Words Worth Thinking About

Words Worth Thinking About

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December 1, 2017

“The essay differs from the article in at least one important point: it is the work of an individual, a man, a person, while the article may be the product of any man, or combination of men, or even a whole editorial staff. The author of an essay is significant in his own right,...
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Words Worth Thinking About

Julia’s Wisdom       I spotted this plate in a little shop in North Carolina; I could not agree more — everyone should have cake!  
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Words Worth Thinking About

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April 2, 2017

  “Our greatest foes, and whom we must chiefly combat are within.” ~ Miguel Cervantes ~ “Don Quixote of Talavera, glazed pottery tile, 1929. Donated to the Houston Public Library of Senorita Esperanza Velasquez Bringas of the Library Department, Ministry of Education, Mexico.”
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November 1, 2016

  “Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us – and those around us – more effectively.  Look for the learning.”   ~ Louisa May Alcott ~
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October 1, 2016

  “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” ~ George Washington ~ Painting by Rembrandt Peale, North Carolina Museum of Art
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September 1, 2016

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”  ~ Benjamin Franklin ~ Painting by Joseph Siffred – Duplesiss, North Carolina Museum of Art
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July 1, 2016

“Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest things I know.” ~ Ernest Hemingway ~ Painting by Henry Strater
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June 1, 2016

  “I have been selected to fill an important office for a brief period, and am now, in your eyes, invested with an influence which will soon pass away; but should my administration prove to be a very wicked one, or what is more probable, a very foolish one, if you, the people, are...
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April 1, 2016

“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” ~ John Adams~
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October 1, 2015

“Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have had your life. If you haven’t had that what have had? . . . What one loses one loses; make no mistake about that. . . . The right time...
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