STOP AND THINK - An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it. (Maurice Maeterlinck, 19th and 20th century Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist) Were you ever involved in an...
STOP AND THINK - Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. (Berthold Auerbach, 19th century German-Jewish author and poet) Music is surely a gift of God. Like every other gift, it can be used for good or misused. When it is performed well—whether...
STOP AND THINK - The price of greatness is responsibility. (Winston Churchill, World War II British leader) Like Helen Keller, Churchill realized that you have to diligently care for those things that are your responsibility. He served in a variety of positions in...
STOP AND THINK - I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. (Helen Keller) The ambition to accomplish great things is probably in the heart of most young people. And Helen Keller...
STOP AND THINK - It is difficult for many of us in this modern, electronic age to comprehend that prayer is a miracle. It is not a technical procedure. (St. Teresa of Avila) Modern communication has become so convenient that we may have forgotten entirely about the...
STOP AND THINK - It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye. (Antoine de Saint Exupery, 20th century French aristocrat and writer) There is more to life than meets the eye, isn’t there? We can’t see another person’s...
STOP AND THINK - The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. (Warren Buffett, American businessman and investor) It begins with just one incident and then is repeated a time or two. We could probably stop at any time, but then...
STOP AND THINK - You can make good time or make time good. (Quoted by Mike Lee, American pastor) In a time-conscious world, we always seem to be rushing here or there. We want to “make good time” wherever we’re going or make good use of our time when we tackle a...
STOP AND THINK - There is great meaning in life for those who are willing to journey. (Jim England) One of man’s great questions is “What is the meaning of life?” At some time or another we all ask ourselves, “What am I here for”? Well, it’s like finding out what...
STOP AND THINK - I think I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others. (Booker T. Washington, 19 and 20th century African-American educator) “Looking out for No. 1” might well online casinos describe the attitude of many...
STOP AND THINK - Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. (Henri Nouwen, 20th century Dutch-born Catholic priest) Waiting around for joy to “happen” is a fruitless waste of time. You don’t just get it by accident nor can...
STOP AND THINK - The winds of grace are always blowing; but you have to raise the sail. (Orj Ramakrishna, medical practitioner in New South Wales) In the physical realm or the area of business practice you would do well to discover where things are going well or where...