To Think as He Ought…   November 27, 1960

Further as to the thoughts we think, and our responsibility for all our actions and words: This subject seems somehow to be summarized in a single sentence from Pascal, who said: “Man is...

Truth, Half-Truth, and Subtle Suggestion   April 10, 1960

Words are often overworked to exaggerate or overemphasize, and often also to deceive by half-truth or by subtle suggestion. A half-truth can in fact obscure the whole truth. A half-truth can...

What Exile Leaves Himself Behind?   August 14, 1960

It is apparent that at times the pressures of life are upon us all. Anxieties, difficulties, decisions⎯even opportunities weigh heavily under some circumstances. And, collectively, we meet pressures...

What Manner of Men They Were…   July 24, 1960

Each generation leaves the future to take on some of the problems of the past, solving some and adding others, appraising principles, struggling with compromise, sometimes deviating, sometimes...

What Takes Our Time…?   December 11, 1960

To quote again from Carlyle: “Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.” In this day and season of many pressures, we frequently feel we ought to do more than we...

What We Are to Be, We Are Becoming…   November 13, 1960

What We Choose to Think…   October 30, 1960

There sometimes comes the question: Where do thoughts come from? How can they be controlled? By some it may be assumed that we are not responsible for the thoughts we think, since we cannot say for...

When to Repent and Improve…   January 3, 1960

We are disposed to attach particular significance to certain times and seasons. We look to special days and anniversaries and events. We speak of special hours the eleventh hour, the midnight hour....

Work: Satisfaction and Shock Absorber   September 11, 1960

In living with ourselves, and in learning to live with life, work is one of life’s surest satisfactions, and one of its surest shock absorbers. Work is much less wearing than worry, and often...

Youth--and Uncertainties and Decisions   May 22, 1960

Decisions are difficult for everyone⎯and perhaps especially for those who are pursuing or finishing their period of preparation: where to work, when to marry, how long to prepare, what commitments...