LIFE IS AN ECHO A little boy, in a fit of anger, shouted at his mother that he hated her. Then, perhaps fearing punishment, he ran to a steep cliff near their house and shouted…
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WORTH A TRY A minister was at the bedside of a very wealthy but selfish old man who was dying. "Reverend," the man asked, "if I give thousands of dollars to the church, will my…
SEASON PASS TO DORMS During freshman orientation the college dean presented the rules to the new students: "The male dormitory is off limits to all female students, and the female dorm off limits to the…
SOIL FOR OUR SOULS We on this continent should never forget that men first crossed the Atlantic not to find soil for their plows but to secure liberty for their souls. By Robert J. McCracked
OLDER MEMORIES I heard this several years ago. Seems there were three elderly ladies living together in an old two-story, wood-frame house. One night as they were all in the living room downstairs, one of…
OUR GAIN The teacher asked her elementary class to name one important thing the world has today that it did not have ten years ago. A little boy in the class raised his hand, and…
GENERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE One of the subtle differences among the generations: people over 35 generally know their Social Security numbers by heart; people under 35 memorize their credit-card numbers; people under 15 know all the cable…
GOD IS BIGGER Three-year-old Joey was asked to pick up his toys before going to bed. His older sister was baby-sitting. But he responded, "I don't have to." She asked him why not. His response:…
LIKE BUYING A CAR Successfully defending his client in a lawsuit, the attorney presented him with an invoice. "You can pay $500 now," the lawyer said, "then $212 a month for the next 36 months."…
FAIR DIVORCE The divorce lawyer announced to her client, "I have succeeded in making a settlement with your husband that's completely fair to both of you." The client was indignant and replied angrily: "Fair to…
DON'T FIGHT WITH STRANGERS Marriage is nature's way of keeping people from fighting with strangers. Alan King, Reader's Digest
CELEBRITY COMPUTER VIRUS TED TURNER VIRUS: colorizes your monochrome monitor DAN QUAYLE VIRUS: Thier is sumthing rong with yur koputer, but ewe cant figyur outt watt! ADAM AND EVE VIRUS: Takes a couple of bytes…
BIBLE INTERVIEWS On the "Tonight Show," Jay Leno frequently interviews people on the street on various themes. Recently he did such an interview on the questions from the Bible. Here were some of the questions…
LONESOME READERS Someone once asked Benjamin Franklin what condition of mankind deserved the most pity. He answered, "A lonesome person on a rainy day who does not know how to read."
BASIS OF PEACE Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. -- Herman Wouk, American novelist
PLANNERS OR DOERS When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers. -- Colleen C. Barrett
DESIRE MORE THAN ACCOMPLISH Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. -- Michelangelo
RESISTING RESOLUTIONS A man is making his New Year's Resolutions: 1. Be more patient with my parents. 2. Be nice to my cousin. 3. Eat my strained broccoli. 4. Sleep through the night. Then, he…
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives. -- Abba Eban
WHAT MATURITY TEACHES The things you learn in maturity aren't simple things such as acquiring information and skills. You learn not to engage in self-destructive behavior. You learn not to burn up energy in anxiety.…
