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I They that walk with wise men
shall be wise.

Very apt to forget
how inevitably character is com-
-municated.

A law of our being
makes this result certain. Not by
any process of physical necessity –
but by the force of a moral certainty.
We see this in the case of children,
brought up together.

In families – & neighborhoods. –
In trades & callings ~
See it in States – in nations.
We see it in sects – in churches –
in religious feeling & action ~

A happy privilege – & a most easy
mode of getting wisdom – should make
a diligent use of of the privilege ~

cams_benton_b028_f003_023_002

(2) [centered]

I They that walk with wise men
shall be wise.

Very apt to forget
how inevitably character is com-
-municated.

A law of our being
makes this result certain. Not by
any process of physical necessity –
but by the force of a moral certainty.
We see this in the case of children,
brought up together.

In families – & neighborhoods. –
In trades & callings ~
See it in States – in nations.
We see it in sects – in churches –
in religious feeling & action ~

A happy privilege – & a most easy
mode of getting wisdom – should make
a diligent use of of the privilege ~