The Devil would rather tackle a a good man in a discouraged mood than a hardened criminal with Hope singing in his heart.
A Hard World.
"Ah done tole yuh, Mose, howebber yuh fix it up, dat dis hyar am a mighty hahd wohld we lib in?" said one colored brother to another.
"How am dat, Sambo?"
"Why, we am allus habin' ouah troubles. No soonah am de Santa Claus bills paid, den de legislachuh come erlong en stay foh sixty whole days!" and he shook his head and refused to be comforted.
A Quartette of Don'ts.
Don't sleep too much. Remember what happened to Adam when he tried an experiment of that kind.