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One Day A Rich Man Went Fishing. He Had All The ...
Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 21, 2007 (message contributor)
One day a rich man went fishing. He had all the latest and finest equipment. Hours later he had caught nothing. He walked on up the river and came upon a small boy with a stick and a bent hook. The boy had a fine string of trout over his shoulder and he was about to go home. The man questioned the lad, "How did you get so many fish and I got nothing and we both use the same bait?" The lad said, "You’ve got to keep yourself out of sight."
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Generosity Isn't Always As Generous As It Might ... PRO
Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Nov 14, 2003
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John Newton Wrote To A Young Minister Advising ...
Contributed by Peter Bines on Sep 22, 2005
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