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“... I suggest one form of rationing which we ought to impose on ourselves. Abstain from all thinking about other people’s faults, unless your duties…
“... I suggest one form of rationing which we ought to impose on ourselves. Abstain from all thinking about other people’s faults, unless your duties…
Dale Carnegie, in his classic, How to Win Friends & Influence People, cites an article that offers some helpful suggestions for how to handle disagreements…
Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 275. This saying is funny almost…
One pair of ears draws dry a hundred tongues.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 272. This saying points out that the ratio of…
Derek Kidner, in his commentary on Proverbs, offers the following outline describing "The Good Friend" according to the Proverbs in the Bible. Four Features of…
Seneca advised that people should allow only those to influence them “who teach us by their lives, who tell us what we ought to do…
"It is dangerous to explain too clearly to man how like he is to the animals without pointing out his greatness. It is also dangerous…
I wrote here about the importance of committing to a group in order to be able to contribute and receive a sense of belonging. "Join…
My retired friend shared how much it meant to him that his Grandfather would take him into his garden with a couple of salt shakers…
Some problems present all at once. They pounce. They're unforeseen, and impossible to mitigate with preventative measures. Other problems seem to present all at once,…