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rather an amiable boy, but he had no

 

strength of principle, and so he 7 easily
to temptation.

Do you know what I mean, by strength of
principle? When a person refuses to do
things because they are wrong, even if they
. ate very agreeable to him, and does things
because they are right, even if they happen
tu be quite disagreeable, I feel confidence
in that person. I know that he has strength
of principle, and so is to be depended
upon. :

But when I meet with a boy who never
asks or cares whether things are right or
not, but only seeks to find out whether they
are pleasant, then I know that such a boy is
not one to be trusted. People without prin-
ciple are often as agreeable as people with

principle, when you just meet them occasion-