Ahhh, Poets

I walked with poets in my youth,
Because the world they drew
Was beautiful and glorious
Beyond the world I knew.

The poets are my comrades still,
But dearer than in my youth,
For now I know that they alone
Picture the world of truth.
-William Roscoe Thayer


MISTAKES
There are six mistakes in life that many of us make, said a famous writer, and then he gave the following list:
*The delusion that individual advancement is made by crushing others down.
*The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected.
*Insisting that a thing is impossible because we ourselves cannot accomplish it.
*Refusing to set aside trivial preferences in order that important things may be accomplished.
*Neglecting development and refinement.
*The failure to establish the habit of saving money.

Sins of Society
Someone has said that the seven deadly sins of society are these:
*Policies without principles
*Wealth without work
*Pleasure without conscience
*Knowledge without character
*Commerce and industry without morality
*Science without humanity
*Worship without sacrifice
-An Observer

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.
-Sheridan