By George Matthew Adams

All life is a compromise. It doesn't sound fine to say so but nothing is so blunt as the truth. We are constantly "trimming" in order to get — for we can give nothing unless we get. It takes a big person to "trade."

But that is exactly what the finest forces in nature do. They exchange, they die, they give up, in order that something better may pass by and on. It's so with character. It's so with the rising of a nation. It is a vital part of the plan of civilization and of all progress.

If you have something to "put across," waste as little time as possible. Make the best terms that you can and — get it through. For there is always something more important waiting to be done. Quibbling eats up time. Useless discussion ofttimes embitters. Make the best terms you know how. Then, having made them, stick to them.

Decision is a quality that belongs alone to the strong. It was Luther who once said: "Here I take my stand, God help me!" This great man achieved what he did by coming quickly to the best possible terms. Read his life and you will know.

Make the best terms with life of which you are capable. You will never have another life. At least not around here. But be fair. Be just. Be honorable. And always remember that really it is easier to do right than to do wrong — easier to win than to fail.

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