Quotes

Forgive

He who cannot forgive others destroys the bridge  over which he himself must pass.   George Herbert George Herbert (3 April 1593 – 1 March 1633) was a Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Herbert’s poetry is associated with the writings of… Read More ›

Events

  Man is affected not by events but by the view he takes of them.   Epictetus (55 AD – 135 AD) Epictetus (A.D. c. 55 – 135) was a Greek speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis,… Read More ›

Utility

  The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.   Edwin Way Teale (June 2, 1899 – October 18, 1980) was an American naturalist, photographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer. Teale’s… Read More ›

Courage

One man with courage is a majority.    Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson (April 13  1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States… Read More ›