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!