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Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

“Laugh at life. Do not cry over it.”—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca), Roman Stoic philosopher, c. 4 BC-65 AD

Posted on August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

“The bigger the undertaking, the trickier it is.”—Publilius Syrus, Roman maxim writer, 1st century BC

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021

“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”—Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch philosopher, 1466-1536

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021

“If you don’t bring Paris with you, you won’t find it there.”—John M. Shanahan, American entrepreneur, 1928-2005

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

“What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.”—Benjamin Disraeli, UK Prime Minister, 1804-1881

Posted on June 16, 2021June 16, 2021

“Well begun is half done.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 4th century BC

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021

“The best vision is insight.”—Malcolm Forbes, American publisher, 1919-1990

Posted on March 18, 2021

“Fortune helps the brave.”—Terence, Roman playwright, 2nd century BC

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021

“Humility is truth.”—Desiderius Erasmus. Dutch philosopher, 1466-1536

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

“The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.”—Diogenes the Cynic, Greek philosopher, 404-323 BC

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