with the purpose and hope of stimulating
those who may read them to earnest and worthy living. If they seem
urgent, if they present continually motives of thoughtfulness, if they
dwell almost exclusively on the side of obligation and responsibility,
if they make duty ever prominent and call to self-renunciation and
self-sacrifice, leaving small space for play, it is because life itself
is really most serious, and because we must meet it seriously,
recognizing its sacred meaning and girding ourselves for it with all
earnestness and energy.
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