Four little rules for all who work with horses.
Up hill spare me,
Down hill ’ware me,
On level ground spare me not,
And in the stable forget me not.
Feel the Craftsman’s Joy
If, when you have completed a piece of written work, you can say, ‘I have given of my best, and my best is good,’ you will have learned more than a little of the craftsman’s joy in making something good. That joy is a reward in itself.
NL Clay, Straightforward English (1949)
Issue 1 •
02 • Biography
Richard Cobden thought his employers were taking a big risk — on him.
03 • George Herbert
A road accident made parish priest George Herbert late for his musical evening, but he was not a bit sorry.
04 • Anecdotes
A Victorian commuter arrived home carrying more than his briefcase.