Wisdom from US Presidents

 

We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)
[Declaration of Independence, and inscribed in the Jefferson Memorial]

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Further reading: Save Only the Best of the Old Ways

Independence Day

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Presidents' Day 2021

 

We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)
[Declaration of Independence, and inscribed in the Jefferson Memorial]

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Further reading: Save Only the Best of the Old Ways

Independence Day

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Presidents' Day 2020

We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)
[Declaration of Independence, and inscribed in the Jefferson Memorial]

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Further reading: Save Only the Best of the Old Ways

Independence Day

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Little Spark of Celestial Fire

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,
called conscience.
- George Washington

Today's affirmation:
I shine my light of love and hope into the darkness of negativity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: What Lies Within Us

Create Light
      

A Light From Within

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,
called conscience.
- George Washington

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Today's affirmation:
I shine my light of love and hope into the darkness of negativity.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: What Lies Within Us

Create Light

Our Children, Our Conscience

Re-Examine All You Think You Know

Conscience - Choices
      

Presidents Day and Washington's Birthday 2019

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)
[Declaration of Independence, and inscribed in the Jefferson Memorial]

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Further reading: Save Only the Best of the Old Ways

Independence Day

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Life Is A Succession Of Hard Lessons

The lessons of the past provide the path to the future.
- Anonymous

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
- Helen Keller

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
- B.F. Skinner

The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
- Tom Bodett

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,
and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
- George Washington

Never stop learning. Look for further education in all of life.

Further reading: Joy Blooms Where Minds and Hearts are Open

Question Your Questions

The Book of Life: Mystery and Riddle

Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb

Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind
      

Presidents' Day 2018

We hold these truths to be self-evident:
that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights,
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)
[Declaration of Independence, and inscribed in the Jefferson Memorial]

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Further reading: Independence Day

Save Only the Best of the Old Ways

Hold Your Anger

Make a Difference, Vote
      

Learning by Living, and Staying Alert

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
- Helen Keller

The lessons of the past provide the path to the future.
- Anonymous

The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
- Tom Bodett

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
- B.F. Skinner

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,
and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
- George Washington

Never stop learning. Look for further education in all of life.

Further reading: Question Your Questions

 The Book of Life: Mystery and Riddle

Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind

Joy Blooms Where Minds and Hearts are Open

Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb
      

Your Inner Light

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,
called conscience.
- George Washington

Further reading: Create Light

Re-Examine All You Think You Know

What Lies Within Us

Conscience - Choices

Our Children, Our Conscience
      

A Light from Within

People are like stained-glass windows.
They sparkle and shine when the sun is out,
but when the darkness sets in,
their true beauty is revealed
only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

As we let our light shine,
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence actually liberates others.
- Marianne Williamson

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,
called conscience.
- George Washington

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

There are choirs singing in your head.
If you listen, you will hear the music.
It is the song of angels.
Pay no attention to the sounds of the world.
They are just noises, and even when
added up all together
they have no value, make no sense.
Strain to hear the song of angels.
Listen to the melody within your soul.
- Neale Donald Walsch

Your inner thoughts reveal your true nature.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Create Light

What Lies Within Us

Re-Examine All You Think You Know

Our Children, Our Conscience

Conscience - Choices

Presidents Day 2015

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

If your actions inspire others to dream more,
learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion,
in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Further reading: Do What You Can

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Independence - Freedom - Liberty

Choose To Be Fearless

Life as Currency

Lessons from Life

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.
- Helen Keller

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,
and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
- George Washington

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
- B.F. Skinner

The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
- Tom Bodett

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
- William Butler Yeats

The lessons of the past provide the path to the future.
- Anonymous

Never stop learning. Look for further education in all of life.

Further reading: The Book of Life: Mystery and Riddle

Question Your Questions

Joy Blooms Where Minds and Hearts are Open

Perspective on Tradition: An Open Mind

Maybe So, Maybe Not. - Ancient Taoist Proverb

Presidents Day 2014

We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children.
- Jimmy Carter (39th President of the United States)

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion,
in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
- Thomas Jefferson (third President of the United States)

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of the United States)

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington (first President of the United States)

With self-discipline most anything is possible.
- Theodore Roosevelt (26nd President of the United States)

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
- John Quincy Adams (sixth President of the United States)

The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie,
deliberate, contrived and dishonest,
but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.
- John F. Kennedy (35th President of the United States)

Nothing is more important in our national life
than the welfare of our children.
- Harry S. Truman (33rd President of the United States)

Further reading: Abraham Lincoln (16th United States President)

Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th President of the United States)

William J. Clinton (42nd President of the United States)

John Adams (second President of the United States)

Theodore Roosevelt

John F. Kennedy

Solitude vs. Feeling Lonely

Language... has created the word "loneliness"
to express the pain of being alone.
And it has created the word "solitude"
to express the glory of being alone.
- Paul Tillich

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy
is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet,
alone with the heavens, nature and God.
Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
- Anne Frank

When you are lonely you are thinking of the other,
you are missing the other.
Loneliness is a negative state...
Aloneness is the presence of oneself.
Aloneness is very positive.
- Osho

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
- George Washington

There is sanctuary in being alone with nature.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Take a long walk alone in the woods - leave the iPhone at home. Your whole BEing will appreciate it.

Further reading: You have not been abandoned

Feeling Lonely and Depressed?

Break Old Patterns of Action

How to Cope with Feeling Lonely

Feeling Alone Quotes

Quotes about Being Alone

Quotes about Being Single

Divine Spark

What you are is God's gift to you:
what you become is your gift to God.
- Anthony Dalla Villa

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire,
called conscience.
- George Washington

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

All the darkness of the world cannot
extinguish the light of a single candle,
yet one candle can illuminate all the darkness.
- Jewish Hanukah Prayer

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow.
- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Today's affirmation:
I view the Divine, and All of Life,
from the perspective of Celebration.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Our Light

Grant That I May Radiate

Celebrate

Candle

Flame

Light

Don't Borrow Trouble

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
- Benjamin Franklin

If you see ten troubles coming down the road,
you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
- Calvin Coolidge

Man only likes to count his troubles,
but he does not count his joys.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky

Count your blessings - not your troubles.
- Dale Carnegie

It is good to be prepared, but not to be paranoid. And it is wonderful to enjoy, and be thankful for, each day we are given.

Further reading: How to Stop Worrying

Zero-Based Gratitude

Staying Positive Around Negative People

Troubles

Worry

Joys

Trouble

Gratitude

Challenges

Real Lessons of Life

Smell the smells, feel the fear,
and smile at the incoherent way
life runs us in circles
while inscribing the real lessons
in a corner of the margin.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The difference between school and life?
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test.
In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.
- Tom Bodett

Life is a long lesson in humility.
- James M. Barrie

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
- George Washington

Further reading: Eight Rules for Living Your Greatest Life

Be Brave and Chase Your Dreams

Three Rules of Life

Life Lessons Quotes

Quotes about Learning

Quotes about Humility

Quotes about Education

Quotes about Fear

Quotes about Life

Worry

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington

Do not anticipate trouble,
or worry about what may never happen.
Keep in the sunlight.
- Benjamin Franklin

If only the people who worry about their liabilities
would think about the riches they do possess,
they would stop worrying.
- Dale Carnegie

When I look back on all these worries,
I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed
that he had had a lot of trouble in his life,
most of which had never happened.
- Winston Churchill

The antidotes for worry are gratitude, action, and service.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Secret of Happiness

How to Think Positive

Happy Friends, Happy You

George Washington

George Washington, 1st President of the United States, was born February 22, 1732.

It is far better to be alone,
than to be in bad company.
- George Washington

True friendship is a plant of slow growth,
and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity
before it is entitled to the appellation.
- George Washington

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
- George Washington

Further reading: How to Cope With Life

Break Old Patterns of Action

Great Truths

Quotes about Trouble

Quotes about Being Alone

Quotes about Friends

Quotes about Adversity

Quotes that Make You Think

Words of Wisdom