…books are like men’s souls… – Sunday, March 31, 1957
We have referred before to Thomas Carlyle's informal address to the students at Edinburgh University. In it he offered some incisive counsel concerning the character...
We have referred before to Thomas Carlyle's informal address to the students at Edinburgh University. In it he offered some incisive counsel concerning the character...
Somewhat short of a century ago Thomas Carlyle delivered his inaugural address to the students of Edinburgh University, out of his heart and experience, and...
Someone, of unknown name, has shrewdly said that "we must learn from the mistakes of others, because we'll never live long enough to make them...
There come before us some further facets of the question as to how far can a person safely depart from principle: How far can he...
The effect of our influence on others is always a matter of sobering concern. In the course of a lifetime, a man may himself, get...
One of the timeless questions—one seemingly never settled—is: "What makes people do what they do?" Human nature, we sometimes simply say—but human nature is no...
Last week we talked of the fallacy of being free from work—and of the fact that we can't eat or travel or use any substance...
There are many opposing opinions as to what is considered to be success. And while some seek to prepare themselves for maximum service, there are...
Last week we spoke of unfinished business, of things left undone that hang over our heads, And one, of the very worrisome things that hangs...