It is not the quantity but the quality of knowledge which determines the mind’s dignity. — William Ellery Channing (1780-1842, Unitarian clergyman)
They Are Eloquent Who Can Speak Low Things Acutely
They are eloquent who can speak low things acutely, and of great things with dignity, and of moderate things with temper. — Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC, Roman statesman, orator, philosopher)
Working Clothes
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, poet)
Nothing Is Worth More than This Day
Nothing is worth more than this day. You cannot relive yesterday. Tomorrow is still beyond your reach. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832, German writer, artist, natural scientist)
Compassion Will Cure more Sins
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, clergyman, social reformer, speaker)
Misfortunes
Misfortunes often sharpen the genius. — Ovid (44 BC-17 AD, Roman poet)
Mirth Is God’s Medicine
Mirth is God’s medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, clergyman, social reformer, speaker)
Transforms A Promise into Reality
Commitment is what transforms a promise into reality. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, 16th president of the United States)
Conceit Is Self-given
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. — John Wooden (1910-2010, basketball coach)
Common Sense
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. — Gertrude Stein (1874-1946, novelist, poet, playwright, art collector)
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