Archive for August, 2006
Friday, August 25th, 2006
Preserve Your Integrity - P.T. Barnum
It is more precious than diamonds or rubies. The old miser said to his sons: “Get money; get it honestly, if you can, but get money.” This advice was not only atrociously wicked, but it was the very essence of stupidity. It was as much as to say, “if you find it difficult to obtain […]
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
Don’t Blab - P.T. Barnum
Some men have a foolish habit of telling their business secrets. If they make money they like to tell their neighbors how it was done. Nothing is gained by this, and ofttimes much is lost. Say nothing about your profits, your hopes, your expectations, your intentions. And this should apply to letters as well as […]
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Friday, August 11th, 2006
Be Charitable - P.T. Barnum
Of course men should be charitable, because it is a duty and a pleasure. But even as a matter of policy, if you possess no higher incentive, you will find that the liberal man will command patronage, while the sordid, uncharitable miser will be avoided.
Solomon says: “There is that scattereth and yet increaseth; and there […]
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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
Recycle
I don’t know what all the fuss is over the new recycling effort by the county. Three bucks a month to have your recyclable materials picked up is not a huge amount to be quibbling over. I think those who are complaining have never lived outside of Cache Valley and have a very limited view […]
