As Wise As An Owl

A wise old owl sat on an oak;
The more he saw, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard;
Why aren't we like that wise old bird?

-Edward H. Richards

Do The Impossible

There is no thrill in easy sailing
when skies are clear and blue;
There is no joy in merely doing things
that any man can do.
But there is some satisfaction
that is mighty sweet to take,
When you reach a destination
that you taught you would never make.

Do More...

Do more than exists - live.
Do more than hear - listen.
Do more than agree - cooperate.

Do more than talk - communicate.
Do more than grow - bloom.
Do more than spend - invest.

Do more than think - create.
Do more than work - excel.
Do more than share - give.

Do more than decide - discern.
Do more than consider - commit.
Do more than forgive - forget.

Do more than help - serve.
Do more than coexist - reconcile.
Do more than sing - worship.

Do more than think - plan.
Do more than dream - do.
Do more than see - perceive.

Do more than read - apply.
Do more than receive - reciprocate.
Do more than choose - focus.

Do more than wish - believe.
Do more than advise - help.
Do more than speak - impart.

Do more than encourage - inspire.
Do more than add - multiply.
Do more than change - improve.

Do more than reach - stretch.
Do more than ponder - pray.
Do more than just live - live for God.

Body Language

You tell what you are by the friends you seek,
By the very manner in which you speak,
By the way you employ your leisure time,
By the use you make of dollar and dime.

You tell what you are by the things you wear,
By the spirit in which you burdens bear,
By the kind of things at which you laugh,
By the records you play on your phonograph.

You tell what you are by the way you walk,
By the things of which you delight to talk,
By the manner in which you bear defeat,
By so simple a thing as how you eat.

By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf;
In these ways and more, you tell on yourself.

Procrastination

When duty comes a knocking at your gate,
Welcome him in; for if you bid him wait,
He will depart only to come once more,
And bring seven other duties to your door.

-Edwin Markum

The Well-Liked Man

There is a man in the world,
Who never gets turned down,
Wherever he chances to stray;
He gets the glad hand in the populous town,
Or out where the farmers make hay;
He is greeted with pleasure on deserts of sand,
And deep in the isles of the woods;
Wherever he goes there is a welcoming hand -
He's the man who deliver the goods.

- Walt Whitman