DO NOT SLIGHT A BOY.
Because he is physically disabled.— Milton, the poet, was blind. Because his home is plain.—Lincoln’s early home was a log-cabin. Because of the ignorance of his parents. —Shakespeare’s father could not' write his own name.
Because he chooses a humble trade. —Bunyan, the author of “Pilgrim’s Progress,” was a tinker. Because of dullness Jn his lessons.— Hogarth, the great painter and engraver, was dull at his books. Because he stutters. —Demosthenes, the great Grecian orator, overcame a harsh and stammering voice. Because he wears shabby clothes. — Edison, the inventor, first entered Boston in the dead of winter, wearing a pair of yellowish linen trousers.
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Northern Advocate, 8 February 1936, Page 9
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109DO NOT SLIGHT A BOY. Northern Advocate, 8 February 1936, Page 9
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