SOMETIMES BANKRUPTCY IS A BLESSING

He was a general and like all of us, one day he was a general in the battle of self. And he won the battle.

After the Civil War, a representative of a large company approached Robert E. Lee and offered him the presidency of the firm for $50,000. Lee replied that he was not sure his abilities were worth such a large sum. “Oh,” said the man, “we aren’t interested in your services. We only want your name.” “My name is not for sale,” said Robert E. Lee.

A few months later he accepted the presidency of a small Virginia college at $1,500 a year.

Judas sold his honor for thirty pieces of silver. Some sell their honesty for an enlarged savings account, other for a pool of power and others for fame and its elusive joy. And yes…what is your price? And God help you, if you have one.

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