A tribute to greatness
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. – Nelson Mandela
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. – Nelson Mandela
“The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.” ~ Albert Einstein
“It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.” E.E. Cummings
“There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.” Andre Gide
“The most ignorant among mankind have some truth in them. We are all sparks of truth.” Mohandas K. Gandhi
“Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on…
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace at all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.”
“When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.” – David L. Weatherford
“Love is an act of will – namely, both an intention and an action. Love is as love does.” Road Less Traveled, pg. 83 M. Scott Peck, M.D.
“The heart benevolent and kind most resembles God.” Robert Burns- 1759-1796, Scottish Poet
“Here is a rule to remember in the future when anything tempts you to be bitter: not ‘this is a misfortune’ but ‘ To bear this worthily is good fortune’.” Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD Roman Emperor and Philosopher
“Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be” -Grandma Moses