A Bit of Wisdom from Bret Harte
“Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.” Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Content makes poor men rich; Discontent makes rich men poor.” Poor Richard Almanack 1749, Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Cecil B. DeMille
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly.” Cecil B. DeMille August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Who is rich? He that rejoices in his Portion.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
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
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