If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. (African proverb) We’ve all had times when we really wanted to do something by ourselves because having someone else along would slow us down. That happens too often in today’s...
How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts! (Benjamin Franklin, early American statesman, inventor, and author) Christmas is just one week away now, and we’re hearing more and more Carols and messages about the Christ Child...
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. (Tony Robbins, self-help author) Expressing the same idea, a film some years ago was titled, “Decision determines destiny.” Another way of putting it might be “Choices have...
To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time. (Leonard Bernstein, late noted composer and conductor) Bernstein’s first criterion is well accepted, no doubt. To accomplish anything of worth, you surely need to...
Whatever leisure time we are able to invest in relationships is time well spent. (Charles Swindoll, pastor and author) Life is so busy for many people that they don’t seem to have time to establish close relationships. They work with or for...
The best way to keep one’s word is not to give it. (Napoleon Bonaparte) That statement seems to be rather cynical, doesn’t it? Of course, if you never make a promise or commitment, you’ll never fail to keep it. It used to be that a man’s word was...
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers. (Michael Korda, editor and author) We often think that great leaders are men and women of vision, and we may suppose that the strategy of forward-thinkers involves intricate means for...
A creative artist works on his next composition because he was not satisfied with his previous one. (Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer and pianist) Creative people seem never to be satisfied with their work. We may view their art, hear their...
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. (Calvin Coolidge, 30th president of the United States) Yet, sometimes families and...
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. (Albert Schweitzer, medical missionary to Africa) That was Schweitzer’s conclusion after he said, “In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then...
Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don’t unravel. (Author Unknown) Is it possible that we take our blessings for granted without fully appreciating what we enjoy every day? Health, sufficient food, good friends, steady...
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (The Bible) What people really value in life is demonstrated by their activity, their habits, the way they use their resources. We may say that we love God, or we’re altruistic and want to...
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