Section 1 of Marion’s Notebook Entries: Remembered sayings and lessons are transcribed from the handwritten log of Marion Thomas Collins, Sr., my Dad. He recorded these instructions for living a good life over a fifty-year period.

Wit and Wisdom: Part 1 of 3 Parts

There is some good in the worst of us, and some bad in the best of us.
You may not be able to change faults in others, but you can change some of yours.
If two people talk at the same time, no one hears the other.
No government, family or business can survive without punishment for wrongdoing.
All kitchens should have a drawer for small tools, tape, glue, hammer and other small tools that you may need for repairs in the home.
Sometimes there is more to gain by being wrong than by being right.
Most arguments are two people who don’t know what they are arguing about.
It is far more impressive of for others to discover your good qualities without your help.
We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit.
If you want to move the world, you must first move yourself.
How sad would winter be if we had no expectation of spring.
If two people agree on everything, one of them is unnecessary.
The only thing that ever set its way to success was a hen.
Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others.
Not all of us have talents, so common sense and love will have to do.
One never realizes how much or how little he knows until he or she starts talking.
Why don’t we say to ourselves, “This is a great time and moment in history, and I can and will make the most of it.”
(To be continued)

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