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Show ADVICE OF A Up MAI Rockefeller, Jr., " Says Forget Your Mistakes and Failures Now York, Jan. 2, "Forget your mistakes and failures of the old year and start the New Yotir anew." That was the New Year's counsel of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., to his Bible class in the Fifth avenue Baptist church. "Forget everything that is futile and depressing' said Mr. Rockefeller, "and begin 1911 with hope and courage. cour-age. The beautiful prayer of the Episcopal Epis-copal church says we arc all miserable miser-able sinners, but, when we have once recognized our sins, let us ask for the forgiveness and forget them. I can see no good In sitting in .sackcloth and ashes and brooding over them. "As for our failures, let us turn them into the fundation for our successes suc-cesses The dividing line between failure fail-ure and success may often be simply the width of a hair. "Have a definite purpose and stick to It. Aim at self-mastery. Don't eat what is not good for you; don't drink what is going to harm you Be master of yourself." |