under-appraisal

Updated: June 2, 2025

Lyman had weaknesses, and one of them was an under-appraisal of self. At times and in some men this is a virtue, but more often it is a crime committed against one's own chance of prosperity. The people's candidate is the man who loudest avows his fitness for the office. "You remember last Sunday as you were driving away from the church " he said. "Yes " she answered, walking close beside him.

Opie Percival Read - Old Ebenezer