"We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain."- Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864) English writer and poet
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"We must not indulge in unfavorable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain."- Walter Savage Landor (1775 - 1864) English writer and poet
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"Valuing people for their efforts and achievements, and thus expecting everyone to lead a useful life, even those who can well afford to be useless, is one of America's greatest contributions to the world."- Judith Martin (B - 1938) an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority
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"It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up to try the skill of a man's hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith."- Donald Douglas (1892 - 1981) American, Founder Douglas Aircraft Company, later McDonnell Douglas
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"It is a hard rule of life, and I believe a healthy one, that no great plan is ever carried out without meeting and overcoming endless obstacles that come up to try the skill of a man's hand, the quality of his courage, and the endurance of his faith."- Donald Douglas (1892 - 1981) American, Founder Douglas Aircraft Company, later McDonnell Douglas
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"Our real duty is always found running in the direction of our worthiest desires." - Randolph S. Bourne (1886 - 1918) American Writer
"Think for yourself, or someone will think for you without thinking of you." Henry David Thoreau
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."- Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978) American cultural anthropologist
Very true!
"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."- H. Jackson Brown Jr. (B - 1940) American author
:thumbsup: As I sit on the couch watching football this seems a sobering fact!
"Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives, and remembering what one receives."- Dumas The Younger (1824 - 1895) French author and playwright
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"There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live."- James Truslow Adams (1878 - 1949) American writer and historian
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"So let us go forward quietly, each on his own path, forever making for the light." - Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890) Dutch Post-Impressionist painter