“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.” Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian polymath, artist, and scientist. He is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of art and science. He is best known for his paintings such asContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Happy Life & Death”
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Quote of the Day: Life’s Knowledge
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” Robert Frost Robert Frost was an American poet who lived from 1874 to 1963. He is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed poets in American literature. His work often dealt with rural life in New England, using clearContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Life’s Knowledge”
Quote of the Day: The Majority
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American writer, humorist, and lecturer from Missouri. He is best known for his novels ‘Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ which areContinue reading “Quote of the Day: The Majority”
Quote of the Day: Certainty
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, and died in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790. Franklin was a polymath who excelled in many fields, includingContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Certainty”
Quote of the Day: Light
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Edith Wharton Edith Wharton was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, and designer. She was born in 1862 and died in 1937. She is best known for her novels, including “The House of Mirth,” “Ethan Frome,”Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Light”
Quote of the Day: Great Minds
“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 but is best remembered for her work championing human rights. This quote is somewhat self-explanatory but it is probably more relevant today than at any otherContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Great Minds”
Quote of the Day: Truth
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.” George Orwell Eric Arthur Blair was a 20th Century author who wrote using the pen name George Orwell. He is best known for the novels “Animal Farm” and “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. This quote puts me in mind of Col.Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Truth”
Quote of the Day: Age
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis was a 20th Century British author and Anglican lay theologian best known for his series of books “The Chronicles of Narnia”. Many of us will start 2023 with a New Year’s Resolution or two, onlyContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Age”
Quote of the Day: Responsibility
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill[a] served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. This quote is a reminder to all in power that leadership (especially of a community or country) isContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Responsibility”
Quote of the Day: Rainbow
“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.“ Maya Angelou Marguerite Annie Johnson was an American memoirist, popular poet, and civil rights activist. This is a joyful and positive quote that reminds us that no matter how deep the depression is around us (in others and ourselves), we can still be the light to liftContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Rainbow”
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