Work--Leisure--Fatigue May 5, 1963
There are excesses of leisure as well as of work. Some overwork, some underwork, and some seemingly work hard at not working at all. To become too leisure-minded could be in itself an unfortunate...
With Moderation… March 24, 1963
There are extremes in all things, in all directions; extremes of tolerance, of intolerance; extremes of broadmindedness and of narrow-mindedness. And the extreme is almost always hazardous, both in...
Victims of Environment? October 13, 1963
Sometimes we complain that we are victims of environment. Sometimes this is so, but not always as much as we may suppose. It is true that environment has much to do with the decisions and actions of...
Uncertainty---and Purpose March 3, 1963
Some years ago in a talk on the problems and uncertainties of youth, Levering Tyson said: “Not a single one of us knows what the coming months will bring, or what the years immediately ahead...
Too Busy for Balance… April 28, 1963
“Temperance and labor,” said Rousseau, “are the two best physicians; the one sharpens the appetite, the other prevents indulgence to excess.” Temperance and labor⎯these are...
To Begin--and Get Going January 13, 1963
Time to Do It Right… July 7, 1963
On a much-quoted page in a much-quoted publication, this sentence appeared: “Why is there never enough time to do it RIGHT…. But always enough time to do it OVER?” This could apply to...
The Thrill--and the Regret July 28, 1963
The Thrill of the Moment April 21, 1963
It is apparent that the pursuits of people often swing like a pendulum, from a far direction one way to a far direction in another; from the underdoing to the overdoing; from lukewarm, lack of...
The Three R's--and Others July 14, 1963
We cite again words from Herbert Hoover, who said: “We need to add to the three R’s, namely, Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic, a fourth⎯Responsibility.” There are some...
The Tares and the Wheat December 15, 1963
Some thoughts from Phillips Brooks suggest the benefit and blessing of encouragement and the destructive force of overemphasizing the negative side. “Your child, your scholar, your servant⎯you...
The Obligation to Shape Ourselves… October 27, 1963
Most young people, and older ones also, have talents that are allowed to lie dormant and undeveloped. There are many examples of those who have discovered or developed talents late in life. But how...
The Mind Is Its Own Place… November 3, 1963
In Milton’s Paradise Lost Satan has this to say: “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” One thing this suggests is the subject of...
The Love of Work September 8, 1963
In giving counsel to young men in school, Pasteur said: “Ever since I can remember my life as a man, I do not think I have ever spoken for the first time with a student without saying to...
The Law of Work… September 1, 1963
Concerning work, Mark Twain gave this short incisive sentence: “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” “The...
The Influence of Private Character September 22, 1963
“In a democracy,” said Winthrop Aldrich, “it must be the aim of education to teach the citizen that he must first of all rule himself, and that in ruling himself he must not forget...
The Habits: Cobwebs, Then C November 10, 1963
That we are “creatures of habit” is a commonly accepted comment. But habits are not unalterable. Habits may become deeply fixed upon us, good or bad, but the bad habits, it sometimes...
The Forces of Fulfillment… December 8, 1963
In a rushing, pressuring time, we well would pause to remind ourselves that the purpose of life, the purpose of God is to see that men find their highest happiness, their best accomplishment, their...
The Ever-Present Purpose… March 10, 1963
Purpose is very important, not only a passing purpose, but a permanent purpose⎯the purpose of life, the purpose of living, the purpose that comes with a conviction of things we can count on⎯a...
The Corrosion of Vulgarity… June 23, 1963
Some years ago, David Starr Jordan wrote these widely published words: “The gauntlet of obscene suggestion…” he said, “is one of the most terrible our children have to face. We...