Act With A Determination Not To Be

Life Processes Take Place In An Aqueous Medium. All Organisms Are Composed Mostly Of Water, Whether They Dwell In The Oceans, Lakes, And Rivers, Or On The Land. Because The Physical And Chemical Properties Of Water Are Well Suited To The Requirements Of Life, It Is No Accident That Life Is A Water-based Phenomenon.

If We Do Not Do This Our Churches Will Lighthouses Without Light, Wells Without Water, Dumb Witnesses, Sleeping Watchmen, Silent Trumpets, Messengers Without Tidings, A Comfort For Infidels, Jubilant Joys To The Devil, And An Offense To God.

What A Glorious World Almighty God Has Given Us. How Thankless And Ungrateful We Are, And How We Labor To Mar His Gifts.

The Gentleman Does Not Needlessly And Unnecessarily Remind An Offender Of A Wrong He May Have Committed Against Him. He Cannot Only Forgive, He Can Forget; And He Strives For That Nobleness Of Self And Mildness Of Character Which Impart Sufficient Strength To Let The Past Be But The Past. A True Man Of Honor Feels Humbled Himself When He Cannot Help Humbling Others.

You Must Study To Be Frank With The World: Frankness Is The Child Of Honesty And Courage. Say Just What You Mean To Do On Every Occasion, And Take It For Granted That You Mean To Do Right.