Nothing doth more hurt a State than that cunning men pass for wise. Narrow Minds and Wide Mouths are Often Found Together Happiness is found along the way, not at the end of the road. It is impossible for an exceptionally good man to be exceptionally rich. -- Anon The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles. The following maxims were included as an exercise in the textbook Principles of Typesetting (Ottmar Mergenthaler School of Printing, Unit 1, Lesson sp2-6) Eleven Things to Remember “Good Enough” isn’t Good Enough In making a world full of purity, safety, and prosperity people are not rivals but companions. Those who see their happiness but in the sorrow of others and their welfare and safety but in others' insecurity, those who see themselves superior to others, are out of the path of humanity and are in Evil's cause. "Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things." You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. "A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on a committee." "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." If "Pro" is the opposite of "Con," then is "Congress" the opposite of "Progress?" "Poli" in Latin means "many," and "tics" are "blood-sucking creatures." Therefore: In legislative assemblies we find "politics."—anon “Those who stand out do so because they stand on the shoulders of others.” “A time comes when silence is betrayal. Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government's policy, especially in time of war. Nor does the human spirit move without great difficulty against all the apathy of conformist thought, within one's own bosom and in the surrounding world.” “Every nation must have its legalized form of gambling. We have our Wall Street.” “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing.” — Ben Franklin "Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated, drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever. ” — Diogenes Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: Nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not: Unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." My goal in life is to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. "Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on office, a rottenness begins
in his conduct." "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster." Friedrich Nietzsche Live your life that that the fear of death can never enter your heart.
Trouble no one about his religion. Respect others in their views and demand
that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all
things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your
people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great
divide. Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a
friend, or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all
people, but grovel to none. When you rise in the morning, give thanks
for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your
food and for the joy of living. (If you see no reason to give thanks,
the fault lies in yourself.) Touch not the poisonous firewater that
makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When
your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with
fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a
little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing
your death song, and die like a hero going home. "I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. .... I'm free to choose what that something is, and the something I've chosen is my faith. Now, my faith goes beyond theology and religion and requires considerable work and effort. My faith demands -- this is not optional -- my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have, to try to make a difference." — Jimmy Carter
If you have tried to do something and failed, you are vastly better off than if you had tried to do nothing and succeeded. Franklin The law of worthy national life, like the law of worthy individual life, is fundamentally the law of strife. It may be strife military, it may be strife civic, but certainly it is only through strife, through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage that we move on to better things.Theodore Roosevelt.
Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value from joy you must have somebody to divide it with. Mark Twain Character is what you are in the dark Dwight Moody, evangelist I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or abilities that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. William Penn Give me, oh Lord, a steadfast heart, which no unworthy thought
can drag downwards; an unconquered heart, which no tribulation can wear
out; an upright heart, which no unworthy purpose may tempt aside.
Thomas Aquinas ... clothe yourselves in humility in your dealings with one another, for: God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble. I Peter 5:5 (NAB) What do we mean by patriotism in the context of our times? I venture
to suggest that what we mean is a sense of national responsibility ...
a patriotism which is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime. Adlai Stevenson President Harry Truman once was asked if he regretted having given his oppenents hell."I never gave anyone hell," replied Truman. "I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell." God has given us two hands -- one to receive with, and the other to give with. We are not cisterns made for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. Billy Graham, evangelist The world is divided into people who do things and people who get
the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There's far
less competition. The real fruits of citizenship do not come overnight. They come by dedicating oneself to the problems of our communities and our nation week after week, month after month, year after year. Ralph Nader, social reformer If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there Koran Give us the courage to either be hot or cold, to stand for something lest we fall for anything. Save us from hot heads that would lead us to act foolishly and from cold feet that would keep up from acting at all. Save us from the sin of worrying, lest stomach ulcers be the badge of our lack of faith. Peter Marshall, Chaplain of Congress Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Gandhi Violence is as American as apple pie. H. Rap Brown, Black activist Television is a medium, because well done is rare. anon A good leg will fail. A straight back will stoop.
A black beard will turn white. A curled pate will grow bald. A fair face
will wither. A full eye will wax hollow. But a good heart is the sun and
the moon .. for it shines bright and never changes, but keeps his course
truly. If you aren't part of the solution, then you must be part of the
precipitate. RISKS Whatever the world may say or do, my part is to keep myself good; just as a gold piece, or an emerald, or a purple robe insists perpetually, "Whatever the world may say or do, my part is to remain an emerald and keep my color true. Marcus Aurelius, in "Meditations" Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. It matters naught to try and fail, and try and fail again, but it matters much to try and fail, and fail to try again. Shakespeare Stop trying to be different. You do not have to be different to be good; to be good is different enough. Max Freed, quoted by A.J. Lerner Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself. Emerson The just cause needs no argument; it carries
its own weight. But the The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that
each To escape criticism: Do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Elbert Hubbard, reformer Gambling
is a way to get nothing for something.
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