You May Be Mistaken… January 13, 1957
We often hear the trite expression that there are always two sides to a subject. And one thing that makes quarrels and misunderstandings and differences so difficult to settle is that so often there...
Work--a Principle and a Privilege February 17, 1957
We repeat, that work is a principle and a privilege, and not merely a penalty. The philosophy of being free from work is a false philosophy and the fashion of being free from work is a false...
Within the Walls Where We Live… and Work… and Walk January 6, 1957
Sometimes in the give and take of life we find reason for much misunderstanding, and for anger and annoyance at others⎯and they at us. And such situations frequently lead to feelings of acute...
What Should We Do for a Friend? August 11, 1957
Aside from loved ones, aside from those close of kin, friendship makes life most meaningful. With friendship nothing is impersonal. Everything is more enjoyed. Everything has greater purpose....
What Is a Gentleman…? September 1, 1957
Our consideration of friendship and confidence and trust leads us to consider what a gentleman is⎯or isn’t. For a word so freely used, it seems that few have defined it. Shakespeare suggested...
What Are Fathers For?… June 16, 1957
In writing to the question “What Are Fathers Made Of?” Paul Harvey has given us some delightful pictures and impressions: When school grades are not “so good as he thinks they...
Unfinished Business… January 27, 1957
All of us always have unfinished business. Most of us have unfulfilled obligations. Most of us have unfinished things piled up far before us that always weigh on us and worry us – things we never...
Think It Possible That You May Be Mistaken January 20, 1957
We have quoted from Oliver Cromwell a single searching sentence: “I beseech you…think it possible that you may be mistaken.” Searching men, with searching minds are constantly...
The Trust of Teachers--and Parents April 14, 1957
We recall again the comment that the teacher is responsible for the total effect of his teaching; for his every utterance, his innuendo, has its influence on others. In furtherance of this thought,...
The Total Effect of the Teacher April 7, 1957
In a single short sentence Thomas Carlyle suggests a searching subject: “Why tell me that a man is a fine speaker,” he said, “if it is not the truth that he is speaking?” To...
The Sum of the Little Things… September 22, 1957
There is much more to say concerning the little things of life: Men often learn to carry great loads, to carry great weight and worry with calmness and courage—yet lose their tempers at the little...
The Sky Is Falling April 28, 1957
From childhood many of us would well remember the story of Chicken Little. She was the character of the oft-told fable who felt something fall on her head when she was out walking one day. Some say...
The Search for the Superfluous December 29, 1957
A sentence from Seneca suggests a subject: It would be well if we could make “it clear to all men,” he said, “that the search for the superfluous means a great outlay of time, and...
The Process Called "Cramming" March 24, 1957
In 1866 Carlyle delivered his inaugural address to the students of Edinburgh University, out of his heart and experience, and without a formal talk before him. And from this occasion there came a...
The Price of Learning October 20, 1957
Because of their love for us, or because of the spirit of sincere service, parents, and others also, do many things for us⎯and so often, so many of us find ourselves so much on the receiving side....
The Meaning of Remembrance… May 26, 1957
Our thoughts have been turned to some words that give much meaning to remembrance, some words by Clara Edwards: Silently into the night I go, Into the starry night of heavenly blue; What matters...
The Little Things… September 15, 1957
Many years ago, as he was working in a London laboratory, Sir Alexander Fleming observed the retarding action of an unidentified mold on a colony of bacteria. It was a little thing that many might...
The Lengthened Shadow March 3, 1957
In the course of a lifetime, a man may himself get a little out of line, and because he was well taught, because of his solid background, because he knows the difference between right and wrong, he...
The Healing Qualities of Home May 19, 1957
It sometimes seems that almost everyone wants almost all of almost everyone’s time these days. There are so many things to do, so many social functions, so many interests and activities and...
The Gospel of Work February 10, 1957
There are many opposing opinions as to what is considered to be success. And while some seek to prepare themselves for maximum service, there are some who seem to dedicate themselves to the idea of...