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8.TheAthenianOath---AncientAthens

9.TheAmerican'

sCreed---WlliamTylerPage

10.TheTenCommandments----TheBible

11.TheQualityofMercy---WilliamShakespeare

12.TooDearForTheWhistle---BenjaminFranklin

13.TheFarmerandHisSons---Aesop

14.TheBraveMice---Aesop

ToMyDaughter

ByF.ScottFitzgerald

Thingstoworryabout:

Worryaboutcourage

Worryaboutcleanliness

Worryaboutefficiency

Worryabouthorsemanship……

Thingsnottoworryabout:

Don’tworryaboutpopularopinion

Don’tworryaboutdolls

Don’tworryaboutthepast

Don’tworryaboutthefuture

Don’tworryaboutgrowingup

Don’tworryaboutanybodygettingaheadofyouDon’tworryaboutpopularopinion

Don’tworryabouttriumph

Don’tworryaboutfailureunlessitcomesthroughyourownfault

Don’tworryaboutmosquitoes

Don’tworryaboutflies

Don’tworryaboutinsectsingeneral

Don’tworryaboutparents

Don’tworryaboutdisappointments

Don’tworryaboutpleasures

Don’tworryaboutsatisfactions

Thingstothinkabout:

WhatamIreallyaimingat?

HowgoodamIincomparisontomycontemporariesinregardto:

（a）Scholarship

（b）DoIreallyunderstandaboutpeopleandamIabletogetalongwiththem?

（c）AmItryingtomakemybodyausefulinstrumentoramIneglectingit?

TheDeclarationofIndependence

ByThomasJefferson

Wheninthecourseofhumanevents,itbecomesnecessaryforonepeopletodissolvethepoliticalbandswhichhaveconnectedthemwithanother,andtoassumeamongthePowersoftheearth,theseparateandequalstationtowhichtheLawsofNatureandofNature’sGodentitlethem,adecentrespecttotheopinionsofmankindrequiresthattheyshoulddeclarethecauseswhichimpelthemtotheseparation.—Weholdthesetruthstobeself－evident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwithcertainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.—Thattosecuretheserights,GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,derivingtheirjustpowersformtheconsentofthegoverned,—ThatwheneveranyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends,itisRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,andtoinstitutenewGovernment,layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,astothemshallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.

OnSelf—Discipline

ByAristotle

Moralvirtuescomefromhabit…Theyareinusneitherbynature,norinspiteofnature,butwearefurnishedbynaturewithacapacityforreceivingthem,andwedevelopthemthroughhabit…Thesevirtuesweacquirebyfirstexercisingthem,asinthecaseofotherarts.Whateverwelearntodo,welearnbyactuallydoingit:

mencometobebuilders,forinstance,bybuilding,andharpplayers,byplayingtheharp.Inthesameway,bydoingjustactswecometobejust;

bydoingself—controlledacts,wecometobeself—controlled;

andbydoingbraveacts,webecomebrave……

WhataBabyCosts

ByEdgarGuest

1．＂Howmuchdobabiescost?

＂saidhe

Theothernightuponmyknee;

AndthenIsaid:

＂Theycostalot;

Alotofwatchingbyacot,

Alotofsleeplesshoursandcare,

Alotofheartacheanddespair,

Alotoffearandtryingdread,

Andsometimesmanytearsareshed

Inpaymentforourbabiessmall,

Buteveryoneisworthitall.

2．Forbabiespeoplehavetopay

Aheavypricefromdaytoday—

Thereisnowaytogetonecheap.

Why,sometimeswhenthey’refastasleep

Youhavetogetupinthenight

Andgoandseethatthey’reallright.

Butwhattheycostinconstantcare

Andworry,doesnothalfcompare

Withwhattheybringofjoyandbliss—

You’dpaymuchmoreforjustakiss.

3．Whobuysababyhastopay

Aportionofthebilleachday;

Hehastogivehistimeandthought

Untothelittleonehe’sbought.

Hehastostandalotofpain

Insidehisheartandnotcomplain;

Andpaywithlonelydaysandsad

Forallthehappyhourshe’shad.

Allthisababycosts,andyet

Hissmileisworthitall,youbet.

IFYouWere

AuthorUnknown

1．Ifyouwerebusybeingking,

Beforeyouknewit,youwouldfind

You’dsoonforgettothink’twastrue

Thatsomeonewasunkindtoyou.

2．Ifyouwerebusybeingglad,

Andcheeringpeoplewhoaresad,

Althoughyourheartmightacheabit,

You’dsoonforgettonoticeit.

3．Ifyouwerebusybeinggood,

Anddoingjustthebestyoucould,

You’dnothavetimetoblamesomeman

Who