"If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains."- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 - 43 BC) Roman Writer, Statesman, and Orator
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"If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains."- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 - 43 BC) Roman Writer, Statesman, and Orator
Absolutely
"True eloquence consists in saying all that should be said, and that only."- Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld (Duke of) (1613 - 1680) French Writer
"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it! - letter to Abigail Adams, April 26, 1777"- John Adams (1735 - 1826) Second U.S. President
Wise words!
"There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self."- Aldous Huxley (1864-1963) English Novelist
"He who finds diamonds must grapple in mud and mire because diamonds are not found in polished stones. They are made."- Henry B. Wilson (1861 - 1954) Admiral in the United States Navy
Very true
Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been. - Jimmy Buffett
Good one!
"True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason."- Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947) English mathematician and philosopher
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Close the door on fear and inadequacy. When allowed in, they will rule your way. Rather, live from a place of humble confidence. - -Submitted by: Kat Kelly
:thumbsup:Humble confidence! That’s good
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try! - Dr. Seuss
Philosophy at its finest!
Remember The Destination
"Every step gets you closer to your goal...The moment you're in, the step you're taking right now, is the most important because it get you closer to where, or who you want to be." - Gary O'Brien, Development Editor
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"Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead: therein lies the whole art of pleasing."- Jules de Goncourt (1830 - 1870) French writer
"No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness."- Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) American Bishop