Form and Substance
A young second lieutenant at Fort Bragg discovered that he had no change when he was about to buy a soft drink from a vending machine. He flagged down a passing private and asked him, “Do you have change for a dollar?” The private cheerfully said, “I think so, let me look.” The lieutenant drew himself up stiffly and said, “Soldier, that’s no way to address an officer. We’ll start all over again. Do you have change for a dollar?” The private came to attention, saluted smartly, and said, “No, sir!”
Potency in the Jungle
The jackass brays mightily but the forest does not tremble. The tiger’s paw barely pressed the fallen leaf, and all rush for shelter. –Paul Eldridge