QUESTIONS
How might the battle have ended if the groom had waited until the blacksmith had put the right number of nails in the horse’s shoes?
Which do you think King Richard would rather have lost—a little time or his kingdom?
How do you suppose the groom and the blacksmith felt when they learned the result of the battle?
Do you know any careless people?
What do you think of them?
Can you remember ever doing something carelessly in order to finish more quickly?
Tell about it.
If you’re told to do a thing,
And mean to do it really;
Never let it be by halves;
Do it fully, freely!
—Phœbe Cary.
He liveth long who liveth well;
All else in life is thrown away;
He liveth longest who can tell
Of true things truly done each day.
What is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.