A Bit of Wisdom from Old Ben on Liberty or Maybe Giving up Liberty of Others for Money
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” ― Benjamin Franklin
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“They who have nothing to be troubled at, will be troubled at nothing.” ~ Poor Richard (AKA, Ben Franklin)
A Bit of Wisdom From Poor Richard
“Sloth, like Rust, consumes faster than Labour wears, while the used Key is always bright.” ~ Poor Richard (AKA, Ben Franklin)
A Bit of Wisdom From Poor Richard
“One good Husband is worth two good Wives; for the scarcer things are the more they’re valued.” ~ Poor Richard
A Bit of Wisdom From Poor Richard
“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!” ― Benjamin Franklin
Washington on Hearing Both Sides
“When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly.” ~ George Washington
“IF” by Rudyard Kipling…Dedicated to Jay S. Hamilton & Dads Everywhere ~ By John Hamilton
Denair, CA…We originally posted this for Father’s in 2006. My father would turn 103 this year if he were here today. This poem was my father’s favorite. This one is dedicated to my Father…Jay S. Hamilton. Dad was born in November of 1916 and died in May of 1991. His life saw deep tragedy but […]
A Simple Bit of Wisdom From Sir. Winston
“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.” Winston Churchill
A Bit of Wisdom on Discourse from Poor Richard
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.” ― Benjamin Franklin
Hugo Chavez on the Virtues of Socialism
“The left is back, and it’s the only path we have to get out of the spot to which the right has sunken us. Socialism builds and capitalism destroys.” Hugo Chavez
Churchill on the Virtues of Socialism
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” Winston Churchill
A Bit of Wisdom From Ole Ben
“Little Strokes,Fell great Oaks.” Ben Franklin
A Bit of Wisdom From Old Ben
“Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What’s a sundial in the shade?” ― Benjamin Franklin
Theodore Roosevelt on the Rewards of Effort
“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty. I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt on Courage
“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” Teddy Roosevelt
A Bit of Wisdom From Old Ben
“Approve not of him who commends all you say” ~ Benjamin Franklin
A Great Post Election Day Quote, ” In the Arena” by Theodore Roosevelt
Arnold, CA…”It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Some people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” Benjamin Franklin
A Bit of Wisdom from Old Ben
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” Benjamin Franklin
George Washington’s Warning on Political Parties
Philadelphia, PA…”However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very […]
A Bit of Timeless Wisdom From William James
“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” William James 1842 – 1910
Twas True in 1735 & Still True Today. A Bit of Wisdom From Poor Richard
“The King’s cheese is half wasted in parings; but no matter, ’tis made of the peoples milk.” Poor Richard’s Almanac 1735
A Bit of Wisdom From John McCain
“In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn’t until I had lost America for a time that I realized how […]
A Bit of Wisdom from the Wizard of Westwood
“The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” John Wooden 1910 – 2010
Some Things Never Change, A Bit of Wisdom From Will Rogers
“Politics pretty quiet over the weekend. Democrats are attacking and the Republicans are defending. All the Democrats have to do is promise “what they would do if they got in.” But the Republicans have to promise “what they would do” and then explain why they haven’t already “done it.” Will Rogers in 1932
Are You Tired & Overworked? Congratulations!
“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” Benjamin Franklin
A Bit of Wisdom From “Silent Cal”
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan Press On! has solved and always […]
A Bit of Wisdom From William Randolph Hearst
“Truth is not only stranger than fiction, it is more interesting.” William Randolph Hearst April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951
A Bit of Wisdom From J. Robert Oppenheimer
“The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds.” The pessimist fears it is true. J. Robert Oppenheimer April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967
A Bit of “Wisdom” from James Comey
“I don’t do sneaky things. I don’t leak. I don’t do weasel moves.” Former FBI Director James Comey