Wisdom

“In matters of Principle, stand like a rock.”  -Thomas Jefferson-

“Wisdom” was created to help Illuminate your path to excellence.  These sayings and adages will help brighten your day, if you use them.  We want to give credit to the author whenever possible, so if you know the author of a saying, or adage that lists, “-Unknown-”, please let us know so we can give credit to where credit is due.

Enjoy!

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September 25, 2009 - “Be a fountain, not a drain.”     -Rex Hudler-

June 30, 2009 – “We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.”    -Arthur Schopenhauer-

May 29, 2009 - “I think there is a hero in everyone, we just need to find it.”     -Jessica Stokes, a 6th grade N.O.V.A. student from Utah-

May 26, 2009 - ”If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”     -John Quincy Adams-

April 3, 2009 – “It’s not what we receive in life that enriches us, its what we give.”      -Unknown-

March 18, 2009 - “What you think may be a problem is actually an opportunity for growth.                   -Unknown-

March 5, 2009 - “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”       - Unknown-

February 18, 2009 - “A gentle word, a kind look, a good natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.”         -William Hazlitt-

February 9, 2009 – “To the world you may just be one person, but to one person you may be the world.”                   -Unknown-

January 27, 2009 - “Do more of what works and less of what doesn’t.”               -Unknown-

January 16, 2009 - “It is in the darkest hours that the stars shine the brightest.”          -Unknown-

January 14, 2009 – “A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.”          -Benjamin Franklin-

January 6, 2009 - “People who feel good about themselves produce good results.”     -Unknown-

December 22, 2008 – “If we don’t try, we don’t do.  If we don’t do, then why are we here?    -Unknown-

December 11, 2008 - “Look for the sunlight in the clouds.”       -Unknown-

November 20, 2008 - “We shall never know all the good a simple smile can do.”                 -Mother Teresa-

November 10, 2008 - “If you can imagine the worst, you can imagine the best.”                  -Unknown-

October 24, 2008 - “If you think you can, or if you think you can not, you are absolutely right.”             -Unknown-

October 20, 2008 -  “He who never fell never climbed.”   -Unknown-

October 18, 2008 - “Learn to write your hurts in the sand.  Learn to carve your blessings in stone.”        -Unknown-

October 17, 2008 – “Don’t worry that children never listen to you.  Worry that they are always watching you.”    -Robert Fulghum-

October 15, 2008 - “Many times in life the exam comes first and then the lesson.”  -Unknown-

October 13, 2008 – “On what thoughts do you spend your time and money on?”                      -Unknown-

October 11, 2008 – “Whenever we face trouble, problems, or hardships in life, it forces us to choose what kind of attitude or paradigm we will have.”                  -Charlie Wakamatsu-

October 10, 2008 – “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”     -Aesop-

October 1, 2008 – “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”       -Mahatma Gandhi-

September 11, 2008 – “With all of the problems that each of us face in this world, whether great or small, one thing will always, always remain the same no matter what, and that is that we have a choice as to how we choose to deal with these problems.”     -Unknown-

September 7, 2008 – “We are, all the while becoming.  We all will go somewhere in life, however, it’s best to have a destination in which we plan, chart, and aim our way to that destination.”    -Unknown-

September 6, 2008 – “Believing is seeing.  If you believe first you will see.  If you wait to see first before you believe, you may never see.”    -Unknown-

September 5, 2008 – “Time is all you have.  And you may find one day that you have less than you think.         -Randy Pausch,  The last lecture-

August 28, 2008 - ”Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted.  And it can be the most valuable thing you have to offer.”     -Randy Pausch,  The last lecture-

August 11, 2008 – “It’s the little decisions you make everyday that lead to big outcomes later.”   -Unknown-

July 30, 2008 – “No matter what you do or don’t do, you will get good at it.”        -Unknown-

July 4, 2008 – “You can’t prevent birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.”     -Chinese Proverb-

July 2, 2008 – “Only a fool takes offense where offense is meant, and only a fool takes offense where no offense is meant.”     -Unknown-