A Bit of Wisdom from Mark Twain
“A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read.” ~ Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
A Bit of Wisdom from Mark Twain
“Let us endeavor so to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” ~ Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
A Bit of Wisdom from Mark Twain
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” ~ Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
A Bit of Wisdom from Anna Maria Jarvis’s Mother on Mother’s Day
“I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.” ~ Ann Reeves Jarvis Mother of Anna Maria Jarvis May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948 who founded Mother’s Day!
A Bit of Wisdom from Harry S. Truman
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Harry S. Truman May […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Gary Cooper
“One man who saw through his own eyes and thought with his own brain. Such men may be rare, they may be unknown, but they move the world.” Gary Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961
A Bit of Wisdom from Sigmund Freud
“The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’ Sigismund Schlomo Freud 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939
A Bit of Wisdom from Yoda on May the 4th
“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Dr. Spock
“In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God. ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself.” Poor Richard’s Almanac 1735
A Bit of Wisdom from Ulysses S. Grant
“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” Ulysses S. Grant April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885
A Bit of Wisdom from Lucille Ball
“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” Lucille Ball August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989
A Bit of Wisdom from King Solomon
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” King Solomon Reined from 970 to 931BC.
A Bit of Wisdom from James Buchanan
“The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” ~ James Buchanan April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868
A Bit of Wisdom from Immanuel Kant
“To be is to do.” Immanuel Kant 22 April 1724 – 12 February 1804
A Bit of Wisdom from Queen Elizabeth II
“Today we need a special kind of courage. Not the kind needed in battle, but a kind which makes us stand up for everything that we know is right, everything that is true and honest. We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics, so that we can show […]
A Bit of Wisdom From Justice John Paul Stevens
“I think maybe the people in elected positions are more interested in preserving their jobs than in doing the best job possible.” John Paul Stevens April 20, 1920 – July 16, 2019
A Bit of Wisdom From Clarence Darrow
“You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man’s freedom.” ~ Clarence Darrow April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938
A Bit of Wisdom from Wilbur Wright
“The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who… looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space… on the infinite highway of the air.” Wilbur Wright April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912
A Bit of Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln 156 Years after His Death.
Washington, DC…President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 1865. A few pearls of his wisdom that we can all use today. “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” ― Abraham Lincoln “I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Henry Clay
“Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.” ― Henry Clay April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.” – Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1735
A Bit of Wisdom from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
“For conservation to be successful it is necessary to take into consideration that it is a characteristic of man that he can only be relied upon to do anything consistently which is in his own interest.” Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021
A Bit of Wisdom from Betty Ford
“I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.” Betty Ford April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011
A Bit of Wisdom on Filmmaking & Life from Francis Ford Coppola
“I believe that filmmaking – as, probably, is everything – is a game you should play with all your cards, and all your dice, and whatever else you’ve got. So, each time I make a movie, I give it everything I have. I think everyone should, and I think everyone should do everything they do […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Lowell Thomas
“Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.” Lowell Thomas April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981
A Bit of Wisdom from Booker T. Washington
A Bit of Wisdom from Booker T. Washington on his Birthday. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915
A Bit of Wisdom on Easter Sunday
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Jesus Christ 0 -33 AD Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, 1835
A Bit of Wisdom from Vincent Van Gogh on his Birthday
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890
A Bit of Wisdom from Robert Frost on His Birthday
Derry, NH….Robert Lee Frost March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963.. Below is one of his classic poems. Our wish for you is that you take the less traveled path as did Mr. Frost. The Road Not Taken ~ By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel […]