A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Be always asham’d to catch thy self idle.” ~ Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Anne Frank 1929 – 1945
Amsterdam, Netherlands…Anne Frank’s short life proved that every life, even brief ones can leave a lasting impact on the world. If Anne had lived she would be 92 on her birthday today. Her “The Diary of a Young Girl” gives timeless lessons on the inalienable rights that all are born with and all instinctively know. […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” Benjamin Franklin January 6 – April 17, 1790
A Bit of Wisdom from Pope John Paul II
“The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.” – Pope John Paul II, 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005
A Bit of Wisdom from Patrick Henry
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799
A Bit of Wisdom from Alexander Pope
“Men must be taught as if you taught them not, and things unknown proposed as things forgot.” ~ Alexander Pope 21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744
A Bit of Wisdom from Anna Maria Jarvis’s Mother on Mother’s Day
“I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mothers day commemorating her for the matchless service she renders to humanity in every field of life. She is entitled to it.” ~ Ann Reeves Jarvis Mother of Anna Maria Jarvis May 1, 1864 – November 24, 1948 who founded Mother’s Day!
A Bit of Wisdom from Harry S. Truman
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” Harry S. Truman May […]
A Bit of Wisdom from Dr. Spock
“In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God. ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998
A Bit of Wisdom from Poor Richard
“Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself.” Poor Richard’s Almanac 1735