Tough day to find that little shred of something to start with. Luckily I got this amazing little book in a pile of “Take These! Free!” books at the library last week – the suede (aka fuzzy cover) edition of _Treasury of Proverbs and Epigrams_. Lord knows, I love a good set of quotes! These are arranged by various topics like “On Some of the Disadvantages Experienced by the Few Who are Energetic and Lovers of Hard Work.” and “On Husbands and Wives \u2014 Courtship and Marriage and What is Often Preferred, or Should be \u2014 Celibacy.” and “Merciless Truths.” and “Business Men’s Philosophy.”*<\/p>\n
Anyway, I went with this quote and the little “affirmation”, if you will, that came out of it.<\/p>\n
Say Hello to Fear<\/p>\n
Go up to your fears and speak to them,
\nand they will generally fade away. \u2014 A. Maclaren D.D.<\/p>\nTurn around, what’s gaining on you
\nTurn around, nothing there but fear.
\nJust stop then, and put out your hand
\nJust stop then, wait for fear to come
\nSpeak fear’s name, as soon as it’s near
\nSpeak fear’s name, watch it disappear.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n* The first entry in this category is:<\/p>\n
Special privilege usually assassinates itself in the end. \u2014 Anonymous<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
followed by <\/p>\n
Greed always paves the way for the downfall of those that make it the guiding star of their lives.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Want more?<\/p>\n
Greed leads to dalliance with dishonor. When other people’s money is in trust greed has no scruples.<\/p>\n
Lust for dishonest riches is its own Nemesis. It may fatten temporarily on an apathetic public conscience, but it commits hari-kari because it doesn’t know when to stop.<\/p>\n
There is no other standard of public prosperity or private weal [sic] than the simple one of character.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tough day to find that little shred of something to start with. Luckily I got this amazing little book in a pile of “Take These! Free!” books at the library last week – the suede (aka fuzzy cover) edition of … Continue reading