It Is Worth A Lot

I Think The World Is Like A Great Mirror, And Reflects Our Lives Just As We Ourselves Look Upon It. Those Who Turn Sad Faces Toward The World Find Only Sadness Reflected. But A Smile Is Reflected In The Same Way, And Cheers And Brightens Our Hearts. You Think There Is No Pleasure To Be Had In Life. That Is Because You Are Heartsick And-and Tired, As You Say. With One Sad Story Ended You Are Afraid To Begin Another-a Sequel-feeling It Would Be Equally Sad. But Why Should It Be? Isn't The Joy Or Sorrow Equally Divided In Life?

Flowers Are Beautiful, For Instance, But We Are Not Inclined To Marry Them. Duty, On The Contrary, Is A Bugle Call To Action, Whether You Are Inclined To Act, Or Not. In This Case, I Obey The Bugle Call Of Duty.

Unless One Can Think Wisely It Is Better To Remain A Dummy.

Imagination Has Given Us The Steam Engine, The Telephone, The Talking-machine, And The Automobile, For These Things Had To Be Dreamed Of Before They Became Realities.

That Proves You Are Unusual,' Returned The Scarecrow; 'and I Am Convinced That The Only People Worthy Of Consideration In This World Are The Unusual Ones. For The Common Folks Are Like The Leaves Of A Tree, And Live And Die Unnoticed.