A Broad Experience June 20, 1948
Sometimes young people in a venturesome spirit seek to acquire an acquaintance with questionable practices, questionable places, and questionable people not with the idea of becoming involved in any...
A Little Learning April 4, 1948
It has often been observed that a little learning is a dangerous thing. But if a little learning is dangerous, surely a little ignorance is dangerous also. And then think how great must be the...
Children and Chance January 11, 1948
Almost everyone, it would seem, has his own ideas on the care and counsel of children. For some, the process does not mean much more than providing the physical necessities if that. For others, it...
Citation for "A Good Man" July 11, 1948
Doing What Others Do April 18, 1948
“He who imitates an evil example generally goes beyond it; he who imitates a good example generally falls short of it.” These words from a sixteenth century philosopher suggest some...
Exit! October 3, 1948
People who write plays often pull themselves out of predicaments by the use of “exit lines.” With a good exit line an actor can extricate himself from the most difficult dilemmas. But...
Expediency February 29, 1948
To quote an expressive comment: “If you want to forget your other troubles, wear a pair of shoes that pinch.” It would seem that we often permit immediate annoyances to divert our...
Fear--and the Future March 21, 1948
There is no denying the fact that fear sometimes takes hold of the hearts of men. We have all known the wilting of spirit and the feeling of utility when the prospect of the future is not just as we...
How Much May We Expect of Men? October 10, 1948
In our efforts to find a solution for our perplexing problems, we sometimes appoint people to various positions, give them credentials, and send them off to their assignments, earnestly hoping that,...
If All Men Were Honorable August 22, 1948
It is sometimes said that the world would be a peaceful place except for the confusion caused by humankind. To a great degree this is no doubt true. While there is still violence in nature, we have...
In Every Thing Give Thanks November 21, 1948
It was Thomas Fuller who said, “You may believe anything that is good of a grateful man.” We have no present way of knowing how prevalent is the family practice these days of offering...
Learning to Live With People March 7, 1948
Admittedly with all of us, there are some people in the world whom we like better than others. And if we were always to follow our personal preferences, quite likely we would see more of those we...
Living Into Loneliness May 9, 1948
It isn’t easy for those who are young to understand the loneliness that comes when life changes from a time of preparation and performance to a time of putting things away. In the eager and...
Of Things in Heaven and Earth December 19, 1948
Behind the scenes of this time and season is this insistent thought: There must be much more than mere materialism to make life worth living. What this world needs beyond all these material marvels...
On Beginning Where We Are November 14, 1948
On Being a Pleasant Parent May 16, 1948
It is often easy for people to be pleasant when they have no responsibility. This is a profound fact that young people often overlook. Friends and strangers and casual acquaintances may sometimes...
On Setting the World in Order September 26, 1948
People Aren't Perfect August 8, 1948
What is ours, we are disposed to defend even our own faults. We sometimes seem to feel about our faults somewhat as we feel about our children. We may defend them against all outside criticism, and...
Popular Opinion January 18, 1948
Some time ago someone coined a popular phrase: “Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong.” This is one way of saying that what many people think, must be true. Superficially this...
Publicity and Public Acceptance February 15, 1948
Many men and many movements, many reputations and many public and private ventures are made and unmade by desirable or undesirable publicity. And since publicity and propaganda so intimately affect...