Man of steel and velvet pdf free download

Be mentally tough your resolve and determination will overcome great obstacles along lifeвЂ™s path. some hundred years later, encouraged us to exhibit tough minds and soft hearts. Motivational author Steve Groodier wrote: вЂњAnother courageous American, Martin Luther King, Jr. Likewise, true godly character can be defined as doing the right thing at the right time and for the right reason. Part of what made Abraham Lincoln great was his discernment of when to apply steel and when to use velvet. And we shouldnвЂ™t confuse an iron will with hardheaded stubbornness. How can we tell when itвЂ™s the right time to be tender (apply the velvet qualities) versus firm (the steely characteristics)? After all, if the velvet approach is used when the steel would be better, we could end up with a colossal failure on our hands. Yet he was no more a man of steel than one of velvetвЂќ (1972, p. Nothing deterred the president during the American Civil War from his вЂnobleвЂ™ cause, and few persons have ever endured more criticism and detractors than Lincoln. вЂњLincoln demonstrated then and now how a person can possess both a will of iron and a heart of tenderness. Such is Abraham Lincoln, who was described by Carl Sandburg as possessing qualities of steel and velvet.

However, in a modest way other great men have left a mark that will not be forgotten. 2,265.ДЄs author Aubrey Andelin noted in his book Man of Steel and Velvet, only one human being ever fully modeled the best aspects of firm determination and gentle caring, though a few others have set admirable examples: вЂњChrist stands alone. Marking the 150th anniversary of Abraham LincolnвЂ™s birth,ДЇeb. Carl Sandberg, joint session of Congress is an approach if not a perfect realization of this character.вЂќ вЂњNot often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock and soft as drifting fog, who holds in his heart and mind the paradox of terrible storm and peace unspeakable and perfect. When should we show tenderness and bigheartedness-the вЂњvelvetвЂќ qualities? And when should we be like steel-firm and resolute?

Man of steel and velvet pdf free download