Monthly Archives: August 2010

“Old Bill” Suggests— Johnson said once that “Great works are performed, not by strength but by perseverance.” That seems commonplace. Everybody knows a lot of silly illustrations, like coral reefs, the diligent ant, etc. Most rules of success are trite. The … Continue reading →

“Old Bill” Suggests— Considering the extraordinary power wielded by one who naturally is in the right, it is a wonder that more folks don’t do right just for the satisfaction of being able to exult over their chance opponents. “Thrice armed … Continue reading →

“Old Bill” Suggests— A conservative is a fellow who has learned the present rules and is afraid to have them changed for fear that he might not be able to keep on winning. A radical is a fellow who doesn’t know … Continue reading →

“Old Bill” Suggests— When a man of militant mind is debarred from active pursuits he either falls into decay or turns his energy to thinking. Vauvenargues, who died in Paris in 1747, was of the latter group. His writing, inclined to … Continue reading →

“Old Bill” Suggests— When Vincent Bendix was developing his brake, at an age when most men would be willing to retire, his energy used to be a marvel to his subordinates. After a full day of conferences and decisions in the … Continue reading →

“Old Bill” Suggests— It was a poor vaudeville performance that we were watching between trains and the performers almost as bored as the scanty audience. Then in came a little old-fashioned farmer and his wife, to whom the jokes were all … Continue reading →

“Old Bill” Suggests— Reflecting on the needs of the world the other evening—a pleasant task, particularly before an open fire, and cheered by the knowledge that like criticisms of the weather, no one will do anything about it—we came to the … Continue reading →