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Running on Empty
A rather amusing thing happened on one occasion in the renowned Rose Parade in Pasadena in Southern California. One beautifully decorated float suddenly came to a standstill.
It ran out of fuel!
The irony was that this float was that of the Standard Oil Company—one of the large fuel companies of North America. With all their vast oil and gasoline (petrol) resources they failed to make sure their own vehicle was running on full.
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Don't Quit
When things go wrong as
they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudg-
ing seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and
the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but
you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you
down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't
you quit.
Life is queer with its twists
and turns,
As everyone of us some-
times learns,
And many a failure turns
about
When he might have won...
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