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The Merchant Must Be No More Pessimist Than Optimist, Since Pessimism Induces Him To Hold Back His Capital But Optimism Induces Him To Take Such Risks That He Has More To Tear Than To Hope. Abu Al'fadl Ja'far Al-dimishqi (c. 9th Century) Arab Writer. The Beauties Of Commerce Business Pays ... Philanthropy Begs.

Lord, Make Us Mindful Of The Little Things That Grow And Blossom In These Days To Make The World Beautiful For Us.

Oppression Costs The Oppressor Too Much If The Oppressed Stands Up And Protests. The Protest Need Not Be Merely Physical-the Throwing Of Stones And Bullets-if It Is Mental, Spiritual; If It Expresses Itself In Silent, Persistent Dissatisfaction, The Cost To The Oppressor Is Terrific.

We Black Men Seem The Sole Oasis Of Simple Faith And Reverence In A Dusty Desert Of Dollars And Smartness.

We Cannot Hope, Then, In This Generation, Or For Several Generations, That The Mass Of The Whites Can Be Brought To Assume That Close Sympathetic And Self-sacrificing Leadership Of The Blacks Which Their Present Situation So Eloquently Demands. Such Leadership, Such Social Teaching And Example, Must Come From The Blacks Themselves.