[Daily English Reading] choose companion

Author: gnuhpc
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A good companion is better than a fortune, for a fortune cannot purchase those elements of character which make companionship

Blessing. The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves, for we are still red by his wisdom and lead ue to nobler

Deeds. Greater wisdom and goodness than we possess lifts us higher mentally and morally.

"A man is known by the companion he keeps." It is always true. companionship of a high order is powerful to develop character.

Character makes character in the associations of life faster than anything else. Purity begets purity, Like begets (vt. generated) like;

And this fact makes the choice of companion in early life more important even than that of teachers and guardians

It is true that we cannot always choose all of our companions, some are thrust upon us by business or the social relations

Life, we do not choose them, we do not enjoy them; and yet, we have to associate with them more or less. The experience is not

Altogether without compensation, if there be principle enough in us to bear the strain. Still, in the main, choice of companions can

Be made, and must be made. It is not best or necessary for a young person to associate with "Tom, Dick, and Harry"

Forethought or purpose. Some fixed rules about the company he or she keeps must be observed. The subject shocould be uttermost in

Thoughts, and canvassed often

Companionship is education, good or not; it develops manhood or womanhood, high or low; it lifts soul upward or drags it

Downward; it Minister to inform ue or vice. There is no half way work about its influence. If it ennobles, it does grandly, if it

Demoralizes, it Doest it devilishly (adj. Evil; energetic; devil-like). It saves or destroys lustily (adv. Energetic; energetic; healthy

Strong; hard; strong). Nothing in the world is surer than this. Sow login ue, and the harvest will be created ue, sow vice, and

Harvest will be vice. Good companionships help us to sow submit UE; edevil companionships help us to sow vice (N. evil, evil ).

A friend is better than a fortune. Some qualities in human nature make friendship a happy thing, and money cannot buy these qualities. The best friends are those who are more wise and better than us,

Their wisdom and virtues inspire us to do more noble things. They have more wisdom and greater sentiments than us, and can bring us into a new realm in spirit and morality.

This sentence is always correct. High-level interactions can effectively shape a person's temperament. In interactions, character affects character more than any other factor. Pure character

Will cultivate a pure character, will lead to the same hobby. These indicate that choosing a friend is even more important than choosing a teacher or guardian when you are young.

It is undeniable that some of our friends are always unselectable. Some are imposed on us by work and social relations. We didn't select or dislike them, but we had

Communicate with them. However, as long as there are enough principles in our hearts to bear the pressure, it is not no benefit to communicate with them. In most cases, we can still select friends.

Select. It is not good and unnecessary for a young man to freely communicate with Zhang sanli and Si without looking forward and purpose. He must abide by some definite dating principles and put them at the forefront

High Position, and often review.

Whether it is beneficial or harmful friendship, it is a kind of teaching. It can cultivate or noble, or humble character; it can make the soul sublimate, it can also make it fall; it can breed virtues,

It can also give birth to evil. There is no compromise between its influences: If it makes people Noble, it will use an extremely noble way. If it makes people fall, it will also use an extremely evil approach. It can effectively

Saving a person can also easily destroy a person. Seeding virtues will reap virtues. Sowing evil will reap evil. This is very definite, and beneficial friendship will help us sow virtues, which is harmful.

Friendship leads us to sow evil seeds.