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“The Merritt of all things lies in their difficulty“
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
September 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
“The Merritt of all things lies in their difficulty“
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas
“Traveler, there is no path; the path is made by walking.”
Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado
September 18, 2026 at 8:19 AM
“Traveler, there is no path; the path is made by walking.”
Antonio Machado
Antonio Machado
“ Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by traveling.“
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno
September 17, 2026 at 10:59 AM
“ Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by traveling.“
Miguel de Unamuno
Miguel de Unamuno
"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it."
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
September 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
"Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it."
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.
Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor
September 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Accepting oneself does not preclude an attempt to become better.
Flannery O’Connor
Flannery O’Connor
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
September 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
September 11, 2026 at 1:04 PM
You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.
Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean
“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.“
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
September 9, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in.“
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
His rage passes description—the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
September 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
His rage passes description—the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted.
J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
The more you obey your conscience, the more your conscience will demand of you.
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
September 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
The more you obey your conscience, the more your conscience will demand of you.
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
“ Find out who you are and do it on purpose.“
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
September 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“ Find out who you are and do it on purpose.“
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
September 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It is more rewarding to watch money change the world than watch it accumulate.
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.“
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
September 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened.“
Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
“If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry.”
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
September 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry.”
Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson
“ You were not made to stand still. You were made to rise, begin, and do the work in front of you.”
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
September 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
“ You were not made to stand still. You were made to rise, begin, and do the work in front of you.”
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
August 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
"No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to desire what they haven't got, and cheerfully make the most of what they do have."
Seneca
Seneca
August 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"No person has the power to have everything they want, but it is in their power not to desire what they haven't got, and cheerfully make the most of what they do have."
Seneca
Seneca
“He who learns anatomy from books, should operate on books only.”
Henri Mondor
Henri Mondor
August 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
“He who learns anatomy from books, should operate on books only.”
Henri Mondor
Henri Mondor
Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.
Colleen Wilcox
Colleen Wilcox
August 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.
Colleen Wilcox
Colleen Wilcox
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
August 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore….”
Sir Francis Drake.
Sir Francis Drake.
August 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Disturb us, Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrive safely because we sailed too close to the shore….”
Sir Francis Drake.
Sir Francis Drake.
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
August 22, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty. Without them we have no other fortification against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle, and fed and clothed like swine and hounds."
John Adams
John Adams
August 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"Representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty. Without them we have no other fortification against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle, and fed and clothed like swine and hounds."
John Adams
John Adams
You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
August 19, 2026 at 3:21 PM
You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
August 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.
Bob Marley
Bob Marley