Eight words that have changed
the lives of thousands of people
FROM THE BOOK THAT HAS BROUGHT NEW HOPE, COURAGE, ENERGY,
AND SPIRITUAL STRENGTH TO MEN AND WOMEN EVERYWHERE
THY. eight wonns first traveled from China
in a Ii'lter. It was written by a young woman
to a doctor who had been especially kind to her.
"The words are on a brass plate," she wrote,
"in a beautiful Chinese garden. When they were
translated for me, I remembered the lines, in
your face. How tired you looked! The nurses
told me you were in the hospital practically
day and nijdit. When you receive this letter,
please sit down very quietly and think about
the eight words."
The next day the doctor went to his office
and announced that he was going on his first
vacation in many years. (A trip that he later
said probably added years to his life.)
After his retirement, Dr. Frederic l.oomis
wrote an article about his personal experiences.
He included the full text of the letter from
China. No one was more surprised than he at
llie immediate response to the power of these
eight simple words. Letters poured ill from all
over the world telling of lives redirected . . .
of worries and tensions relaxed ... of hope
and courage renewed.
Words That DO Things for People
The eight words that changed the lives of so
many people are now included in a book that
has come to have a special magic of its own. It is
called Light 1'noM Many Lamps. It is a book
that searches the past for the w isdom, philoso
phy, and inspiration needed for more confident
living today, and a more hopeful future. In it
ou will find a treasury of thoughts and ideas
that DO things for people.
For example, do you know the Longfellow
poem that Henry Ford credited with inspiring
him to effort anil achievement all his life
and that Gandhi quoted in times of illness and
despair? What is the secret of self-victory that
famous novelist A. J. Cronin learned from
an old Scotsman just ill time to save himself
from failure as a writer;' What are the M
words writer David Grayson discovered (in
the ancient teachings of Marcus Aurelius) that
brought him victory over pain after months of
illness.
Do you know the "magic motto" an ancient
monarch ordered his wise, men to formulate,
for guidance in his times of distress 5 words
that Kobert Louis Stevenson recalled to ease
his pain and which comforted Abraham
Lincoln during the darkest days of the Civil
War?
A New Kind of Book
I.icht From Many Lamps is really a new
kind of book. Its editor. Lillian Fielder Watson,
searched out the lives of great men and women
(and of ordinary everyday people) who in
a moment of crisis had uttered a phrase or
sentence, written a poem or sermon, that has
enriched and changed the lives of all who heard
or read it. The result is a book whose first edi
tion was quickly sold out. It has been a sell-out
ill fourteen succeeding editions. Over one hun
dred thousand copies are now ill print!
Liciit From Many Lamps will be used by
you for the rest of your life. You will keep it
at your bedside, or on the living room table
where you can dip into it when you are de
pressed or worried, emotionally upset. You will
read or write certain passages to friends who
have had a misfortune. You will turn to it
again and again whenever you need to over
come fear, anger, anxiety, bitterness, sorrow.
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THE CONQUEST OF FEAR - A
tpiotation from Krnerun that re
newed an amputee' will In live
anil brought Itirn Micress heyond
hi wihtc-t dream . . . Captain
Scott' inspiring men-age, writ
ten as he faced ilea t h in the
Antarctic. Knhert IngeriH's un
forgettable word- of comfort In
the hereavrd parent of a little
IhiV.
FAITH AND INNER CALM - The
pas-age from Miitthru- that mi
taineil ('apt a in hddic V. Kick en
hacker unit helped to save the
live of even men . . . 5 word
that brought a -iilfcrniR invalid
actre her grealel .ncee and
restored her peace of mind . . .
Drowning' triumph over the In
of hi wife.
CONFIDENCE AND ACHIEVE
MENT -- The philo-ophy thai
helped Ktner-on, Dickon, and
Thackeray succeed . . . 9 word
that helped to make a London
law clerk fa mou. . . , how a great
tnmjf -tar encouraged other In
j new and happier way of life.
LOVE AND FAMILY LIFE - KliJ
lth Barrett' love mem, an in
spiration In coiintle lover . . .
philosopher Will Diirant'ft life
long search for the key In happi
ne and hi din'nvery.
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I llffl fir Villi t4 jit p"tJC ihdlcr.
nun unilt-nr (! lull it-lmiil jiilm.
CONTENTMENT IN LATER
YEARS - Wdliam I.ynti I'lielp'
advice on how in prow old grace
fully . , . Cicero' ptiiloMipliy on
how in make nld age a lieli and
happv fulfillment . . . drowning'
iri-piring word for iIiom ap
proaching "(he lat and hel of
life."
HOPE FOR THE FUTURE-B
word thai -served young KDH a
a guidcpot for (he ret of hi
life . . . David l.ilienthal' im-m-orahle
wind for lhne who fear
the future . . . Oliver Wendell
ll'ilme' prophetic vi-don f the
future.
. , . ANn complete chapter on
Peace, of Heart and Mind. I'er
MUialitv and Letting Along Well
with Other, Happine and The
Kuovmenl n( Living, toiieand
iiiolat(n from uch men and
women a Helen Keller . . .
Bernard Mann h . . . Kpictetu.
Lin Yiitang. Kmilv )ickinon,
John Donne. MarieCurir. Kahlil
Oihrnn. Omar Khayyam. I. an
T-e, H. A. Overtreet. and many
other.