Forgiving and Forgetting – Sunday, April 2, 1950
We often hear the phrase, "Forgive and forget." But how much is "forgetting" a part of "forgiving"? There is no one who does not sometime...
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On Misusing a Reputation – Sunday, March 26, 1950
Some people acquire such reputations that others place implicit confidence in them. Well-known names, for example, are often accepted at face value—which fact sometimes leads...
On Pleasing People – Sunday, March 19, 1950
It was Montaigne who remarked that "A man had need of tough ears to hear himself freely judged." Regardless of how careful and conscientious a...
Alone – Sunday, March 12, 1950
We have heard on high authority that "It is not good that the man should be alone."1 But people at almost any age may sometimes...
Following Footsteps – Sunday, March 5, 1950
It is a commonplace occurrence, but sometimes startling nevertheless, how children grow up in the pattern of their parents—both in appearance and performance. It isn't...
Tomorrow—Always Tomorrow – Sunday, February 26, 1950
This week we are worried. This week we are crowded. This week we are frantically trying to do some of the things we have left...
Haunted Houses – Sunday, February 19, 1950
There was a time, in childhood, when we were much impressed by houses that were supposed to be haunted—a haunted house, of course, being any...
The Question of “Consent” – Sunday, February 12, 1950
"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."1 This sentence, spoken by Abraham Lincoln, brings before us the question of...
Indictment of Indifference – Sunday, February 5, 1950
Among the ancient Athenians it is said that Solon invoked a law that penalized people who refused to take sides on disputed principles and public...