But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
—Edmund Burke
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Among the expected glories of the Constitution, next to the abolition of Slavery was that of Rum. —George C...
It is change, continual change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it...
You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you; and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. —Brian Tracy...
He that can be counted upon for making excuses can rarely be counted upon for anything else. —Benjamin Franklin (1778, by Joseph Duplessis; Image in the Public Domain)
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. —William James (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
We are defined in life not by what we believe or how we feel, but by what we actually accomplish. We must spend the better part of our day creating something in pursuit of our passion! —Mike...
In one and the same fire, clay grows hard and wax melts. —Francis Bacon (Image licensed by Penn Wealth) Welcome adversity: it provides a wonderful proving ground for our inner strength and...
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but the wise speak. —Benjamin Jonson, English playwright and poet (1617, 1617, by Abraham van...
Haste and rashness are storms and tempests, breaking and wrecking business; but nimbleness is a full, fair wind, blowing it with speed to the haven. —R. Buckminster Fuller (Lofoten Islands,...
Within Our Challenges We Find the Stimulus for Our Bold Creativity
The things we fear most in organizations—fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances—are the primary sources of creativity. —Margaret Wheatley (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
No Matter Your Obstacles in Life, Always Strive to Be a Person of Merit
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. —Alexander Pope (1727, by Michael Dahl; Public Domain) Merit (noun): The quality of being particularly good or worthy; the level or measure of...
The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense. —Pablo Picasso (Image licensed by Penn Wealth) To create something new and vibrant, to discover an unexplored place, we must be willing to separate...
Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes. —Walt Whitman (Image licensed by Penn Wealth) How many times have we stirred awake at two in the morning due to the thoughts which...