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Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
God has been replaced, as he has all over the West, with respectability and air conditioning.
God has been replaced, as he has all over the West, with respectability and air conditioning.
Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is read more
Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.
My ankle was going toward the left and my foot was going toward the right. I was shaking, and they read more
My ankle was going toward the left and my foot was going toward the right. I was shaking, and they kept covering my eyes.
We have had three really good meetings and we are still visiting. There will be an announcement next week. That read more
We have had three really good meetings and we are still visiting. There will be an announcement next week. That was at my request because I want this recruiting class to get all of the attention it deserves.
I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African read more
I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.
He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and read more
He who would be useful, strong, and happy must cease to be a passive receptacle for the negative, beggarly, and impure streams of thought; and as a wise householder commands his servants and invites his guests, so must he learn to command his desires and to say, with authority, what thoughts he shall admit into the mansion of his soul.
It can save your marriage.
It can save your marriage.
It was a bull moose, walking right through town. I had been to Alaska before, and I've seen moose, but read more
It was a bull moose, walking right through town. I had been to Alaska before, and I've seen moose, but that was a hell of a deal. That's not something you see on your average recruiting trip.