Bill Vaughan
Bill Vaughan
William E.Vaughanwas an American columnist and author. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he wrote a syndicated column for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977. He was published in Reader's Digest and Better Homes and Gardens under the pseudonym Burton Hillis. He attended Washington University in St. Louis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth8 October 1915
CountryUnited States of America
wise government liberty
Can an author with reason complain that he is cramped and shackled if he is not at liberty to publish blasphemy, bawdry, or sedition?; all of which are equally prohibited in the freest governments, if they are wise and well-regulated ones.
hoping-for-the-best worst
Hope for the best, survive the worst, find humor wherever you can.
innovation prejudice attention
Most new things are not good, and die an early death; but those which push themselves forward and by slow degrees force themselves on the attention of mankind are the unconscious productions of human wisdom, and must have honest consideration, and must not be made the subject of unreasoning prejudice.
vanity age three
Aristocracy has three successive ages. First superiority s, then privileges and finally vanities. Having passed from the first, it degenerates in the second and dies in the third.
play giving dull
Let dull critics feed upon the carcases of plays; give me the taste and the dressing.
kids followers advantage
One advantage to having a kid on the spectrum: they tend to be rule followers. Socially, things are harder for them than most kids.
uplifting morning stars
Walking uplifts the spirit. Breathe out the poisons of tension, stress, and worry; breathe in the power of God. Send forth little silent prayers of goodwill toward those you meet. Walk with a sense of being a part of a vast universe. Consider the thousands of miles of earth beneath your feet; think of the limitless expanse of space above your head. Walk in awe, wonder, and humility. Walk at all times of day. In the early morning when the world is just waking up. Late at night under the stars. Along a busy city street at noontime.
debt midst
In the midst of life we are in debt.
army race individuality
Not armies, not nations, have advanced the race; but here and there, in the course of ages, an individual has stood up and cast his shadow over the world.
patience strong branches
Let me look upward into the branches of the flowering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well.
patience men stories
Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. One must seem to hear the unreasonable demands of the petulant, unmoved, and the tedious details of the dull, untired. That is the least price that a man must pay for a high station.
wise philosophy failure
The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.
gratitude spring flower
Every man who becomes heartily and understandingly a channel of the Divine beneficence is enriched through every league of his life. Perennial satisfaction springs around and within him with perennial verdure. Flowers of gratitude and gladness bloom all along his pathway, and the melodious gurgle of the blessings be bears is echoed back by the melodious waves of the recipient stream.
inspirational responsibility dedication
It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it.