Elementary Literature 7. Lesson 04. Four Things, by Henry Van Dyke


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Four things a man must learn to do
If he would make his record true:
To think without confusion clearly;
To love his fellow-men sincerely;
To act from honest motives purely;
To trust in God and Heaven securely.

Questions for Study

  1. Think over the events of the past few days, and recall when
    you needed especially “to think without confusion clearly.” If
    you had done so, what difference would there have been? How
    can you learn to think in this way? Review a few days with
    each of the other precepts similarly in mind.
  2. Do you think of anything else that a man needs to do “if
    he would make his record true”?

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