The Notes (26 page)

N
o bad idea is ever overcome by attacking the persons who believe it.

D
o not argue—first present a better idea.

H
onesty is as much abandoned by the theft of a dime as of a dollar.

N
ever concede to a friend any more power over the lives of others than you would to your worst enemy.

Poet Schreiner

U
pon the road which you would travel there is no reward offered. Who goes—goes freely for the great love that is in him. The work is his reward.

Proverbs 20:17

T
he bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterward his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

T
he words from a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Colossians 4:6

L
et your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Exodus 20:13 (Cap. Punishment) & 21:12

T
hou shalt not kill—He that smiteth a man so that he die shall surely be put to death.

Spanish Proverb

T
o reply to an evil word by another taunt is like trying to clean off dirt with mud.

Pascal

T
hought constitutes the greatness of man.

Anonymous

W
hen we are right we credit our judgment & when we are wrong we blame our luck.

I
t is not necessary for all men to be great in action; the greatest & sublimest power is often simple patience.

Gov. Jack Williams—Arizona