An honest, sincerely stated compliment helps to build character; criticism destroys it.

Gossip is the worst form of judging.

It is easy to do things for our own families and loved ones, but to give of our substance for the stranger who is in need is the real test of our charity and love for our fellowmen.

Integrity, or the lack of it, touches almost every facet of our lives-everything we say, every thought and desire.

Self-discipline is doing what you know you should do when you don't want to do it.

I observed that the successful farmer worked at his job. He would do his plowing, disking, harrowing, seeding, and harvesting in the proper season and at the proper time, while his neighbor was procrastinating, or off hunting and fishing while the work was still to be done. We must learn to set our priorities straight. No one can be successful in his line of work unless he works at it in the proper season and plays in the proper season.

There is no real happiness in having or getting, but only in giving.