Help Men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why? (James Thurber, 20th century humorist) In the helter-skelter life of today, many of us seem to be running around from place to place or activity to activity, trying to...
Rainbows To get the rainbow you got to put up with the rain. (Dolly Parton, entertainer) It’s not quite like looking for the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That’s a fruitless search. But the rainbow may be real. Rain is essential and we’re...
Bridges Relationships are like building bridges, they require time and effort. (Author unknown) Continuing, “But once they are built, they look strong, stable, and beautiful. . . . Build bridges not walls.” Someone else has said, “The strongest bridges are the ones...
A Friend No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person. (Paul Tournier, Swiss psychiatrist and author) Do you sometimes feel you’re all alone? No one understands you; in fact, no one seems to care about...
Character Reputation is made in a moment; Character is built in a lifetime. Reputation grows like a mushroom; Character grows like an oak. (William Hersey Davis, professor) When an athlete makes a really good play, perhaps several in one event, he has an instant...
Curiosity The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. (Ellen Parr, author) It’s been said that curiosity killed the cat, but as W. A. Ward says, “Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.” If J. J. Étienne Lenoir hadn’t been curious about...
Keep On II The great successful men of the world have used their imagination . . . (Robert Collier, self-help author) Collier continues. “. . . [they] think ahead and create their mental picture in all it details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this...
Keep On I Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny. (C. S. Lewis, late British scholar and author) No one includes troubles and trials in his or her lists of steps on the ladder to achievement. But life’s experiences prove that such...
Start Over Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience. (Quoted by Tom Roy, sports and life coach) Others have ended the quote with “It’s a chance to build something better this time.” Past disappointments...
Thinking The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life. (A. R. Barnard, minister) The old King James Version of the Bible put it this way: “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” No doubt, Barnard has that thought in mind. So, the critical...
Vision Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. (Joel A. Barker, business author) Barker’s formula of vision with action certain sounds like a recipe for success, not only in business...
Work Realize that if you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. (Anthony J. D'Angelo, educator and author) It’s hard to be around a whiner, isn’t? People who are constantly complaining do not make good company,...