The Greatest, The Best…

From the Cameron Collegian newspaper, November 25, 1942, p. 2:

• The greatest sin - Fear
• The best day -  Today
• The best town - Where you succeed
• The most agreeable companion - One who would not have you any different from what you are.
• The great bore - One who will not come to the point.
• A still greater bore - One who keeps talking after he has made his point.
• The greatest deceiver - One who deceives himself.
• The greatest invention of the devil - War.
• The greatest secret of production - Saving waste.
• The best work - What you like.
• The best play - Work.
• The greatest comfort - The knowledge that you have done your work well.
• The greatest mistake - Giving up.
• The most expensive indulgence - Hate.
• The cheapest, stupidest, and easiest thing to do - Finding fault.
• The greatest trouble maker - One who talks too much.
• The greatest stumbling block - Egotism.
• The most ridiculous asset - Pride.
• The worst bankrupt - The soul that has lost its enthusiasm.
• The cleverest man - One who always does what he thinks right.
• The most dangerous person - A liar.
• The most disagreeable person - The Complainer.
• The best teacher - One who makes you want to learn.
• The meanest feeling - Mad at another person’s success.
• The greatest need - Common sense.
• The greatest puzzle -Life.
• The greatest mystery - Death.
• The greatest thought - God.
• The greatest thing, bar none, in all the world — Love!