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...that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow (1:18). And, as St. Paul has said (I. Cor. 9:25), speaking of Olympic athletes, "Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things." In stead of engaging in vain railings and obstinate goadings, the Administrators and Calculators should remind themselves of the Proverb, "Boast not to thyself of the morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." (27:1) H.O.J. Brown...
Gambit. In Clearwater, Fla., Wallis Cady, who has been playing chess-by-mail for 18 months with Ray Pearson of Detroit, wrote to remind Pearson that he had not made a move in seven months, soon got a note from Detroit, saying "I thought it was your move...
...race for prestige and achievement in space, these complicated virtues have their drawbacks, however temporary. Said German Scientist Hermann Oberth, who had worked on the U.S. missile program: "The Russian rockets remind me of simple alarm clocks-you can throw them on the wall and they'll keep on ticking. American missiles are like expensive ladies' wrist watches that look nice but tend to stop frequently." An old missile hand at Cape Canaveral turned to a football figure. The Russians, said he, are now leading in moon shots by 7 to 6-they have converted after the touchdown...
Winston Churchill: "A great parliamentary figure, but not a great parliamentarian. He never took the trouble to understand procedure. He always had a general idea that he might talk whenever he pleased ... I once had to say: 'I must remind the Right Honorable Gentleman that a monologue is not a decision.' . . . What Winston always requires is some strong people round him saying, 'Don't be a fool over this.' I remember Lloyd George saying to me once, apropos of something, 'There's Winston-he's got ten ideas on this...
...point of all this is not to criticize the public's attitude towards the Needy who suddenly appear at Christmas to prey on its pocketbook. Rather, it is to remind all of us that long after the trimming and decoration have been packed and stored away for another year, there will be so many people huddling, like Mrs. Bella H., in some dank basement apartment, waiting for their cataracts to finish the job, waiting for their hearing to go, waiting for their remaining teeth to rot away...