Money can't buy happiness but it can buy marshmallows which is close. (Anonymous) Is that what makes life happy—marshmallows? If money can’t buy happiness—and it can’t—certainly the things that money can buy won’t bring happiness either. Even though we know that’s...
If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. (C. S. Lewis, 20th century British writer) Men and women look everywhere for something to satisfy: food, sports, sex, fame...
No matter how just your words may be, you ruin everything when you speak with anger. (John Chrysostom, 5th century Early Church Father) You can’t take back your words once you’ve spoken them. It’s not like the delete key on your computer. What’s worse, you can’t...
A good character is the best tombstone. … Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ( C. H. Spurgeon, 19th century British preacher) How do you want to be remembered? What would you like people to say about you? That will be determined pretty much by the way you...
It is a poor thing to fear that which is inevitable. (Tertullian, 2nd-3rd century B.C. Christian writer) Is there anything you can do about the inevitable? What will be, will be, they say. But, fearing it just makes life harder while you wait for the inevitable....
My best teachers were not the ones who knew all the answers, but those who were deeply excited by the questions they could not answer. (Brian Greene, science professor) We look to our teachers as authorities, and expect them to know their subject fields well. But, no...
To become someone you have never been, you must let go of who you have been till now. (Sam Adeyemi, motivational speaker) There are probably many people who wish they could change their personality or image. They crave success, popularity, and an improved status in...
Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. (E.B. White, writer and grammarian) 100 years ago today, the U.S. Congress established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. It includes the Grand Canyon, a gorge of the Colorado River, considered to be one of the...
To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do. (John Adams, 2nd U.S. President) This is Presidents’ Day in the U.S., a day to honor the men who have led our country for more than two centuries. Adams’ comment may be over-simplified but it’s certainly worth...
Success is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. (Wilfred Peterson, late author and columnist) There are many definitions of success, and this one could be helpful if you’re hesitating to move forward on a project you’ve...
You will never influence someone who doesn’t first feel accepted by you. (Mike Lee, pastor) If your employee, student, or companion feels that you don’t regard him or her as a valued person with ability, you will certainly not be able to affect them much. Positive...
Not everyone has the opportunity to peep behind the curtain . . . (George Washington) Some people seem to think they have the right to make judgments on just about anyone or anything that happens. Not only do they think they know what’s gone on “behind the curtain,”...