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Day 1 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day Challenge
Jan 1: FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHYFranklin's Advice for the New Year"Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve"—was one of the rules for success framed by America's first "self-made" man. Read from FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY .......... Vol. I, pp. 79-85 Jan 2: MILTON'S POEMSSchool-Day Poems of John MiltonAt the age of sixteen, Milton first appeared before the public eye as a promising young poet. These early verses, written while he was a boy in school, indicate his brilliant future. Read: MILTON'S POEMS ............................ Vol. 4, pp. 7-18 Jan 3: Cicero ON FRIENDSHIPCicero on Friendship"Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship"— such is the high value put upon this great human relationship by the most famous orator of Rome. Read from Cicero ON FRIENDSHIP ............... Vol. 9, pp. 16-26 Jan 4: GRIMM'S FAIRY TALESA Flounder Fish StoryA fisherman, so the story goes, once caught a flounder that spoke, begging to be released. This was granted, whereupon the fisherman's wife demanded that it grant her one miracle after another, until even the flounder was disgusted. Read from GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES ........................ Vol. 17, pp. 83-90 |