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words apart.
N o bad idea is ever overcome by attacking the persons who believe it.
D o not argue—first present a better idea.
H onesty is as much abandoned by the theft of a dime as of a dollar.
N ever concede to a friend any more power over the lives of others than you would to your worst enemy.
Poet Schreiner
U pon the road which you would travel there is no reward offered. Who goes—goes freely for the great love that is in him. The work is his reward.
Proverbs 20:17
T he bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
T he words from a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Colossians 4:6
L et your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Exodus 20:13 (Cap. Punishment) & 21:12
T hou shalt not kill—He that smiteth a man so that he die shall surely be put to death.
Spanish Proverb
T o reply to an evil word by another taunt is like trying to clean off dirt with mud.
Pascal
T hought constitutes the greatness of man.
Anonymous
W hen we are right we credit our judgment & when we are wrong we blame our luck.
I t is not necessary for all men to be great in action; the greatest & sublimest power is often simple patience.
Gov. Jack Williams—Arizona
S uch things as truth, bravery, Loyalty, Honor, Love, kindness are the stars that hang always in the Heavens of all history—we never quite reach them, but as with the stars that used to guide a mariner to safe harbor, they are there for us to guide our conduct by.
“Wanted,” Sonnet by J. G. Holland
G od give us men! A time like this demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands; men whom the lust of office does not kill! Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; men who possess opinions & a will, men who have honor; men who will not lie; men who can stand before a demagogue & d—n his treacherous flatteries without winking; tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog in public duty & in private thinking. For while the rabble with their thumb-worn creeds, their large professions, & their little deeds mingle in selfish strife, lo freedom weeps, wrong rules the land & waiting justice sleeps.
Anonymous
C harity often consists of a generous impulse to give away something we don’t want.
Viktor Frankl, Austrian Writer
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him or to an unfinished work will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the why for his existence and will be able to learn the how .
The Art of Living by Wilfred A. Peterson
H appiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you; it is measured by the spirit in which you meet the problems of life. Happiness is a state of mind. Lincoln once said: “We are as happy as we make up our minds to be.” Happiness doesn’t come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do. Happiness comes from putting our hearts in our work & doing it with joy & enthusiasm. Happiness grows out of harmonious relationship with others based on attitudes of good will, tolerance, understanding & love. The master secret of happiness is to meet the challenge of each new day with the serene faith that “all things work together for good them that love God.”
From “Force 20 from Navarone,” Alistair Maclean
W hen all things are lost & there is no hope left, there is always somewhere in this world one man you can turn to. There may be only one man. More often than not, there is only one man. But that one man is always there. Or so they say.
Maxwell Anderson Speaking at Rutgers U., 1941
T he purpose of the theatre is to find & hold up to our regard what is admirable in the human race. The theatrical profession may protest as much as it likes, the theologians may protest and the majority of
N o bad idea is ever overcome by attacking the persons who believe it.
D o not argue—first present a better idea.
H onesty is as much abandoned by the theft of a dime as of a dollar.
N ever concede to a friend any more power over the lives of others than you would to your worst enemy.
Poet Schreiner
U pon the road which you would travel there is no reward offered. Who goes—goes freely for the great love that is in him. The work is his reward.
Proverbs 20:17
T he bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
T he words from a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Colossians 4:6
L et your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Exodus 20:13 (Cap. Punishment) & 21:12
T hou shalt not kill—He that smiteth a man so that he die shall surely be put to death.
Spanish Proverb
T o reply to an evil word by another taunt is like trying to clean off dirt with mud.
Pascal
T hought constitutes the greatness of man.
Anonymous
W hen we are right we credit our judgment & when we are wrong we blame our luck.
I t is not necessary for all men to be great in action; the greatest & sublimest power is often simple patience.
Gov. Jack Williams—Arizona
S uch things as truth, bravery, Loyalty, Honor, Love, kindness are the stars that hang always in the Heavens of all history—we never quite reach them, but as with the stars that used to guide a mariner to safe harbor, they are there for us to guide our conduct by.
“Wanted,” Sonnet by J. G. Holland
G od give us men! A time like this demands strong minds, great hearts, true faith, and ready hands; men whom the lust of office does not kill! Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; men who possess opinions & a will, men who have honor; men who will not lie; men who can stand before a demagogue & d—n his treacherous flatteries without winking; tall men, sun crowned, who live above the fog in public duty & in private thinking. For while the rabble with their thumb-worn creeds, their large professions, & their little deeds mingle in selfish strife, lo freedom weeps, wrong rules the land & waiting justice sleeps.
Anonymous
C harity often consists of a generous impulse to give away something we don’t want.
Viktor Frankl, Austrian Writer
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him or to an unfinished work will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the why for his existence and will be able to learn the how .
The Art of Living by Wilfred A. Peterson
H appiness does not depend on what happens outside of you but on what happens inside of you; it is measured by the spirit in which you meet the problems of life. Happiness is a state of mind. Lincoln once said: “We are as happy as we make up our minds to be.” Happiness doesn’t come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do. Happiness comes from putting our hearts in our work & doing it with joy & enthusiasm. Happiness grows out of harmonious relationship with others based on attitudes of good will, tolerance, understanding & love. The master secret of happiness is to meet the challenge of each new day with the serene faith that “all things work together for good them that love God.”
From “Force 20 from Navarone,” Alistair Maclean
W hen all things are lost & there is no hope left, there is always somewhere in this world one man you can turn to. There may be only one man. More often than not, there is only one man. But that one man is always there. Or so they say.
Maxwell Anderson Speaking at Rutgers U., 1941
T he purpose of the theatre is to find & hold up to our regard what is admirable in the human race. The theatrical profession may protest as much as it likes, the theologians may protest and the majority of
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