What
a valuable asset is composure, that calm state of consciousness which is the very antithesis of the apprehensive or fearful condition of thought accompanying lack of poise! People differ greatly in this regard, many of them being often ill at ease and restless, while others, as a rule, are self-possessed, calm, at peace.
A marginal
heading to a paragraph on page 393 of the Christian Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, reads, "No real disease"—an assertion which, while it may have aroused the skepticism of some of those ignorant of the truth on which it is based, has called forth the gratitude of thousands.
Skillful
handling of a sailboat results in making progress against adverse winds; in fact, the proper set of the sails and the right use of the rudder by a skipper enable him to employ seemingly adverse winds to his advantage.
