Love, Life & Work: Being a Book of Opinions, Reasonably Good-natvred, Concerning how to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to OthersThe Roycrofters, 1906 - 149 pages |
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... Old Age 120 25 - An Alliance With Nature 127 26 - The Ex . Question 131 27 - The Sergeant 139 28 - The Spirit of the Age 144 29 - The Grammarian 147 30 - The Best Religion 150 HE supreme prayer of my heart is not to be CONTENTS.
... Old Age 120 25 - An Alliance With Nature 127 26 - The Ex . Question 131 27 - The Sergeant 139 28 - The Spirit of the Age 144 29 - The Grammarian 147 30 - The Best Religion 150 HE supreme prayer of my heart is not to be CONTENTS.
Page 139
... sergeant . The true sergeant is born , not made -he is the priceless gift of the gods . He is so highly prized that when found he is never promoted , nor is he allowed to resign . If he is dissatisfied with his pay , Captain ...
... sergeant . The true sergeant is born , not made -he is the priceless gift of the gods . He is so highly prized that when found he is never promoted , nor is he allowed to resign . If he is dissatisfied with his pay , Captain ...
Page 140
... sergeant hears everything , and his reply to backslack is a straight - arm jab in the jaw . The sergeant is responsible only to his captain , and no good captain will ever know anything about what a sergeant does , and he will not ...
... sergeant hears everything , and his reply to backslack is a straight - arm jab in the jaw . The sergeant is responsible only to his captain , and no good captain will ever know anything about what a sergeant does , and he will not ...
Page 141
... sergeant is always the first man up in the morning , the last man to go to bed at night . He knows where his men are every minute of the day or night . If they are actually sick , he is both nurse and physician , and dictates gently to ...
... sergeant is always the first man up in the morning , the last man to go to bed at night . He knows where his men are every minute of the day or night . If they are actually sick , he is both nurse and physician , and dictates gently to ...
Page 142
... sergeant is the only real , sure - enough fighting man in the army . He is as rare as birds ' teeth , and every officer anxiously scans his recruits in search of good sergeant timber . In business life , the man with the sergeant ...
... sergeant is the only real , sure - enough fighting man in the army . He is as rare as birds ' teeth , and every officer anxiously scans his recruits in search of good sergeant timber . In business life , the man with the sergeant ...
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