Four Minute Essays, Volume X

by Frank Crane

A Ability, II, 9 Abraham Lincoln, The Common Man, IX, 32 Accomplishment, I, 24 Achievement, I, 50, 80, 121; VI, 72, 98; X, [76] Action, I, 23 Actor’s Prayer, The, VII, 146 Advantage of Being Forgot, The, V, 143 Adventure, IX, 41 Advertising, III, 62; V. 76; VI, 34; VII, 88 Age, II, 111; IX, 24 Agreeableness, I, 16 All Noise Is Waste, I, 39 Ambition, VII, 121 Americanism, V, 107; II, 16; VIII, 85; IX, 7, 37 American View of the British, An, II, 150 America’s Coming of Age, I, 142 Anarchist, The, II, 30 Andorra, VIII, 128 Anger, IX, 86 Anger Poison, VII, 138 Anticipation, VIII, 134 Appetite, V, 134 Aristocracy, I, 7, 99; II, 98; III, 44, 90; VII, 104; IX, 47 Around the Corner, II, 26 Art, I, 108, 148, 157; III, 27; V, 74, VI, 35; VII, 36, 120; X, [51] Art and Democracy, VII, 130 Art of Happy Memory, The, X, [88] Art of Living, The, VIII, 38 Autocracy, III, 77; VII, 81 Automobiles, I, 19; IV, 107, 111

B Babies in Prison, III, 114 Backsliding, II, 12 Bananas, VI, 46 Be a Bird Landlord!, VII, 142 Beauty, I, 79; II, 127; IV, 9, 157; V, 149; VII, 99, 119, 132; IX, 117; X, [122] Bernhardt, Sarah, VII, 34 Be Still, IX, 128 Best of Life, The, X, [118] Better Conquest, The, II, 66 Bible, The, III, 107; IV, 42 Birds, VI, 116; VII, 142 Bloody Knife, The, III, 153 Bob White, VI, 116 Body and the Automobile, The, IV, 107 Books, I, III, 8; III, 49; IV, 36; V, 30; VI, 75; VII, 29; IX, 82; X, [124] Bores, X, [101] Bound, III, 89 Boy and the Gang, The, V, 100 Boy or Girl Who Quits School, The, VIII, 141 Boys, V, 119 Boys and Girls, VIII, 52 Brain, IX, 69 Bravery, I, 155; III, 72 Brotherhood, VI, 156 Brotherhood, Universal, I, 125 Business, II, 48; III, 7, 74; IV, 68; V, 34, 61, 74; VI, 32; VII, 42, 70, 86, 88; VIII, 5; IX, 87; X, [44]

C Call, The, VI, 72 Campaign Against Fear, The, VII, 41 Capacity to Forget, The, V, 103 Capital, IV, 70 Capital, VII, 43; VIII, 60; IX, 126 Capital and Labor, II, 46; III, 78 Careful and Courageous, III, 72 Carpenter Shop, The, II, 123 Castles in Spain, IV, 35 Catch-Phrases, IV, 124 Ceilings, IV, 23 Character, I, 13, 28, 82; II, 50; IV, 93, 143; V, 29, 123; VI, 104, 137; VII, 44, 106 Charity, V, 87; X, [91], [139] Chastity, V, 87 Cheerfulness, I, 93; III, 25; VII, 73; IX, 20, 62 Childishness of the Past, The, II, 32 Children, I, 26; II, 13, 32, 70, 78, 127; III, 18, 35, 58, 153; IV, 80, 92, 111, 147; V, 159; VI, 7, 101, 107, 158; VII, 9, 44, 94; VIII, 52, 92, 107, 111, 150; IX, 21, 120, 156; X, [95], [102], [132], [135] Child’s Play a Crime, The, III, 58 Christianity, II, 84; III, 132; IV, 96 Christ Life, The, I, 132 Christmas, II, 28 Chrysanthemum, The, IV, 9 Church, X, [123] Cities of Refuge, II, 103 City Life, III, 61 City of the Future, The, IX, 143 Civic Spirit, III, 76 Civilization, II, 88; III, 61, 107, 133; IV, 23, 116; V, 61; VII, 19, 134 Civilizers, The, III, 132 Class Consciousness, II, 55; III, 12; VI, 129; VIII, 72; IX, 48, 125 Classic, The, III, 125 Clean Business, V, 34 Cleanliness, VII, 111 Cock-Sureness, IV, 137 Colleges and Automobiles, IV, 111 Columbus, VI, 19 Comeback, The, VI, 125 Comfort, V, 95 Coming of Democracy, The, VIII, 33 Common Sense, IV, 13 Common Sense, III, 117 Competence, I, 49 Competition, VII, 70; VIII, 65 Concentration, VI, 106 Confusion, VIII, 118 Conservatism, VII, 135 Consistency, VI, 51 Contemplation, V, 137; VII, 24 Contentment, II, 159; V, 141; VI, 28; VII, 73; IX, 73; X, [89] Controversy, X, [126] Conviction, IX, 54 Co-operation, I, 54, 125; III, 42, 77; V, 62; IX, 48, 143 Corn, IX, 146 Corpulence, V, 134 Corset, The, II, 127 Courage, I, 13, 100; II, 120; III, 32, 54, 72, 138; V, 86; VI, 13, 53; IX, 6 Courtesy, VII, 113 Cowardice, I, 112; III, 90 Cowardice of Pessimism, The, I, 112 Creature or Creator? IV, 26 Crime, III, 58; IV, 116; VIII, 73 Criminal Class, The, VIII, 73 Criticism, V, 127 Culture, V, 154; VII, 155 Cure for Class, The, II, 55 Curing the Hurt of the World, III, 144 Cynicism, II, 116

D Dad, VII, 9 Danger, V, 74 Dante, V, 30 Death, I, 38, 93, 148; II, 27, 80, 130; IV, 39, 55, 74, 120; V, 53, 89; VI, 68 Death, the Most Beautiful Adventure in Life, IX, 41 Decadence, V, 41 Decentifying Function of Money, The, III, 110 Decision, IV, 103 Delicacy—The Flavor of All the Virtues, IX, 9 Demand for Preaching, The, IV, 120 Democracy, I, 54, 118; II, 22, 87, 98; III, 11, 77; IV, 25, 64, 126; V, 110, 113; VI, 44, 132; VII, 21, 81, 130; VIII, 24, 33, 63, 69, 81, 92, 153; IX, 13, 46, 65, 103, 145; X, [125] Democracy and Socialism, VII, 61 Democratic Trust, The, V, 61 Dependence, III, 35 Despair, VI, 11 Despair, VI, 20, 55; IX, 111 Destiny, I, 24 Destruction of Pleasure, The, II, 73 Dhammapada, The, VIII, 145 Dining, IX, 20 Discipline, II, 69, 71, 141; IX, 154 Disease, VIII, 119 Dog in the Manger, The, II, 35 Doing Clears the Mind, I, 23 Doubt, II, 115; III, 67; VII, 79 Drama, I, 109 Dreamer, The, V, 10 Dreams, X, [118] Dreams and Art, VI, 35 Dress, II, 127 Drink, I, 13; V, 124 Drunk on Wistaria, I, 9 Dull Day, A, X, [79] Dumb Danger, V, 74 Duty, VIII, 110 Duty, II, 67; III, 68; X, [28] Duty of the Rich, The, III, 68 Dyspepsia, V, 94

E Education, I, 37; II, 91; III, 5, 153; IV, 83, 111; V, 49, 119; VI, 84, 113, 118, 133; VII, 44, 53; VIII, 39, 70, 92, 115, 141; X, [122] Efficiency, X, [76] Efficiency, VI, 23, 56; VIII, 141; IX, 81; X, [106] Egotism, III, 92; VI, 137; VII, 109; IX, 10 Eighteen, IV, 147 Elbert Hubbard, VIII, 83 Emphasis, I, 40 Endurance, X, [5] Enemy, The, I, 41 English, The, II, 150; III, 32 Enupeak, VI, 129 Environment, VII, 37 Equanimity, I, 19 Eternal Humanities, The, VI, 153 Ethics, IV, 83 Ethics of Controversy, The, X, [126] Every Day, I, 80 Except It Die, IV, 55 Exercise, III, 24 Experience, III, 118; VI, 5; VII, 156 Experience Versus Results, VII, 86 Experiments in Definition, V, 86 Extravagance, III, 69

F Factory and the School, The, V, 118 Fads and Fundamentals, V, 49 Failure, I, 26, 59; VI, 95; IX, 136 Faith, II, 113; V, 86; VII, 5, 59; X, [48] Fallacies, Common, IV, 124 Fanatic and the Idealist, The, II, 30 Fate, III, 139; IV, 27; VI, 22, 128 Fathers, I, 36 Fat Man, The, V, 133 Fear, II, 147; III, 80; VI, 12, 23; VII, 41; IX, 51, 79; X, [57], [92] Fear of Death, The, II, 80 Fear of Greatness, IV, 33 Fishing, III, 149; V, 47 Flowers, I, 9, 72; IV, 9; IX, 24 Flute, The, VIII, 121 Food, III, 22 Fool’s Gold, VIII, 56 Fool, The, VIII, 133 Forestry, VI, 109 Forgetfulness, V, 103, 143 Forget It, I, 32 Forgiveness, IV, 34; V, 87, 103; IX, 73 For Lovers to Read, I, 72 Frailty, IV, 30 France, I, 117 Fraternity, X, [12] Freedom, I, 25, 69, 142; III, 34, 90; V, 131 Friend Bed, V, 95 Friendship, III, 157; IV, 34; VI, 75, 89; VII, 116; IX, 121 From the Chin Up, VII, 153 Fundamentals in Democracy, VII, 81 Future, The, VIII, 134 Futurists, VII, 134

G Gary System, The, VI, 84 Genius, V, 28 Genius is One Who has Found Himself, A, I, 84 Gentility, II, 51 Gentleman, The, I, 154 Gentleness, III, 105 Ghosts, I, 76 Glimpses, I, 76 God and the Little Boy, IX, 156 God’s Whisper, VII, 23 Good-Cheer, VI, 14 Goodness, III, 91; IV, 34; VI, 66; VII, 75 Good Taste and Good Judgment, VIII, 24 Go On, V, 26 Gossip, I, 157 Government, V, 155 Government, IV, 63; IX, 47 Government Ownership, III, 78 Gratitude, I, 37 Grayson, VII, 117 Greatest Enemy, The, III, 80 Greatest Railway in the World, The, VI, 56 Great Man, The, I, 28 Greatness, IX, 17 Greatness, I, 45; III, 105; IV, 23; VII, 75; IX, 160 Great Love and Much Service, IV, 5 Great Silences, The, I, 147 Great Soul, The, VII, 75 Green Fire, I, 105 Grief, I, 148 Grit, II, 141

H Habit, I, 17 Habit of Self-Confidence, The, VI, 95 Half-Science, VII, 18 Happiness, I, 21, 25, 96; II, 27, 52, 74, 138; IV, 5, 50, 73, 86; V, 12, 99, 148; VI, 15, 40, 145; VII, 49, 97, 100, 125; VIII, 6, 42, 103, 116 Harmony, VIII, 121 Healing Power of Housekeeping, The, IV, 99 Health, III, 22; IV, 91, 99, 107 Heaven, X, [114] Heaven, V, 38 Heaven Help the Poor, II, 52 Hell, III, 45 Heredity, V, 115 Here’s to Your Good Health! IV, 91 Heroism, V, 16 Heroism, III, 67; V, 19 Hidden Happiness, VII, 100 History, I, 68 Home, The, IX, 120 Home, X, [124] Honesty, I, 139; V, 34, 124; IX, 9 Honor, V, 87 Horses, III, 74 Housekeeping, IV, 99 Howe, E. W., II, 48 How Much Land a Man Needs to Live On, I, 65 How to be Interesting, VI, 104 How to Go to Sleep, IX, 90 How to Keep Friends, III, 157 How to Live a Hundred Years, III, 22 How to Read the Bible, IV, 42 Hubbard, Elbert, VIII, 83 Human Flies, X, [101] Human Heart, The, V, 5 Humanities Versus the Ideals, The, X, [14] Humanity, II, 57 Humanity, I, 49; III, 34, 100, 116; IV, 31, 120, 157; VI, 9, 147; IX, 35 Humility, V, 87; VI, 137; VII, 115; IX, 10 Humor, II, 151; V, 134 Hunting a Job, IX, 78

I Ideal and the Job, The, VI, 139 Ideal Life, The, IV, 76 Idealism, V, 44 Idealist, The, II, 30 Ideals, IX, 105 Ideals, X, [14] Ideal Woman, The, X, [30] Ideas, Right, I, 138 Idleness, V, 47 Idleness the Mother of Progress, X, [51] I Don’t Know, VII, 115 If I Were God, VIII, 106 Ignorance, II, 155; VIII, 118; IX, 54 I Know, VI, 39 Illusion, VIII, 115 Imagination, III, 87; IV, 35; IX, 92 Immortality, III, 122 Immune, The, IX, 134 Incompetence, I, 50 Independence, II, 57; III, 35; IV, 84 Individualism, I, 126; III, 77 Individuality, I, 84; V, 100 Influence, I, 131 In Praise of Flaws, I, 95 In Praise of Sorrow, II, 40 Insincerity, IX, 11 Insolence, IX, 12 Intellectual Trains, VI, 26 Intelligence, III, 73 Intervals, V, 137 Inward Song, The, X, [46] Iron in the Soul, IX, 152 Irony and Pity, VI, 5 Isms, IV, 95 It Can’t Be Done, VII, 149 It Takes Grit, II, 141 It Won’t Work, IV, 76

J Japanese Common Sense, III, 118 Jealousy, III, 83 Job and His Wife, V, 21 Journalist, The, VI, 42 Joy, I, 24; II, 43, 95, 157; V, 20, 150 Joy of Work, The, VIII, 99 Joys of Living, The, I, 114 Judgment, VIII, 24 Justice, X, [138] Justice, III, 107, 114; IV, 116, 127; IX, 14; X, [12] Just Right, II, 101