Cynicism — a Coward’s Choice?
Cynicism is not realistic and tough. It’s unrealistic and kind of cowardly because it means you don’t have to try.
— Peggy Noonan
Our Duty to the Dead
The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.
— Lois McMaster Bujold
Success Is the Goal
Aim for success, not perfection. Never give up your right to be wrong, because then you will lose the ability to learn new things and move forward with your life.
— Dr. David M. Burns
On Integrity
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.
— Oprah Winfrey
Circumstances or Attitude?
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.
— John Miller
A Swedish Proverb Says…
God gives every bird its worm, but He does not throw it into the nest.
On Character
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
— Abraham Lincoln
Life’s Adventure
Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.
— Sir Winston Churchill
Petty Annoyances
…it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.
— Evelyn Underhill
On Tolerance
Treat the other man’s faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine.
— Henry S. Haskins