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"You've got to keep half a thought ahead of the blighters. " This was my droving mate Boomerang's explanation of his practical application of the adage, "An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure.

God's law of restoration is ever operative. Its tender blessing is always available to meet human problems of deterioration and loss.

No matter what the urgency, there is always time to be kind. David and his six hundred men were employed by Achish, the Philistine ruler of Gath, a southwestern city in ancient Palestine.

When Verdi's opera Aïda comes to its final scene, the two lovers, Radames and Ai'da, are about to be buried alive. The opera closes with their farewell duet and the Princess Amneris's helpless wailing.

We really begin to live when we look to God, divine Spirit, for all good. As God, and not matter or people, is understood to be the source of happiness and well-being, human experience blossoms in good—in health, accomplishment, fulfillment.

Vehemence has been known to accomplish much good in supporting a high human sense of truth. "Truth is on the march and nothing can stop it" "J'accuse," L 'Aurore, January 13, 1898; was the vehement stand taken by Emile Zola in defense of the accused Army officer Dreyfus in France in 1898.

Many of humanity's fears arise from false beliefs entertained about life, substance, and body, about cause and effect. Christian Science comes to dispel these fears.

If we're faced with trouble, Christian Science can give us a sense of divine direction. The inspiration that comes with a glimpse of our true being, our sinless spiritual identity, lifts burdened and discouraged thought.

Christian Science endorses wholeheartedly the sacrament of baptism. Every right motive we cherish, every vow we make and renew in commitment to God, is bound to strengthen us spiritually.

We will all admit that nothing worthwhile takes place in society unless inspired by some individual. Every progressive step, every constructive effort, every original idea, plan, and execution depends upon the thinking and the actions of individuals.