The Fellow Who Isn't Fired With Enthusiasm

Whenever Calamity Howlers Shake Their Heads And Impress Upon You That This, That, And The Next Dire Catastrophe Is To Befall This Nation Or The Nations Of The World-such As, For Example, That Exhaustion Of The World's Oil Supply Will Bring All Transportation And Machinery To A Standstill Through Lack Of Lubrication, Or That Exhaustion Of The Earth's Stores Of Coal Will Make Life Unlivable In These Cold Climates-just Smile And Reply That The Worst Troubles Of All Are Those That Never Happen [and] That You Prefer Not To Cross Shaky Bridges Until You Come To Them.

The Truth Doesn't Hurt Unless It Ought To.

America, In The Eyes Of The World, Typifies Above All Else This Quality Of Initiative. The Greatest Successes Are Nearly All The Fruit Of Initiative. Why Do We Hold In Such High Esteem The Achievements Of The Wright Brothers? Because They Were Illustrious Examples Of Initiative And Tenacity. And Ideas Are Born Of Initiative, The Children Of Men And Women Of Initiative. Advancement Is Applied Initiative. Don't Imitate. Initiate.

A Price Has To Be Paid For Success. Almost Invariably Those Who Have Reached The Summits Worked Harder And Longer, Studied And Planned More Assiduously, Practiced More Self- Denial, Overcame More Difficulties Than Those Of Us Who Have Not Risen So Far.

Courtesy Is Doing That Which Nothing Under The Sun Makes You Do But Human Kindness. Courtesy Springs From The Heart; If The Mind Prompts The Action, There Is A Reason; If There Be A Reason, It Is Not Courtesy, For Courtesy Has No Reason. Courtesy Is Good Will, And Good Will Is Prompted By The Heart Full Of Love To Be Kind. Only The Generous Man Is Truly Courteous. He Gives Freely Without A Thought Of Receiving Anything In Return.