Monthly Archives: October 2016
Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy…
“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.”
William Arthur Ward
Things may come to those who wait…
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”
Abraham Lincoln
Preparing for the Unknown
“Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.”
George S. Patton
Knowledge Comes, but Wisdom Lingers
“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.”
Calvin Coolidge
Helping the Vulnerable
“Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.”
Diana, Princess of Wales
Learn to Like Yourself
“It is of practical value to learn to like yourself. Since you must spend so much time with yourself, you might as well get some satisfaction out of the relationship.”
Norman Vincent Peale
Vitality
“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald