June 5

FRATERNITY is avoiding ‘cannots’

Kind words bring life, but cruel words crush your spirit.  ~ Proverbs 15:4

You cannot bring about prosperity
by discouraging thrift.
You cannot help small men
by tearing down big men...
You cannot lift the wage earner
by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor man
by destroying the rich.
You cannot keep out of trouble
by spending more than your income.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man
by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security
on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage
by taking away men’s initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently
by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
~ William J. H. Boetcker

Which of the above “cannots” is a problem in today’s world? Which are you most guilty of?

Two things are bad for the heart –
running up stairs and running down people.~ Bernard Baruch