It is not what we eat, but what we digest, that makes us strong.
It is not what we read, but what we remember, that makes us learned.
It is not what we earn, but what we save, that makes us rich.
Home. A christian home is a precious heritage. It is the divinely appointed educator of mankind. Its seclusion, shelter and culture are invaluable. There the mother whose hand rocks the cradle, moves the world, teaching the lessons of obedience, self-control, faith and trust. Use only a mellow and sweet tone of voice in the home. A kind and gentle voice is a pearl of great price that, like the cheery song of the lark, increases the joy and happiness of the home with passing years.
"The farmer's trade is one of worth,
He is partner with the earth and sky;
He is partner with the sun and rain,
And no man loses by his gain.
And men may rise and men may fall;
The farmer, he must feed them all."
"Man's chief end is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever."
Knowledge. "Other things may be seized by might or purchased with money; but knowledge is to be gained only by study."—Johnson.
"He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge, without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. He that to what he sees adds observation, and to what he reads, reflection, is in the right road to knowledge, provided that in scrutinizing the hearts of others he neglects not his own."—Cotton.
Co-operation. "All real progress of the individual, or of society, comes through the joining of hands and working together in a spirit of helpfulness for the common good."
A brother in need is a brother indeed.