A political candidate’s wife dropped heavily into an easy chair at home, kicked off her shoes and sighed, “Boy, what a day. I’ve never been so tired in my life.” “Why should you be tired? growled her husband. “Think of me making seven speeches to voters. You didn’t have to do that.” “That’s right,” agreed
The famous British author Somerset Maugham liked to tell this story about a young priest of St. Peter’s Church in London, who after discovering that the church’s janitor was illiterate, fired him. Jobless, the man invested his meager savings in a tiny tobacco shop where he immediately prospered. He then bought another shop, then another,
A mouse who lived near a farmhouse saw the farmer set a mousetrap one day. Terrified, he ran outside shouting, “Help! Help! There’s a mousetrap in the house!” The chicken didn’t care. “I never go into the house, so why should I worry?” The lamb said, “It’s not my concern.” The cow said, “There’s nothing
Jack Roy aspired to be a professional comedian. However, audiences didn’t find him funny. He was even fired as a singing waiter and gave up show business, taking a job selling aluminum siding to support his wife and family. At age 40, he decided to give comedy another try, realizing that he lacked an on-stage
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