To a Skeptical World… June 10, 1962
“No man adequate to do anything,” said Carlyle, “but is first of all in right earnest about it; what I call a sincere man. I should say sincerity, a deep, great, genuine sincerity,...
To Be a Son--to Love a Father June 17, 1962
A thoughtful young man once said with grateful, heartfelt sincerity that he had “never spent sweeter or happier hours in life than in his father’s home.” Would that every son could...
Like Practicing in Public… June 24, 1962
“Life,” said Baron Lytton, “is playing a violin solo in public, and learning the instruments as one goes on.” We are often inclined to judge people by the flaws in their...
Freedom--Cherished and Challenged July 1, 1962
Free, Safe, and Quiet July 8, 1962
Freedom is precious, priceless⎯and history has proved it wise and prudent to limit the degree to which we delegate others to act for us. “There is no liberty,” said Henry Ward...
Words--the "Semblance" And the "Substance" July 15, 1962
There is timeworn saying, which says: “After all is said and done, there is much more said than done.” “There is so much talking and so little understanding.” We live in a...
Pioneers and Patriots--and Lessons Learned July 22, 1962
If we have learned any lesson from the pioneers and patriots of the past⎯these surely should be part of any lesson learned: self-reliance, cooperation with others, freedom to move forward, faith in...
If You Shouldn't Do It--Don't! July 29, 1962
Two sentences from two playwrights suggests a subject: The first is the tearful outcry of a boy who has seen terrible tragedy result from a series of angry, senseless circumstances. “I...
The Principles, the Penalties August 5, 1962
We often know better than we do, and many of our difficulties come from ignoring what we know. We know the rules, the laws, the consequences in many cases but sometimes allow ourselves to be dared...
Only Let Me Make My Life Simple and Straight August 12, 1962
“There is no true liberty nor real joy,” said Thomas 4a Kempis, “save in the fear of God with a good conscience.” The search of life is a search for happiness, for truth, for...
Repentance--and the Failure to Forgive August 19, 1962
To repeat a sentence India’s Tagore said, “Only let me make my life simple and straight.” But this we do not always do. We let life become cluttered and complicated. We make...
Repentance and Sincerity August 26, 1962
As to sincerity in repentance, simply saying the words−simply saying we are sorry−is not enough. The persistent repeating of former offenses suggests a certain lack of sincerity, or at least of...
The Sense of Process September 2, 1962
In commenting on an unproductive person, one observer said, “[She] has no sense of process…. She wants the result without doing any of the work that goes to make it.” This is a...
Bringing Things About September 9, 1962
“Men give me some credit for genius,” said Alexander Hamilton. “All the genius I have lies in this: When I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before...
The Constitution of Our Country, The [Title Used Previo September 16, 1962
Each hour we live we have more reason to be grateful for both liberty and law, and for the inspired Constitution that makes these priceless things possible and yet we seem to have too little...
The Constitution--Old as Truth and Modern as Tomorrow September 23, 1962
“If men were angels,” said James Madison, “no government would be necessary.”1 And in a government of the people by the people, the great difficulty is that one must...
A Question of Convenience September 30, 1962
We turn to what could be called a question of convenience: the doing of things when they should be done, or dodging them⎯the whole habit of postponing, delaying, of learning only reluctantly, of...
Speed--and Direction October 7, 1962
In the long process of learning and preparing, young people often feel both pressure and impatience⎯sometimes so much so that delays of difficulties may cause them to quit, to give up too easily...
Pressures, Patience, and Preparation October 14, 1962
It would be wonderful, in a way, if everyone could move directly toward his intended objective without delay or disappointment⎯without any slowing down or setback. But few have ever lived...
Knowing Is Not Enough October 21, 1962
When we are young we need to learn that we need to learn—that we need to know—that wee need to acquire competence. Knowledge is power. It is a prerequisite to competence. “It is impossible for...