ng men in this respect 256
Means of governing thought 258
The dream power--its great place in life 258
Especially in the early stages of humanity 261
Moral safety valves--danger of inventing unreal crimes 262
Character of the English gentleman 266
Different ways of treating temptation 266
CHAPTER XIII
MONEY
Henry Taylor on its relation to character 268
Difference between real and professed beliefs about money 268
Its relation to happiness in different grades of life 269
The cost of pleasures 275
Lives of the millionaires 281
Leaders of Society 284
The great speculator 287
Expenditure in charity.--Rules for regulating it 288
Advantages and disadvantages of a large very wealthy class
in a nation 292
Directions in which philanthropic expenditure may be best
turned 296
CHAPTER XIV
MARRIAGE
Its importance and the motives that lead to it 300
The moral and intellectual qualities it specially demands 302
Duty to the unborn.--Improvident marriages 305
The doctrine of heredity and its consequences 306
Religious celibacy 308
Marriages of dissimilar types often peculiarly happy 309
Marriages resulting from a common weakness 310
Independent spheres in marriage.--Effect on character 311
The age of marriage 312
Increased independence of women 314
CHAPTER XV
SUCCESS
Success depends more on character than on intellect 316
Especially that accessible to most men and most conducive
to happiness 317
Strength of will, tact and judgment.--Not always joined 317
Their combination a great element of success 318
Good nature 319
Tact: its nature and its importance 320
Its intellectual and moral affinities 323
Value of
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