A Bit of Wisdom from Betty Ford
“I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.” Betty Ford April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011
A Bit of Wisdom from Booker T. Washington
A Bit of Wisdom from Booker T. Washington on his Birthday. “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” Booker T. Washington April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915
A Bit of Wisdom on Easter Sunday
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Jesus Christ 0 -33 AD Appearance of Jesus Christ to Maria Magdalena by Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, 1835
A Bit of Wisdom from Vincent Van Gogh on his Birthday
“The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890
A Bit of Wisdom from Robert Frost on His Birthday
Derry, NH….Robert Lee Frost March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963.. Below is one of his classic poems. Our wish for you is that you take the less traveled path as did Mr. Frost. The Road Not Taken ~ By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Bach on His Birthday
“I worked hard. Anyone who works as hard as I did can achieve the same results. The final aim and reason of all music is nothing other than the glorification of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” ~ Johann Sebastian Bach March 21 1685 – 28 July 1750
A Bit of Wisdom from Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“If there is any principle of the Constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought, not free thought for those who agree with us but freedom for the thought that we hate.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935
A Bit of Wisdom from Luther Burbank
It is well for people who think, to change their minds occasionally in order to keep them clean. ” ~ Luther Burbank March 7, 1849 – April 11, 1926
A Bit of Wisdom From Lincoln on Success
“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
A Bit of Wisdom from Hamilton
“The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion.” ~ Alexander Hamilton