Category Archives: Thought For the Day

Thought For the Day: It Is Our Nature To Conform Which Is Born From Our Requirement of Self-Approval

“It is our nature to conform; it is a force which not many people can successfully resist. What is its seat? The inborn requirement of self-approval.” – Mark Twain (1835-1910)    

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Thought For the Day: Obstacles Cannot Crush Me. Every Obstacle Yields To Stern Resolve. He Who Is Fixed To A Star Does Not Change His Mind.

“Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.” – Leonardo da Vinci Contrast President Trump’s resolve versus the whining voices of finger pointers and blame shifters like … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Ideal of Beauty Is Simplicity and Tranquility

“The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe    

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Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing More Truly Artistic Than To Love People

“The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” – Vincent van Gogh, painter (30 Mar 1853-1890) There’s an earful, right? 😉  

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Thought For the Day: Kindness Is Always Fashionable

“Kindness is always fashionable.” – Amelia Barr, novelist (29 Mar 1831-1919)    

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Thought For the Day: Opportunity Is Missed By Most People Because It Is Dressed In Overalls and Looks Like Work

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas A. Edison It’s how it has been.  It’s how always will be. The farmer knows this.  The inventor knows this.  The entrepreneur knows this. … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: The Best Way to Find Yourself Is To Lose Yourself In the Service of Others

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”–  Gandhi When I die, I hope this will be said how I have mostly lived my life.    

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Thought For the Day: Life Doesn’t Get Easier or More Forgiving, We Get Stronger and More Resilient

“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”  – ― Steve Maraboli,  Life, the Truth, and Being Free    

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Thought For the Day: Cleanliness and Order Are Matters of Education and Must Be Cultivated

“Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.” – Benjamin Disraeli      

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Thought For the Day: Happiness Is Not Ready-Made. It Comes From Your Own Actions.

“Happiness is not ready-made.  It comes from your own actions.”  – Dalai Lama    

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