NOT TOO OLD TO LEARN Harry Truman visited Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., when Holmes was in his nineties. When Truman walked into the room, the retired justice was reading Plato's Republic. Truman asked him, "Mr.…
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MONOTONOUS GOLF Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life. B.C. Forbes in Forbes Epigrams
UNDOING HABITS A bad habit never disappears miraculously; it's an undo-it- yourself project. Abigail Van Buren, Universal Press Syndicate
THE POWER OF WORDS Use soft words and hard arguments. English Proverb
FASTER IS NOT BETTER Men travel faster now, but I do not know if they go to better things. Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop
TV EXERCISES If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all. Joey Adams
MUSICAL SURPRISE The other arts persuade us, but music takes us by surprise. Eduard Hanslick
OPTIMISTIC PURPOSE The point of living, and of being an optimist, is to be foolish enough to believe the best is yet to come. Peter Ustinov
BAD TIME TO AGREE People are never so ready to believe you as when you say things in dispraise of yourself: and you are never so much annoyed as when they take you at your…
NEW FRIENDS ARE BETTER The nicest thing about new friends is that they haven't heard all your old stories yet. Wanda G. Cunningham in Good Housekeeping
WRONG ADDRESS Most of us can read the handwriting on the wall; we just assume it's addressed to somebody else. Ivern Ball in National Enquirer
REASONS FOR DEPARTURE Sporting News: John Ralston, former coach of the Denver Broncos, explaining his departure: "I left because of illness and fatigue. The fans were sick and tired of me."
TAKE TIME Take time to think- It is the source of power. Take time to read- It is the foundation of wisdom. Take time to play- It is the secret of staying young. Take time…
GUILTY JUDGE Magistrate Judge Craig McMahon of Bethel, Alaska, fined himself $250 in November, 1991 for not giving a speedy trial to an alleged drunken driver. Because the judge failed to meet a 120 day…
SIGN UP THE HITTER A scout for the Chicago Cubs phoned from a small town in Nebraska and asked to speak to Charlie Grimm, the Cubs' manager. When Grimm came on the line, the scout…
THREE- LEAF OR FOUR-LEAF There are some people in every generation who are born with exceptional ability. Charles R. Brown calls them "the four-leaf clovers in the field of life." He reminds us that the…
REPENT! Topic: Repentance A church which had been diligently searching for a new minister finally issued a pastoral call to a bright gentleman with excellent experience. On his first Sunday, he preached a wonderful sermon…
GROWING OLD This business of growing old bothered me once when I was fifty- five. But now at three-score years and ten (plus five) all fears concerning age are gone and I'm just glad to…
Attendance/Lightning LIGHTNING LOWDOWN Don't get zapped! Each year, about 100 people die from lightning strikes in the United States and 250 more suffer injuries such as skin burns and damage to the nervous system. Whether…
"Well done is better than well said." By Ben Franklin, submitted by Ron Yates, Atlanta, Georgia+
