Doing Common Things Uncommonly Well.

The Mill Cannot Grind With The Water That Has Passed.

Many Mothers Make The Mistake Of Forever Looking For The Bad In The Child, Trying To . . . Uproot And Drive It Out. This Is Like Trying To Eject The Darkness From A Room Without Opening The Shutters And Letting In The Light. As John Newton Said, 'i Cannot Sweep The Darkness Out, But I Can Shine It Out.'

Work, Love And Play Are The Great Balance Wheels Of Man's Being.

A Lobster, When Left High And Dry Among The Rock, Does Not Have The Sense Enough To Work His Way Back To The Sea, But Waits For The Sea To Come To Him. If It Does Not Come, He Remains Where He Is And Dies, Although The Slightest Effort Would Enable Him To Reach The Waves, Which Are Perhaps Within A Yard Of Him. The World Is Full Of Human Lobsters; People Stranded On The Rocks Of Indecision And Procrastination, Who, Instead Of Putting Forth Their Own Energies, Are Waiting For Some Grand Billow Of Good Fortune To Set Them Afloat.

It Is Like The Seed Put In The Soil - The More One Sows, The Greater The Harvest.