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Posted on March 24, 2025March 13, 2026

“The difference between bad speech and bad deeds is opportunity.”—Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus), Roman rhetorician, c. 35 — c. 100 AD

Posted on March 22, 2025

“There is no benefit in the gifts of a bad man.”—Euripides, Greek dramatist, 481-407 BC

Posted on March 20, 2025March 13, 2026

“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.”—Confucius, Chinese philosopher, 551-479 BC

Posted on March 13, 2025March 12, 2025

“No man is lonely while eating spaghetti—it requires so much attention.”—Christopher Morley, American journalist, 1890-1957

Posted on March 10, 2025

“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.”—Doug Larson, American columnist, 1928-2017

Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025

“No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.”—Mary W. Shelley, English novelist, 1797-1851

Posted on March 2, 2025March 2, 2025

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”—Wayne Gretzky, Canadian hockey player, 1961–

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”—Helen Keller, American author, 1880-1968

Posted on February 4, 2025February 4, 2025

“The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.”—Peter Marshall, American entertainer, 1926-2024

Posted on January 31, 2025

“Don’t ever let anyone pull you so low as to hate them.”—Martin Luther King, Jr.; American minister & activist; 1929-1968

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