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!