Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 “I always felt, in any town, if I can get to a library, I’ll be okay.”—Maya Angelou, American poet, 1928-2014
Posted on October 9, 2023October 8, 2023 “A truly wise man has an inner joy that is like a fire; it warms the world.”—The Dalai Lama, Head of State of Tibet, 1935–
Posted on August 30, 2023 “Keep high aspirations, moderate expectations, and small needs.”—William Howard Stein, American biochemist, 1911-1980
Posted on August 17, 2023August 16, 2023 “Art is I, science is we.”—Claude Bernard, French physiologist, 1813-1878
Posted on August 10, 2023 “Failure changes for the better, success for the worse.”—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca), Roman Stoic philosopher, c.4 BC — c.65 AD
Posted on July 25, 2023 “Human love is often but the encounter of two weaknesses.”—François Mauriac, Nobel Prize-winning French novelist, 1885-1970
Posted on June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 “We always weaken whatever we exaggerate.”—Jean-Françoise de La Harpe, French playwright, 1739-1803
Posted on June 22, 2023June 21, 2023 “For disappearing acts, it’s hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.”—Doug Larson, American columnist, 1926-2017
Posted on June 18, 2023June 18, 2023 “Man is certainly stark mad. He cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.”—Michel de Montaigne, French Renaissance philosopher, 1533-1592
Posted on June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”—Thomas A. Edison, American inventor, 1847-1931
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