COMMUNICATION AT SUNDAY SCHOOL A five-year-old came home from Sunday School very excited. His teacher, he reported to his parents, had told the class the story of Adam and Eve and how Eve was created…
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THE NEW BABY A young mother held her almost four-year-old son on her lap and told him he was going to have a new baby brother soon. She explained that he could hold the baby's…
COMMUNICATION In the comic strip "For Better Or For Worse," the wife is talking to her husband, who is a dentist: "John, I wish you wouldn't refer to your staff as 'your girls.'" The husband…
BUILDERS When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for,…
FORGIVENESS This prayer was found in a church bombed in World War II. It would help if we could let it sink into our spirit: The hatred which divides nation from nation, race from race,…
ALWAYS AND ALL FOR GOD No time for trifling in this life of mine; Not this the path the blessed Master trod, But strenuous toil; each hour and power employed Always and all for God.…
MORE LIGHT BULBS How many people does it take to screw in a lightbulb in the basement of the White House? Answer: None, they prefer to work in the dark. How many Harvard MBA's does…
SUFFERING IN SILENCE Most people don't mind suffering in silence as long as everyone else knows about it.
THERE HE IS Just when we are safest, there's a sunset touch, a flower bell, someone's death, and lo, He stands before us, blocking our path so that we cannot go on until we have…
THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself -- an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly. Antisthenes, Cynic Philosopher
FIRED Did you hear the one about the fellow who was fired from his job in the massage parlor because he rubbed people the wrong way? I didn't think so! John Bristol, Presbyterian Church, Milpitas,…
LONGEVITY AND VENERABILITY If you live long enough, the venerability factor creeps in; first, you get accused of things you never did, and later, credited for virtues you never had. I. F. Stone, quoted in…
THE INEVITABLE No matter what you do, someone always knew you would. Bits & Pieces
STAY YOUNG You can stay young indefinitely if you eat wisely, get plenty of sleep, work hard, have a positive mental outlook -- and lie about your age.
BOTTOM LINE It seems to me that to put oneself in second place is the whole significance of life. Turgenev
DEEP DESIRE He was the first professional athlete I had ever known personally. And in his prime as a football player he was an all-pro pass defender, the best in his business. Like many other…
AIM AT THE BEST "Good people were the reason we grew," Ogilvy says. "People are the secret of any successful organization." He repeats his favorite advice: "Hire people who are better than you are, then…
JUST A SMALL ADDITION Elmer Kelen turned to leave the studio of a young Hungarian artist, Arpad Sebesy. He was angry and his parting words were, "That's a rotten portrait and I refuse to pay…
FLEXIBILITY Gerald Kennedy writes: "I have always enjoyed the story about Booker T. Washington who arrived one time in a city to make a speech. His train was late and he was in a hurry.…
EVALUATING YOUR EFFORTS Then there was this fellow who was excited when he successfully pulled a cornstalk out by its roots. When his father patted him on the back the boy beamed and said, "Just…
