The Majesty of Calmness
by William George Jordan
A 1900 essay collection on calmness, hurry, failure, individuality and 'the royal road to happiness'. It is forty pages and every one of them is quotable, which is why it has been reprinted for a century.
Read it if…
you want a short classic on composure to read on a bad day.
Skip it if…
you want depth; it is aphoristic.
Three things you will actually use
- Calmness is the rarest quality in human life.
- Hurry is the deathblow to calmness.
- Failure is often the turning point to success.
Do this first
Read the title essay and copy out the sentence that stopped you.
Our verdict
Forty quotable pages.
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