If a man be gracious to strangers, it shows that he is a citizen of the world, and his heart is no island, cut off from other islands, but a continent that...
... A human activity having for its purpose the transmission of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen. (on the purpose of art). -- Leo Tolstoy...
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have...
U gotta love this: "August 07, 2008 You Too Can Help Silence Bono BonoA few months ago, I upset some people with my totally scientific and unbiased report...
I have found that the greatest help in meeting any problem with decency and self-respect and whatever courage is demanded, is to know where you yourself stand....
Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself. -- Samuel Butler (1835-1902)...
Are there not... Two points in the adventure of the diver: One -- when a beggar, he prepares to plunge? Two -- when a prince, he rises with his pearl? I...
Some day, in years to come, you will be wrestling with the great temptation, or trembling under the great sorrow of your life. But the real struggle is here,...
Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself. -- F. Hawes ...
I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves. -- Bear Grylls,...
Many people believe that support is something that you give to someone you feel sorry for or that it means propping up someone who would fail unless you were...
Because I've always felt, whether the fatwa or whatever, the writer's great weapon is the truth and integrity of his voice. And as long as what you're saying...
There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live. -- James Truslow Adams www.positivepress.com...
I received the following through Myspace,via a friend of long-time Versionist.com/RDW member,Bill Laminack,aka "Blaminack" " Appeal for Prayer for those...
Thank you for sharing this and please let us know how the Gainsville tests go. I have been studying this exact same disease this week, I swear! It is a one in...
Celebrating my birthday today! Was born February 28, 1960 at 11:23 AM. Beat Leap Year by 12 1/2 hours!!! Cried at birth when born from my beautiful mother,...
You are not happy because you are well. You are well because you are happy. You are not depressed because trouble has come to you, but trouble has come to...
Thank you sincerely, Pudumai Balakrishnan Balakrishnan! You are so thoughtful! Blesssed to have you in my circle! ONE LOVE PEACE Please Educate All Children...