Ability is greater than money because it can be neither lost nor stolen. If you study the lives of very successful people, you will find that they rarely climb to the top of their business or profession and stay there. They often climb to the top and fall to the bottom several times during their …
THERE are two kinds of knowledge. One is general, the other is specialized. General knowledge, no matter how great in quantity or variety it may be, is of but little use in the accumulation of money. The faculties of the great universities possess, in the aggregate, practically every form of general knowledge known to civilization. …
The greatest decision of all time, as far as any American citizen is concerned, was reached in Philadelphia, July 4, 1776, when fifty-six men signed their names to a document, which they well knew would bring freedom to all Americans, or leave every one of the fifty-six hanging from a gallows! You have heard of …
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.” — Edward R. Murrow “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” — Emma Lazarus – written on the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor “Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.” — Robert …
Patience is a virtue and a power too. Patience tells us that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step and that we get over there one step at a time. Patience teaches us not to rush. Knowing that there is a reason and a season for everything it enables us to …
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” –Eleanor Roosevelt “When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world,we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.” — Jack Kornfield “Wherever I am, the world comes after me.It offers me its busyness.It does not …
“When you get the choice to sit it out or dance,I hope you dance.” — Lee Ann Womack “Sometimes you have to eat your words,chew your ego,swallow your pride and accept that you are wrong.Its not giving up Its called growing up.” — Unknown “Emotions are the next frontier to be understood and conquered. To …
“The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.” -– William Hazlitt “Peace and joy are quiet and unobtrusive. They will not come crashing into your awareness…you have to look for them.” — William DeFoore “It is not in numbers, but in unity, that our great strength lies.” -— Thomas Paine “I am a loving Being. …
If you have no major purpose, you are drifting toward certain failure. Not having a major purpose for your life is like trying to navigate without a chart. You may eventually get somewhere you like, or you may drift aimlessly, always hoping to find — but never finding — the place where you would like …
Happiness has never been a simple matter. What makes us happy as children is much simpler than what makes us happy as adults—and grown-up happiness tends to be bittersweet. You may find someone you deeply love, yet there are always compromises in the relationship, along with arguments, disappointments and tough obstacles for both people. In …
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