A Bit of Wisdom from Leo Tolstoy on His Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Leo Tolstoy on His Birthday

“Faith is the sense of life, that sense by virtue of which man does not destroy himself, but continues to live on. It is the force whereby we live.” ~ Leo Tolstoy 9 September 1828 – 20 November 1910 “I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Grandma Moses on Her Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Grandma Moses on Her Birthday

“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be.” ~ Anna Mary Robertson Moses or Grandma Moses September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961 “A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Joan of Arc on Her Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Joan of Arc on Her Birthday

“One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” ~ Joan of Arc Sept 6 1412 – 30 May 1431 “Since God had commanded it, it was necessary that […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Vince Lombardi

A Bit of Wisdom from Vince Lombardi

“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” “The only place success comes before work is […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Ronald Reagan

A Bit of Wisdom from Ronald Reagan

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” “Let us ask ourselves, ‘What kind of people do we think we are?’ And let us answer, ‘Free people, worthy […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Rocky Marciano on His Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Rocky Marciano on His Birthday

“I have always adhered to two principles. The first one is to train hard and get in the best possible physical condition. The second is to forget all about the other fellow until you face him in the ring and the bell sounds for the fight.” ~ Rocco Francis Marchegiano (Rocky Marciano) September 1, 1923 […]

A Bit of Wisdom from John Locke on His Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from John Locke on His Birthday

“To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.” ~ John Locke 29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Mother Teresa on Her Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Mother Teresa on Her Birthday

“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” ~ Mother Teresa 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997 “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ~ Mother Teresa 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997 “The biggest […]

A Bit of Wisdom from Bret Harte on His Birthday

A Bit of Wisdom from Bret Harte on His Birthday

“Never a lip is curved with pain that can’t be kissed into smiles again.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902 “A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902 “Man has the possibility of existence […]

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