THE WEIGHT OF WORTH
A certain small-town ' lawyer whose pretensions of importance were somewhat greater than his actual merit went about the village with head held high and an expression of superiority on his countenance, states an American newspaper. “Charlie,” he remarked to the courthousd caretaker one morning, “why do you- persist in shambling about with your head hung down and that everlastingly dreamy look on your face? You should stand up straight and proud like I do!” “Mr Tucker,” rejoined Charlie, “have you ever noticed in passing a wheat field that some of the plants stand up straight while the others bend low?” “Of course I have,” the lawyer rejoined impatiently. “Well,” observed Charlie, “the wheat that stands toe straight hasn’t any graip on it.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 75, 20 January 1947, Page 4
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126THE WEIGHT OF WORTH Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 75, 20 January 1947, Page 4
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