5577 Know Thyself The ancient Greeks knew that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Over the Greek Temple at Delphi the words were inscribed: Know thyself. They knew the importance of self-knowledge as the key to all other knowledge. 5578 He Takes Himself Along One asked Socrates why it was that Alcibiades, who was … Continue reading “SELF-EXAMINATION”
SELF-DELUSION
5556 Christ Not A Jew Hitler’s propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels said: “Christ cannot possibly have been a Jew. I don’t have to prove that scientifically. It is a fact.” 5557 The Ostrich “When an ostrich buries its head in the ground to avoid unpleasant facts, it not only represents an undignified spectable, it also constitutes … Continue reading “SELF-DELUSION”
SELF-CONFIDENCE
5544 Faults Seen In Photograph A prominent photographer of Milwaukee, Wis., says that there are actually few beautiful women or handsome men in the world. “It is interesting to see the number of persons who do not know that they have a crooked nose, one eye smaller, a lopsided face, or some other fault,” this … Continue reading “SELF-CONFIDENCE”
SELF-CONDEMNATION
5510 Sir Robert’s Speed Trap Sir Robert Watson-Watt, the Scotsman who invented radar, was rewarded $140,000, the highest award ever made for a wartime invention. But while driving in Canada, he was arrested for speeding—caught in a radar trap. He wrote this poem about it: Pity Sir Robert Watson-Watt, Strange target of his radar plot, … Continue reading “SELF-CONDEMNATION”
SELF-CENTEREDNESS
How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. —Revelation 18:7 5494 License Plate No. 1 Paul Powell, Illinois secretary of state, had to decide who would get auto … Continue reading “SELF-CENTEREDNESS”
SEEING
There is no fear of God before their eyes. —Romans 8:8 5478 Most Remarkable Camera Amateur Photographer Dick Eisiminger startles fellow photographers by telling them he has the world’s most remarkable camera. “It has a maximum aperture of f/2, automatically aims and focuses in half-a-second, automatically adjusts aperture in even less time,” he says. “The … Continue reading “SEEING”
SECOND COMING
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. —Rev. 1:7 5457 Repeated Promises Of Coming Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with promises of the Second Coming of Christ. There are 1,845 references … Continue reading “SECOND COMING”
SEAS AND OCEANS
And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea. —Rev. 16:3 5442 Statistics On Oceans Oceans cover about 60% of the Northern, and about 80% of the Southern Hemisphere. In all, they occupy about 71% … Continue reading “SEAS AND OCEANS”
SCOFFERS
See: Atheists ; Evolutionists.
SCHOOLS
See also: Education ; Students ; Teachers.