A Bit of Wisdom from Mark Twain
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” ~ Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910
A Bit of Wisdom from Anna Maria Jarvis’s Mother on Mother’s Day
“I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.” ~ Ann Reeves Jarvis Mother of Anna Maria Jarvis May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948 who founded Mother’s Day!
A Bit of Wisdom from Harry S. Truman
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Harry S. Truman May […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Gary Cooper
“One man who saw through his own eyes and thought with his own brain. Such men may be rare, they may be unknown, but they move the world.” Gary Cooper May 7, 1901 – May 13, 1961
A Bit of Wisdom from Sigmund Freud
“The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’ Sigismund Schlomo Freud 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939
A Bit of Wisdom from Yoda on May the 4th
“Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Dr. Spock
“In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God. ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself.” Poor Richard’s Almanac 1735
A Bit of Wisdom from Ulysses S. Grant
“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” Ulysses S. Grant April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885
A Bit of Wisdom from Lucille Ball
“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” Lucille Ball August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989