can achieve nothing, fulfill nothing without working.--_Dewey_.
If you are poor--work. If you are rich--continue to work. If you are
burdened with seemingly unfair responsibilities--work. If you are
happy--keep right on working. Idleness gives room for doubts and
fears. If disappointments come--work. If sorrow overwhelms you and
loved ones seem not true--work. If health is threatened--work. When
faith falters and reason fails--just work. When dreams are shattered
and hope seems dead--work. Work as if your life were in peril. It
really is. No matter what ails you--work. Work faithfully--work with
faith. Work is the greatest remedy available for both mental and
physical afflictions.--_Korsaren_.
I believe in the stuff I am handing out, in the firm I am working for;
and in my ability to get results. I believe that honest stuff can be
passed out to honest men by honest methods. I believe in working, not
weeping; in boosting not knocking; and in the pleasure of my job. I
believe that a man gets what he goes after, that one deed done today
is worth two deeds tomorrow, and that no man is down and out until he
has lost faith in himself. I believe in today and the work I am doing,
in tomorrow and the work I hope to do, and in the sure reward which
the future holds. I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity,
in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe
there is something doing, somewhere for every man ready to do it. I
believe I'm ready--RIGHT NOW!--_Elbert Hubbard_.
I ask no odds of any man,
I am not one that follies sway,
I am the source of my rewards,
I do my work each day.
It matters not if rich or poor,
This is the future's great command,
Who does not work shall cease to eat;
Upon this rock I stand.
The fruit of trees, the grain of fields,
Wherever use and beauty lurk--
The good of all the world belongs
To him who does the work.
--_Max Ehrtnan_.
Are you trying to climb where the chosen are,
Where the feet of men are few?
Do you long for "a job that is worth one's while?"
Well here's a thought for you:
The pots of gold at the rainbow's end
Are sought by the teeming mob,
But the fairies who guard them choose as friend
The man that loves his job.
No matter what grip of hand he has--
How poor or strong his brain,
There's always a place for the man who loves
His work with might and main.
Does he dig in a ditch, or blaze a trail,
Where the dreams of men may run?
No clod of earth shall shoulder him
From his place out in the sun.
It isn't the kick, It's not the pull,
That brings the strong man out;
But it's long-time work, and it's all-time will,
And cheerful heart and shout,
Have you faith in yourself? Do you want to win?
Is your heart for success athrob?
There's just one thing that can bring you in
With the winners--love your job.
--_Stewart Lishear_.
_Work Makes Men_
"Work," as Henry Drummond said on the death of his friend John Ewing,
of Melbourne, "is given man, not only, nor so much, perhaps, because
the world needs it, but because the workmen need it. Men make work;
but work makes men. An office is not merely a place for making money;
it is a place for making men. A workshop is not a place for making
machinery only; it is a place for making souls, for filling in the
working virtues of one's life; for turning out honest, modest and
good-natured men."
FIRST NAVVY--"Ye know, it's hard lines on Joe, 'im bein' so
short-sighted."
SECOND NAVVY--"Why? Yer don't need good eyesight for our job!"
FIRST NAVVY--"No, but 'e can't see when the foreman ain't lookin', so
he has to keep on workin' all the time."
A youth was being scored by his father for his flighty notions, his
habit of shirking and general unreliability. "Hard work never killed
anybody," the old man added.
"That's just the trouble, dad," returned the youngster. "I want to
engage in something that has a spice of danger in it."
"Why don't you get out and hustle? Hard work never killed anybody,"
remarked the philosophical gentleman to whom Rastus applied for a
little charity.
"You're mistaken dar, boss," replied Rastus; "I'se lost fouh wives dat
way."
For whether he's wielding a scepter or swab,
I have faith in the man who's in love with his job.
--_Shorey_.
WORRY
"Didn't you use to belong to a Don't Worry Club years ago?"
"Yes," replied the patient yet firm woman. "I had to resign. Nobody
worried about who was going to fix up the sandwiches and salad and
freeze the ice cream, but me. So I decided I was just a born worrier
and was out of my class."
YOUTH
Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale, said of youth at a tea in New
Haven:
"I find youth modest, almost over-modest. I don't agree with the
accepted idea of youth that is epitomized in the anecdote.
"According to this anecdote, an old man said to a youth:
"'My boy, when I was your age I thought, like you, that I knew it all,
but now I have reached the conclusion that I know nothing.'
"The youth, lighting a cigaret, answered carelessly:
"'Hm! I reached that conclusion about you years ago.'"
ZONES
While inspecting examination papers recently, a teacher found various
humorous answers to questions. A class of boys, averaging twelve years
of age, had been examined in geography. The previous day had
been devoted to grammar. Among the geographical questions was the
following:
"Name the zones."
One promising youth, who had mixed the two subjects, wrote: "There are
two zones, masculine and feminine. The masculine is either temperate
or intemperate; the feminine is either torrid or frigid!"
INDEX
ABSENT-MINDEDNESS
ACCIDENTS
ACCURACY
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
ADVERTISING
ADVICE
AFTER DINNER SPEECHES
AGE
AGRICULTURE
ALARM CLOCKS
ALIBI
ALIMONY
ALPHABET
ALTERNATIVES
AMBITION
AMERICANS
AMUSEMENTS
ANCESTRY
ANIMALS
ANTICIPATION
ANTIQUES
APARTMENTS
APPEARANCES
APPETITE
APPLAUSE
ARITHMETIC
ARMIES
ART AND ARTISTS
ASTRONOMY
AUTHORS
AUTHORSHIP
AUTOMOBILE TOURISTS
AUTOMOBILES AND AUTOMOBILING
AVIATION
BACHELORS
BAGGAGE
BALDNESS
BANKS AND BANKING
BAPTISM
BAPTISTS
BARGAINS
BASEBALL
BATHS AND BATHING
BEAUTY, PERSONAL
BEGGING
BEQUESTS
BETTING
BIBLE INTERPRETATION
BIGAMY
BILLS
BLUFFING
BOARD OF HEALTH
BOARDING HOUSES
BOASTING
BOLSHEVISM
BOOKS AND READING
BOOKSELLERS AND BOOKSELLING
BOOMERANGS
BOOSTING
BORROWERS
BOSTON
BOY SCOUTS
BOYS
BRIDES
BROOKLYN
BROTHERHOOD
BURBANK
BUSINESS
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS ETHICS
BUSINESS WOMEN
CAMPAIGNS
CANDIDATES
CANDOR
CAPITAL AND LABOR
CARD INDEX
CARELESSNESS
CATALOGING
CAUSE AND EFFECT
CAUTION
CHARACTER
CHARITY
CHEERFULNESS
CHICKEN STEALING
CHILD LABOR
CHILDREN
CHOICES
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
CHURCH
CHURCH ATTENDANCE
CHURCH DISCIPLINE
CITIZENS
CITY AND COUNTRY
CIVICS
CIVILIZATION
CLASS DISTINCTIONS
CLEANLINESS
CLERGY
CLOTHING
CLUBS
COAL
COFFEE
COLLECTING OF ACCOUNTS
COLLECTION BOX
COLLEGE GRADUATES
COLLEGE STUDENTS
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
COMMITTEE
COMMON SENSE
COMMUNISM
COMMUTERS
COMPARISONS
COMPENSATION
COMPETITION
COMPLIMENTS
CONCEIT
CONDUCT
CONFESSIONS
CONFIDENCES
CONGRESS
CONSCIENCE
CONSCRIPTION
CONSERVATIVES
CONSOLATION
CONTENTMENT
CONTRIBUTION BOX
CONUNDRUMS
COOKERY
COOKS
COOPERATION
CORPULENCE
CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS
COSMOPOLITANISM
COST OF LIVING
COUNTRY LIFE
COURAGE
COURTESY
COURTS
COURTSHIP
CREDIT
CRIME
CRITICISM
CULTURE
CURES
CURIOSITY
CURRENT EVENTS
CUSTOM
DACHSHUNDS
DAMAGES
DANCING
DAYLIGHT SAVING
DEAD BEATS
DEBTS
DEGREES
DEMAGOG
DEMOCRACY
DENTISTS
DEPARTMENT STORES
DESTINATION
DETECTIVES
DETERMINATION
DIAGNOSIS
DILEMMAS
DINING
DIPLOMACY
DISARMAMENT
DISCHARGE
DISCIPLINE
DISCOUNTS
DISCRETION
DISPOSITION
DISTANCES
DIVORCE
DOCTORS
DOGS
DOMESTIC FINANCE
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
DREAMS
DRINKING
DRUNKARDS
DUTCH
DYSPEPSIA
EATING
ECONOMY
EDITORS
EDUCATION
EFFICIENCY
EGOTISM
EINSTEIN
EMBARRASSING SITUATIONS
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES
ENEMIES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISHMEN
ENTHUSIASM
EPIGRAMS
EPITAPHS
EQUALITY
ETIQUET
EUROPEAN WAR
EUROPEAN WAR-POEMS
EVIDENCE
EXAGGERATION
EXAMINATIONS
EXCUSES
EXECUTIVE ABILITY
EXPENSES
EXPERIENCE
EXTRAVAGANCE
FAILURES
FAME
FAMILIES
FARMING
FASHION
FATE
FATHERS
FAULTS
FEES
FICTION
FIGHTING
FINANCE
FISH
FISHERMEN
FISHING
FLATTERY
FOOD
FOOD CONSERVATION
FOOLS
FORDS
FOREIGNERS
FORESIGHT
FORGETFULNESS
FORTUNE HUNTERS
FOUNTAIN PENS
FRANKLIN
FREAKS
FREE VERSE
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
FRENCH LANGUAGE
FRIENDS
FRIENDSHIP
FUTURE
FUTURE LIFE
FUTURIST ART
GAMBLING
GARAGES
GARDENING
GAS
GENEROSITY
GENIUS
GEOGRAPHY
GERMANY
GERMS
GIFTS
GIRLS
GOD
GOLF
GOSSIP
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
GRATITUDE
GUARANTEES
HABIT
HADES
HAPPINESS
HASH
HASTE
HEAVEN
HELL
HEREDITY
HEROES
HIGH COST OF LIVING
HINTING
HISTORY
HOME
HOME BREW
HOMELINESS
HOMESICK
HONESTY
HORSES
HOSPITALITY
HOSPITALS
HOTEL BIBLES
HOTELS
HOUSING PROBLEM
HUNGER
HUNTING
HURRY
HUSBANDS
HYPOCRISY
HYSTERICS
"IF"
IGNORANCE
ILLUSIONS AND HALLUCINATIONS
IMITATION
IMMIGRANTS
IMPUDENCE
INCOME TAX
INDUSTRY
INFANTS
INFLUENZA
INHERITANCE
INITIATIVE
INSOMNIA
INSTALMENT PLAN
INSURANCE, FIRE
INSURANCE, LIFE
INTERVIEWS
INVESTMENTS
IRELAND
IRISH BULLS
IRISHMEN
JEWS
JOKES
JOURNALISM
JUDGES
JUDGMENT
JURY
JUSTICE
KINDNESS
KINGS AND RULERS
KISSES
KNOWLEDGE
LABOR AND CAPITAL
LABOR AND LABORING CLASSES
LABOR-SAVING DEVICES
LADIES
LANGUAGES
LAUGHTER
LAUNDRY
LAWS
LAWYERS
LAZINESS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
LEAP YEAR
LEFT HANDEDNESS
LEGISLATION
LEGISLATORS
LEISURE
LIARS
LIBERTY BONDS
LIBRARIANS
LIBRARIES
LIES
LIFE
LISPING
LOGIC
LONDON
LOST AND FOUND
LOVE
LUCK
MAGAZINES
MAJORITY
MARKSMANSHIP
MARRIAGE
MASCOTS
MATHEMATICS
MATRIMONY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MEDALS
MEDICAL ETHICS
MEDICINE
MEMORY
MEN
METHODISTS
MIDDLEMAN
MILITARISM
MILITARY DISCIPLINE
MILK
MILLENNIUM
MILLINERS
MILLIONAIRES
MINISTERS
MISERS
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
MISTAKES
MONEY
MONEY LENDER
MORAL EDUCATION
MOSQUITOES
MOTHERS
MOTHERS' DAY
MOTHERS-IN-LAW
MOVING PICTURES
MULES
MUSHROOMS
MUSIC
MUSICIANS
NAMES, PERSONAL
NATIONALITY
NATURAL LAWS
NEGROES
NEIGHBORS
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK CITY
NEWSBOYS
NEWSPAPERS
"NO"
NOTHING
NURSES
OBEDIENCE
OBESITY
OBITUARIES
OCCUPATIONS
OCEAN TRAVEL
OFFICE BOYS
OFFICE-SEEKERS
OFFICERS
OLD AGE
OLD CLOTHES
OPPORTUNITY
OPTIMISM
ORIGINALITY
OSTRICH
OUIJA BOARD
PARENTS
PARROTS
PARTNERSHIP
PEACE
PEDESTRIANS
PENMANSHIP
PEP
PERCENTAGE
PERSISTENCE
PERSUASION
PESSIMISM
PHILADELPHIA
PHILANTHROPISTS
PHILOSOPHY
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
PITTSBURG
PLEASURE
POETRY
POETS
POLICE
POLITENESS
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICIANS
POLITICS
POSTAL SERVICE
POVERTY
PRAISE
PRAYERS
PREACHING
PREJUDICE
PREPAREDNESS
PRESCRIPTIONS
PRETENSION
PRICES
PRIDE
PRINTERS
PRISONS
PROFANITY
PROFESSIONS
PROFITEERS
PROGRESS
PROHIBITION
PROMOTERS
PROMPTNESS
PRONUNCIATION
PROPERTY
PROPOSALS
PROSPERITY
PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT
PSYCHOLOGY
PUBLIC, THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SPEAKERS
PUBLISHERS
PUNCTUALITY
PUNCTUATION
PUNISHMENT
PUNS
PURGATORY
QUAKERS
QUESTIONS
RADICALS
RAILROADS
READING
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
REALISM
RECOMMENDATIONS
RECRUITING
RED TAPE
REGRETS
RELATIVES
RELIGIONS
REMEDIES
REMINDERS
REPARTEE
REPORTING
REPUTATION
REST CURE
RESTAURANTS
RETALIATION
ROADS
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
RUINS
RUMMAGE SALES
SACRIFICES
SAFETY
SALARIES
SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP
SALVATION
SAVING
SCANDAL
SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOOLS
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
SCOTCH, THE
SEASICKNESS
SECRETS
SELF-MADE MEN
SENATE
SENATORS
SENSE OF HUMOR
SENTRIES
SERMONS
SERVANTS
SERVICE
SERVICE STAR
SHOPPING
SIGHT SEEING
SIGNS
SILENCE
SIMPLIFIED SPELLING
SIN
SINGERS
SKEPTICS
SLANG
SMILES
SMOKING
SNOBBERY
SOCIALISTS
SOCIETY
SOCIOLOGY
SOLDIERS
SOUND
SOUVENIRS
SPECULATION
SPEED
SPELLING
SPINSTERS
STAMMERING
STAMPS
STATISTICS
STENOGRAPHERS
STOCK EXCHANGE
STRATEGY
STREET-CARS
STRIKES
SUBSTITUTES
SUBURBS
SUBWAYS
SUCCESS
SUITORS
SUMMER RESORTS
SUNDAY
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
SUPERSTITION
SURPRISE
SYMPATHY
SYNONYMS
TACT
TALKERS
TARDINESS
TAX
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TEARS
TELEGRAPH
TELEPHONE
TEMPER
TEMPERANCE
TEMPTATION
TEN COMMANDMENTS
THEATER
THERMOMETER
THIEVES
THRIFT
TIDES
TIME
TIPS
TOURISTS
TRADE
TRADE MARKS
TRADE UNIONS
TRAMPS
TRAVELERS
TREES
TRENCHES
TROUBLE
TRUTH
UMBRELLAS
UNEXPECTED
UNITED STATES
VACATIONS
VALUE
VANITY
VEGETARIANS
VENTILATION
VOICE
VOTING
WAGES
WAR
WEALTH
WEATHER
WEDDINGS
WELSH
WESTMINSTER ABBEY
WHISKY
WIDOWS
WINDOWS
WISDOM
WISHES
WITNESSES
WIVES
WOMAN
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WOMAN'S RIGHTS
WORK
WORRY
YOUTH
ZONES
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