| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Country Doctor by Honore de Balzac: a small horse, and rode on his business errands about the
neighborhood; next he thoroughly studied the art of brick and tile
making, discovering how to make excellent square white paving-tiles,
and sold them for less than the usual prices. In the third year he had
a cart and a pair of horses, and at the same time his wife's
appearance became almost elegant. Everything about his household
improved with the improvement in his business, and everywhere there
was the same neatness, method, and thrift that had been the making of
his little fortune.
"At last he had work enough for six men, to whom he pays good wages;
he employs a wagoner, and everything about him wears an air of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Heap O' Livin' by Edgar A. Guest: Be more than his dad.......................... 128
Can't is the worst word that's written........ 52
Cheek that is tanned by the wind of the north. 59
Courage isn't a brilliant dash................ 72
Did you ever sit down and talk with men....... 163
Does the grouch get richer quicker............ 14
Foxes can talk if you know how to listen...... 80
Full many a time a thought has come........... 103
Gentle hands that never weary................. 140
God grant me kindly thought................... 121
He little knew the sorrow that was in his
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: man-made defenses were scarce considered obstacles by Korak.
Loosening the rope at his waist he tossed the noose over one of
the sharpened posts that composed the palisade. A moment later
his eyes were above the level of the obstacle taking in all within
their range beyond. There was no one in sight close by, and Korak
drew himself to the top and dropped lightly to the ground within
the enclosure.
Then he commenced his stealthy search of the village.
First toward the Arab tents he made his way, sniffing
and listening. He passed behind them searching for some
sign of Meriem. Not even the wild Arab curs heard his
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