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Confidence and enthusiasm are the greatest sales producers in any kind of economy. Have confidence in your products and the house backing them, have enthusiasm for your job, call on your trade regularly and consistently, treat your trade courteously, and you will find that your customers will not have to be sold-they will be glad to buy.

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On his eightieth birthday, John Quincy Adams responded to a query concerning his well-being: 'John Quincy Adams is well. But the house in which he lives at present is becoming dilapidated. It is tottering up on its foundation. Time and the seasons have nearly destroyed it. Its roof is pretty well worn out. Its walls are much shattered and it trembles with every wind. I think John Quincy will have to move out of it soon. But he himself is quite well, quite well.'.

--- John Quincy Adams

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SNAPPING (SNAP`PING): a. & n. from Snap, v.

-----Bible Quote For Today-----

Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather
be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the
wicked. - Ps. 84:10 NIV

Comment: The courts here are the precincts of the temple in Jerusalem.
Better to be near God in a humble role than to live in splendour and sin.

-----Submitted by Graham Weeks http://www.weeks-g.dircon.co.uk

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In the end we retain from our studies only that which we practically apply.

--- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

* ***** Holidays For Today
*
*-Bartender's Cup.
*-Weatherman's Day.
*-Wyrd's Day.
*-Lailatul Quadr.
*-St. Agatha's Day.
*-Chama Cha Mapinduzi Day.
*-Japanese Martyr Day.
*-Bob Marley Day.
*-Disaster Day.
*-National Weatherperson's Day.
*-St. Avitus' Day.
*-Mexico Constitution Day.
*-CCM Day.
*-National Chocolate Fondue Day.
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* ***** Births For Today (birthday trivia)
*
*-Debra Jo Fondren
*-Yuko Aoki
*-Rev. John Witherspoon
*-Bob Marley
*-Hiram S. Maxim
*-Dwight Moody
*-Roger Staubach
*-Al Kooper
*-Belle Starr
*-William Burroughs
*-Jennifer Jason Leigh
*-Hank Aaron
*-Robert Peel
*-John Jeffries
*-Roger Williams
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Give them quality. That's the best kind of advertising.

--- Milton Snavely Hershey

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A man anxious to tell a dirty story asked, "Are there any ladies present?" Ulysses S. Grant spoke up and replied, "There are no ladies present, but there are gentlemen."

--- Ulysses S. Grant

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UNPEREGAL (UNPER-E`GAL): Unequal.

-----Bible Quote For Today-----

To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his
glorious presence without fault and with great joy - to the only God our
Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our
Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. - Jude 24,25 NIV

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The only sensible ends of literature are, first, the pleasurable toil of writing; second, the gratification of one's family and friends; and lastly, the solid cash.

--- Nathaniel Hawthorne

* ***** Holidays For Today
*
*-Public Sleeping Day.
*-Action Line Day.
*-Magha Puja.
*-Floral Design Day.
*-Kalevala Day.
*-Burgsonnieg.
*-St. Oswald of York's Day.
*-National Chocolate Souffle Day.
*-Ponce Carnival (Puerto Rican Festival).
*-St. Romanus' Day.
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* ***** Births For Today (birthday trivia)
*
*-Milton Caniff
*-Ben Hecht
*-John Tenniel
*-Charles Blondin
*-William Coldstream
*-Vincente Minnelli
*-Frank Gehry
*-Michel De Montaigne
*-Gavin McLeod
*-Brian Jones
*-Mario Andretti
*-Charles Durning
*-Linus Pauling
*-Colette
*-Dorothy Stratton
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It isn't that things will necessarily go wrong (Murphy's Law), but rather
that they will take so much more time and effort than you think, if they are
not to.

-- Charles Wolf, Jr.

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Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.

--- William Shakespeare, Measure For Measure.

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TRADUCT (TRA-DUCT`): That which is traducted; that which is transferred; a translation.

-----Bible Quote For Today-----

The LORD is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid? - Ps. 27:1 NIV

-----Submitted by Graham Weeks http://www.weeks-g.dircon.co.uk

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Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not.

--- Nathaniel Hawthorne

* ***** Holidays For Today
*
*-Tournament of Hearts.
*-Festival of Mihr.
*-National Pistachio Day.
*-Sourdough Rendezvous.
*-Dance of the Known Places.
*-Runic half-month of Sigel ends.
*-St. Porphyrius' Day.
*-Swamp Buggy Races.
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* ***** Births For Today (birthday trivia)
*
*-Vitas Geralitus
*-Tex Avery
*-Johnny Cash
*-Frank Bridge
*-Jackie Gleason
*-Brittany York
*-Levi Strauss
*-William "Buffalo Bill" Cody
*-Honore Daumier
*-Edward Bellamy
*-Victor Hugo
*-Elihu Vedder
*-Will K. Kellogg
*-Grover Cleveland Alexander
*-Antoine "Fats" Domino
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The best eraser in the world is a good night's sleep.

--- Orlando A. Battista, Interscience. 1964.

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Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: 'It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.'.

--- James Keller, Three Minutes by James Keller, M. M., 1950.

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SCYPHISTOMA (SCY-PHIS`TO-MA): The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.

-----Bible Quote For Today-----

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. - Hebr. 11:1 NIV

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A good character is, in all cases, the fruit of personal exertion. It is not inherited from parents; it is not created by external advantages; it is no necessary appendage of birth, wealth, talents, or station; but it is the result of one's own endeavors-the fruit and reward of good principles manifested in a course of virtuous and honorable action.

--- J. Hawes

* ***** Holidays For Today
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*-Mid-Winter's Day.
*-Aldus Day.
*-St. Dorothy's Day.
*-Police Brutality Day.
*-Waitangi.
*-St. Vedast's Day.
*-Lame Duck Day.
*-St. Amand's Day.
*-Carrot Festival.
*-National Frozen Yogurt Day.
*-St. Paul Miki and Companion's Day.
*-Rubik-Cube Muddling Championships.
*-St. Peter Baptist.
*-Move Hollywood and Broadway to Lebanon,
* Pennsylvania Day.
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* ***** Births For Today (birthday trivia)
*
*-George Herman "Babe" Ruth
*-Vince Guaraldi
*-Aaron Burr
*-Francois Truffaut
*-Karoly Kisfaludy
*-Patrick McNee
*-Claudio Arrau
*-Rip Torn
*-Tom Brokaw
*-Gillian Bonner
*-Lancelot Brown
*-Ben Lyon
*-Mike Farrell
*-Fabian
*-Jade East
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Friend: one who knows all about you and loves you just the same.

--- Anonymous

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Since 'tis Nature's law to change, Constancy alone is strange.

--- John Wilmot, Works.

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SUBVERT (SUB-VERT`): To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.

-----Bible Quote For Today-----

But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice
in you. - Ps. 5:11 NIV

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It is nice to think how one can be recklessly lost in a daisy!

--- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Bring Me a Unicorn, Harcourt Brace.

* ***** Holidays For Today
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*-St. Blaise's Day.
*-Winterlude.
*-Setsubun.
*-Wedding Ring Day.
*-St. Anskar's Day.
*-Blessing of Throats Day.
*-Four Chaplains Memorial Day.
*-Magnolia and Fish Jubilee.
*-St. Werburga's Day.
*-National Carrot Cake Day.
*-Cordova Ice Worm Festival.
*-St. Simeon's Day.
*-Day the Music Died.
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* ***** Births For Today (birthday trivia)
*
*-Charles Lindbergh
*-John Smith Sr.
*-Norman Rockwell
*-James Michener
*-Shelly Berman
*-Henry Heimlich
*-George Tilyou
*-H. Alvar Aalto
*-Elizabeth Blackwell
*-Fran Tarkenton
*-Simone Weil
*-Horace Greely
*-Sidney Lanier
*-Felix Mendelssohn
*-Gertrude Stein
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Every right has its responsibilities. Like the right itself, these responsibilities stem from no man-made law, but from the very nature of man and society. The security, progress and welfare of one group is measured finally in the security, progress and welfare of all mankind.

--- Lewis Schwellenbach

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Success: Peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.

--- John Wooden

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UXORIOUS (UX-O`RI-OUS): Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband.

-----Bible Quote For Today-----

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being
transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from
the Lord, who is the Spirit. -2Cor. 3:18 NIV

Comment: God the Holy Spirit makes us more like Jesus our Lord.

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There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.

--- Joseph Brodsky, 1991.

* ***** Events For Today ("on this day")
*
*-Columbus sights mermaid: Now known as Mantee.
*-"Captain Nice" first debuted.
*-The First Seeing Eye-Dog was trained.
*-Peter Minoit sets sail for New York.
*-Connecticut enteres the United States as the 5th
* state (1788).
*-First Women's Golf Tournament (1811).
*-"Mr. Terrific" first debuted.
*-First film to receive an "X" rating premiered
* (1951).
*-Fellowship of the Ring reaches Lorien.
*-First Telephone Switchboard service started.
*-The United Kingdom first indroduces Income Tax
* (1799).
*-First United States Balloon Flight (1793).
*-Plastic Tombstones are patented.
*-"Fantastic Four" met the Skrulls.
*-Autogyro flew for the first time (1923).
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* ***** Holidays For Today
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*-Choreographers Day.
*-St. Basilissa's Day.
*-Virgin Sacrifice Day.
*-Play God Day.
*-Show and Tell Day At Work Day.
*-Feast of the Black Nazarene.
*-St. Philip of Moscow.
*-National Static Electricity Day.
*-Feast of St. Julian.
*-St. Hadrian the African's Day.
*-Dotty Day.
*-Feast of All Fairies.
*-Balloon Ascension Day.
*-Stepfather's Day.
*-National Apricot Day.
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* ***** Births For Today (birthday trivia)
*
*-Susannah York
*-Vilma Banky
*-Joan Baez
*-Bart Starr
*-Simone De Beauvoir
*-Chic Young
*-Les Paul
*-Richard M. Nixon
*-Carrie L.C. Catt
*-Soren Sorensen
*-Bill Cowsil
*-John Broadus Watson
*-Gypsy Lee Rose
*-Jimmy Page
*-Lee Van Cleef
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