It is so often true that whether a person carries with him an atmosphere of gloom and depression or one of confidence and courage depends on his indi….

In Holman Hunt's painting, "The Light of the World, "Christ is shown in a garden at midnight, holding a lantern in His left hand. With His right hand….

An old Arabian fable tells of a prince imprisoned in a castle which had thirteen windows. Twelve of these windows overlooked lovely scenes, while the….

"I think we'll have a good potato crop this year," a newspaper editor told his housekeeper one morning. "No such thing," asserted the housekeeper. "I….

Hope cherishes no illusions, nor does it yield to cynicism..

Hope regards problems, small or large, as opportunities..

Hope puts up with modest gains, realizing that the longest journey starts with one step..

We heard recently the touching story of a young flier who was killed in action. Before he died, he had time to scrawl only a few words as a brief fin….

During a heavy storm at sea a nervous woman passenger on a large liner went to the captain, seeking reassurance. "Captain," she asked tremulously, "a….

A young lady went into a bookstore and asked the clerk for Irving Stone's book, "Immoral Wife." The title is "Immortal Wife," the clerk replied. "I'l….

A Seattle lawyer once interrupted his lengthy cross-examination of a witness and exclaimed, "Your Honor, one of the jurors is asleep." "You put him t….