The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason.
Character is the result of two things: mental attitude and the way we spend our time.
Virtue is defined to be mediocrity, of which either extreme is vice.
The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.
Now this relaxation of the mind from work consists on playful words or deeds. Therefore it becomes a wise and virtuous man to have recourse to such things at times.
Character is supreme in life, hence Jesus stood supreme in the supreme thing - so supreme that, when we think of the ideal, we do not add virtue to virtue, but think of Jesus Christ, so that the standard of human life is no longer a code but a character.
The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.
Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.
When we think of the ideal, we do not add virtue to virtue, but think of Jesus Christ, so that the standard of human life is no longer a code, but a character.