KILLED BY WORRY The reason that worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work. -- Robert Frost
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WHO OWNS THE FUTURE The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
HEAVEN & HM Os Three nurses died and went to Heaven, where they were met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter. To the first, he asked, "So, what did you used to do back…
DEAF--NOT BLIND On a visit to the library I happened to notice a man and a woman, both deaf, signing with intense gestures, apparently in a heated debate. The man said something, and the woman…
AMISH CARRIAGE While driving on a country road, a family came up behind an Amish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of the carriage…
NATURE IS OUR LITTLE SISTER The main point of Christianity was this: that Nature is not our mother: Nature is our sister . . . To St. Francis, Nature is a sister, and even a…
UNUSUAL MEMORIAL A newly appointed young preacher was contacted by the local funeral director to hold a graveside service at a small country cemetery. There was to be no funeral, just the committal, because the…
WISDOM OVERLOOKS THINGS The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. -- William James, 1890
DID JESUS MOVE TOO? A family recently moved to another part of the country. The first night as the mother was putting her young son to bed, she said, "Let's say our prayers to Jesus."…
RIDING ALONE A judge was horseback riding with a young lawyer when they came across an open stretch of country. They noticed a hangman's noose hanging from a tree. The judge turned to the lawyer…
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DILBERT PRINCIPLE TEST You may be wondering if you fit the description of a Dilbert Principle manager. Here's a little test: 1.Do you believe that anything you don't understand must be easy to do? 2.Do…
SELFISH PATRIOTS Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it. -- George Bernard Shaw
FAMILIAL ENEMIES Little Anne had been exceedingly naughty and during the dinner hour she was forced to eat alone in the corner at a card table. When everyone was seated, Father bowed his head and…
NOT LACK OF LOVE C. S. Lewis once observed in his pithy way: "We do not fail in obedience through lack of love, but have lost love because we have never attempted obedience."
FOUND A MAN LIKE FATHER The daughter, upon her engagement, told her mother: "I've found a man just like father!" Her mother--who did not initially share her daughter's enthusiasm--asked, "So what do you want from…
EXPERIENCED LEMON PICKER A woman who was applying for a job at a lemon grove did not look like she had the aptitude to pick lemons. "Miss," said the foreman, "have you any experience in…
THE IDEAL HUSBAND There are several men sitting around in the locker room of a private club after exercising. Suddenly a cell phone on one of the benches rings. One of the men picks it…
WHERE DETECTIVES SLEEP Where do detectives sleep? Under-cover.
HUMOR & COMPREHENSION Riddles, jokes and computers can help children improve their reading skills. Developmental psychologists told the annual meeting of The British Psychological Society Thursday that training youngsters to understand and make up riddles…
DIGGING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL The Frenchman is saying how wonderful it is that this co-operative venture is taking place, and that he never expected the English to go to such trouble to be united to…
