3 June 1957
Stopped at Mrs. Watson’s to pick up the Wall St. Journals. Edwin came in. He fell off a ladder, hurt his back, and almost broke his arm yesterday. Also, someone stole his wallet at Five Points – drunk again, I presume.
He said: “I’m sure living having a run of bad luck.”
I said: “Doesn’t the saying go ‘luck is what you make of it’?”
Mrs. Watson said: “Luck may be what you make of it, but how you take it is what counts.”
… Interesting…
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One cannot control one’s environment often. What one should aim at is control over oneself.
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This attitude does not put an unnecessary burden upon the individual.
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