Never before have we had so much access to information and so little wisdom. (James Emory White, speaker and author) Certainly, we can all agree that there is more information available today than at any previous time in history. And the quantity of what we can know...
There was no such thing as new truth. Error might be old or new; but truth was as old as the universe. (Frederich Douglass, 19th century social reformer) Douglass’ statement needs to be emphasized again in our modern world: “There [is] no such thing as new truth.”...
The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what he gets from it, but what he becomes by it. (John Ruskin, 19th century English art critic) Ruskin is probably not speaking against a fair wage or gaining a just benefit for good work and diligent service. What he has...
Where goodness and truth exist, there you will find beauty. (Pat Sajak, TV show host) Sajak continues, “Our purpose is to seek truth in order to discover and to act on what is good and beautiful in this life.” He also quotes the website of Hillsdale College: “The good...
Great leaders never give up. (Jim Hines, Physician and gubernatorial candidate) Perseverance is an essential quality in the pursuit of achieving worthy goals. Wannabe leaders who give in to the pressures of politics, societal demands, or distractions most often cannot...
Success isn’t something you achieve. It’s who you become. (Kary Oberbrunner, motivational speaker and author) Most of us probably look at success as something to be achieved by accomplishing some great feat, discovering a cure for illness, or inventing new technology...
A true disciple is evidenced not by how much he or she knows but by how much he or she obeys. (Kip Cone, pastor) Every leader—whether religious or secular—wants to have knowledgeable followers. They want the workers they are training to know their business and their...
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. (William Faulkner, 20th century Nobel Prize author) We seem to be born with a great sense of competition. Even little children always want to win, to be first, and...
Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. (Douglas MacArthur, late 5-star American general) MacArthur was not speaking of physical age but growth in maturity or...
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. (James R. Sherman, 19th century English minister. This oft-repeated quotation may be overlooked because it is so simple and obvious. We often talk about...
Some men see things as they are and say why – I dream things that never were and say why not. (George Bernard Shaw, 19th & 20th centuries Irish playwright) Every day seems to bring new inventions and radical changes in modern society. We might be curious about...
Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those things are what happen when you don’t have a plan. (Larry Winget, social commentator) “Plan your work and work your plan,” they say. Sounds like a good idea, but some of us don’t like to spend the...