Be Thrifty

“Thrift is that habit of character that prompts one to work for what he gets, to earn what is paid him; to invest a part of his earnings; to second wisely and well; to save, but not hoard.”

–Arthur Chamberlain

Make a Better Future

“We work day after day, not to finish things; but to make the future better… because we will spend the rest of our lives there.”

–Charles F. Kettering

One's Promise

“Promise without performance is useless.”

--Edmond Danken Sailor

Great Ideas

“Ideas are the mightiest influence on earth. One great thought breathed into a ‘person’ may regenerate ‘them.”

–Channing

Use Directed Imagination

“Five minutes, just before going to sleep, given to a bit of directed imagination regarding achievement possibilities of the morrow, will steadily and increasingly bear fruit, particularly if all ideas of difficulty, worry or fear are resolutely ruled out and replaced by those of accomplishment and smiling courage.”

–Frederick Pierce

Be True to Yourself

“There is only one real failure in life that is possible, and that is, not to be true to the best one knows.”

–Farrar

Compelling is Not Leading

“The demand for power to compel is a confession of incompetence to lead.”

–Eugene E. Wilson

Do Not Evade Responsibility

“You can’t escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”

–Abraham Lincoln

True Wealth

“Every good act is charity. A ‘person’s’ true wealth hereafter, is the good ‘they’ do in this world to ‘their’ fellow-man."

–Mahomet

Luxury Can Bind You

“Luxury makes a man so soft that it is hard to please him, and easy to trouble him; so that his pleasures at last become his burden. Luxury is a nice master, hard to be pleased.”

–Mackenzie

Find True Greatness!

“No ‘person’ has come to true greatness who has not felt in some degree that ‘their’ life belongs to ‘their’ race.”

–Phillips Brooks

Learn What is Valuable

“Just because something is expensive or not does not mean it is something of value.”

--Edmond Danken Sailor

Free Yourself From Bondage

“What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage.”

–Bruce Barton

Always Praise Other's Merit

“If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.”

–Oriental Proverb

Goodness is Always an Asset

“Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all who know him. He has laid a sound foundation for success and he will have a worthwhile life.”

–Herbert N. Casson

Self-Control will Lead you Well

“Fortunate is the person who has developed the self-control to steer a straight course toward his objective in life, without being swayed from his purpose by either commendation or condemnation.”

--Napoleon Hill

Education Should Receive More Money

“Education is a social process, perhaps the most important process in determining the future of our country; it should command a far larger portion of our national income than it does today.”

--Dr. James B. Conant

Fantasize, Refine, Do, Achieve!

“Three processes; Fantasizing, Refining, Doing, are at the heart of great accomplishments. Fantasizing turns thoughts into dreams. Refining turns dreams into visions. Doing turns visions into accomplishments.”

--Edmond Danken Sailor

Do it, Just Don't Say it!

“An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.”

--W. D. Howells

Ideas, Thoughts and Principles are Mighty

“Ideas go booming through the world louder than cannon. Thoughts are mightier than armies. Principles have achieved more victories than horsemen or chariots.”

--W. M. Paxton

Moderation of Work and Play

“Leisure for men of business, and business for men of leisure, would cure many complaints.”

--Thrale

Don't follow the Crowd

“The ‘person’ who follows the crowd will never be followed by the crowd.”

—Donnell

On Vacation

This blog is on Vacation for about a week. See ya soon.

Opposition Can Be Motivation

“Opposition inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

--Schiller

Accept Life, Not Regret

“The ‘person’ who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you cannot accept regret.”


--Amiel

Small Things Give Charm to the Character

“Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practiced in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talent and accomplishments.”

--Kelty

Don't Just Dream

“Ideas must work through the brains and the arms of good and brave ‘people’, or they are no better than dreams."

--Emerson

Choose Your Destination!

"A destination not chosen, is a destination not reached, and becomes a destination not wanted."

--Edmond Danken Sailor