The ignorance that shuts out understanding – Sunday, August 16, 1959
We spoke last week of happiness, of discontent, and of the problem of comparisons, and cited this two-century-old sentence: "If one only wished to be...
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Happiness—and the paradox of comparison – Sunday, August 09, 1959
A sentence written some two or more centuries ago is significant in the search for the happiness that all of us so much seek. “If...
Our need of others—always – Sunday, July 26, 1959
Last week we cited a sentence from Sir Richard Livingstone that "the young, whether they know it or not, live on borrowed property,"1 and observed...
To the men of radio—to the makers of music— and to you the listeners – Sunday, July 19, 1959
In a significant sentence Sir Richard Livingstone once said: "The young, whether they know it or not, live on borrowed property."1 At all ages, young...
The beginnings of habits – Sunday, July 12, 1959
We have talked in recent weeks of self-control, of the fact that every man must sometime be trusted to himself, and of the influencing of...
Self-control, and liberty, and law… – Sunday, July 05, 1959
May we recall these two phrases from a moving and meaningful song: "Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law."1 Always and earnestly urgent...
The basis of credit and confidence – Sunday, August 02, 1959
Last week we talked of the feelings of self-sufficiency that sometimes seem to assert themselves when people feel sure that they no longer have need...
He that will have his son respect him… – Sunday, June 28, 1959
Last week we closed with a sentence from John Locke on the teaching and training of children, in which he said: "For you must take...
Who teaches early… – Sunday June 21, 1959
Last week we recalled some sentences on self-control and some thoughts concerning those who leave home, for school, for employment, for other purposes, and cited...