Temperance is a bridle of gold.

Temperance is a bridle of gold.

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my read more

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.

Nobody can do it for you.

Nobody can do it for you.

It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.

It is not good to know more unless we do more with what we already know.

He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord.

He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord.

If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood read more

If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater the effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders -- what would you tell him to do? I don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him? To shrug.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.

If you can't excell with talent, triumph with effort.