The Road to Character,
by David Brooks, introduces two new terms to the conversation about character:
resume virtues
and
eulogy virtues.
The author engages readers with stories about famous people - Dwight Eisenhower, General George Marshall, novelist George Eliot and others - helping readers create a roadmap "to live a decent life, to build up the soul."
“Joy,” Brooks writes, “is a byproduct experienced by people who are aiming for something else. But it comes
.”