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Posted on March 8, 2021

“The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher & poet, 1803-1882

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

“No man ever wore a cravat as nice as his own child’s arm around his neck.”—Irish proverb

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

“The new broom sweeps the house best.”—Irish proverb

Posted on February 17, 2021February 16, 2021

“It’s the last suitor that wins the maid.”—Irish proverb

Posted on December 25, 2020

“There is no great genius without tincture of madness.”—Seneca the Younger, Roman satirist, c. 4 BC-65 AD

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020

“Least said, soonest mended.”—Irish proverb

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020

“The man who inspects the saddle blanket instead of the horse is stupid. Most stupid is the man who judges another man by his clothes or circumstances.”—Seneca the Younger, Roman satirist, c. 4 BC-65 AD

Posted on March 28, 2020March 28, 2020

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'”—Fred Rogers, American television personality, 1928-2003

Posted on March 26, 2020March 26, 2020

“We don’t make mistakes. We just have happy accidents.”—Bob Ross, American painter, 1942-1995

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020

“May you live in interesting times.”—Chinese (attributed) proverb

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