Better To Be Occasionally Cheated Than Perpetually

Which Is More Worthwhile Earning: A Large Fortune Or The Esteem And Gratitude Of The Nation? This Question Is Prompted Anew By The Death Of Ex-secretary Of The Interior [franklin K.] Lane. He Remained In Public Service, Doing Most Noble Work, Until His Means Became Absolutely Exhausted, And He Died Before Having Had The Opportunity To Reaccumulate Any Bank Account.... He Died Leaving No Estate Whatsoever. Is What He Did Leave More To Be Desired, More To Be Coveted, Than A Fortune Reaching Into Six Or Seven Figures?

Honesty Is The Cornerstone Of Character.

It Is Easier To Start Taxes Than To Stop Them. A Tax An Inch Long Can Easily Become A Yard Long. That Has Been The History Of The Income Tax. Would Not The Sales Tax Be Likely To Have A Similar History [in The U.s.]? ... Canadian Newspapers Report That An Increase In The Sales Tax Threatens To Drive The Mackenzie King Administration Out Of Office. Canada Began With A Sales Tax Of 2%.... Starting This Month The Tax Is 6%. The Burden, In Other Words, Has Already Been Increased 200% ... What The U.s. Needs Is Not New Taxes, Is Not More Taxes, But Fewer And Lower Taxes.

Christmas Moves Us To Think Of Others Rather Than Of Ourselves & Directs Our Thoughts To Giving.

The Way To Make A True Friend Is To Be One. Friendship Implies Loyalty, Esteem, Cordiality, Sympathy, Affection, Readiness To Aid, To Help, To Stick, To Fight For, If Need Be. ... Radiate Friendship And It Will Return Sevenfold.