A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“The World is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the Affairs of his neighbor.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“If evils come not, then our fears are vain: And if they do, Fear but augments the pain.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Be always asham’d to catch thy self idle.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
July 4, 1776 The Unanimous Declaration Of Independence Of The Thirteen United States of America
Philadelphia, PA…When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Donald Rumsfeld
“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don’t know we don’t know.” Donald Rumsfeld July 9, 1932 – June 29, 2021
A Bit of Wisdom from John Jay
“Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good will and kind conduct more speedily changed.” ― John Jay, 1745 – 1829, 1st Chief Justice of the United States
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden but it is forbidden because it’s hurtful. Nor is a Duty beneficial because it is commanded, but it is commanded, because it’s beneficial.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Adam Smith
“Never complain of that of which it is at all times in your power to rid yourself.” Adam Smith 5 June, 1723 – 17 July 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Anne Frank 1929 – 1945
Amsterdam, Netherlands…Anne Frank’s short life proved that every life, even brief ones can leave a lasting impact on the world. If Anne had lived she would be 92 on her birthday today. Her “The Diary of a Young Girl” gives timeless lessons on the inalienable rights that all are born with and all instinctively know. […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790