The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.
— Aldous Huxley (1927, painting by John Collier; Public Domain)
The Static Nature of Human Behavior
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You Are the Gatekeeper of Your Mind, the Master of Your Thoughts
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. —Arnold Bennett, prolific British author and playwright (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
Our Spiritual Anchor
Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure. —Robert Browning (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
Uncover the Joy of Working
There is work that is work and there is play that is play; there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lies happiness. —Gelett Burgess, American artist, author, and...
Focus Your Efforts on Your Primary Objective
One principal reason why people are so often (unproductive) is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity of objects and pursuits. —Nathanael Emmons (Image licensed by Penn...
Humor Friday: Picasso on Aging
The older you get the stronger the wind gets – and it’s always in your face. —Pablo Picasso (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
It is One Thing to Have the Vision…
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. —Warren G. Bennis, pioneer in the field of leadership studies (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
Never Allow Yourself to Become Jaded; Remain Young at Heart
If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should never grow old. —James A. Garfield (Photographer unknown; Public Domain)
Wherever Your Passion Resides, Go Forth and Create Something Stunning!
Too often we fail to recognize and pay tribute to the creative spirit. The greatest real thrill that life offers is (the ability) to create, to construct, to develop something useful. —Alfred P....
Humor Friday: Temptation
I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it. —Mae West (1932, unknown journalist/photographer; Public Domain)
A Good Maxim for Life: Using Moderation as a Means to Stay Hungry
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one. —Horace Greeley, American newspaper editor and publisher (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
The Power of Education
Next in importance to freedom and justice is education, without which neither freedom nor justice could be permanently maintained. —James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States...
Franklin on Taking Charge of Your Finances
It is by managing your finances that you write the story of your life. You are both the author and the story’s principal character. Resolve to perform what you ought. —Benjamin Franklin (1778, by...
Replacing Anxiety With Confidence
Confidence and anxiety are two opposing forces; the two cannot peacefully coexist within you at any given time. Think of a subject which is causing you distress. Now, vividly imagine the best...
Humor Friday: Mark Twain on Aging
Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen. —Mark Twain (Image licensed by Penn Wealth)
Working Through a Dour Mood
Some days it is difficult to continue moving forward with our plans; those points at which we see very little progress being made, no matter the effort being put forth. Though we may not realize...
The Golden—Often Avoided—Path to Good Fortune
It never occurs to fools that merit and good fortune are closely united. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828, by Joseph Karl Stieler; Public Domain)
You Will Never Regret Making Bold, Calculated Moves
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. —St. Thomas Aquinas (by Carlo Crivelli; Public Domain)
Dispatch: To Deal With Quickly and Efficiently
No two things differ more than hurry and dispatch. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one. A weak man in office, like a squirrel in a cage, is laboring eternally, but to no...
Humor Friday: The Cynic’s Viewpoint
Technological progress has provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. —Aldous Huxley, author, Brave New World (1954; Public Domain)
Peace, but Not at Any Price
We love peace, but not peace at any price. For there is a peace more destructive to the manhood of the living, than war is destructive to the body. Chains are worse than bayonets. —Douglas William...