You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.

Much as we may wish to make a new beginning, some part of us resists doing so as though we were making the first step toward disaster.

William Bridges

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and disciplined way.

Plato

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Benjamin Franklin

Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.

E. O. Wilson

Be larger than your task.

Orison Swett Marden

Preaching is the expression of moral sentiments applied to the duties of life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nihil est in intellectu quod non fuit prius in sensu:Nothing is in the understanding, which was not first perceived by some of the senses.

John Locke, attributed, exact so

To renounce the alcoholic world is not to abandon it, but to act upon principles I have come to love and cherish, and to restore in others - who still suffer - the serenity I have come to know. When I am truly committed to this purpose, it matters little what clothes I wear or how I make a living. My task is to carry the message, and to lead by example, not design.

Anon., Daily Reflections

I can tell you that when I travel the state, when I talk to people, they are really struggling, in a very real way. They're losing their jobs, they're losing their homes, they're dealing with financial challenges.

Alexi Giannoulias

Yes, I do touch. I believe that everyone needs that

Princess of Wales Diana

If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.

Bill Vaughan

Giving is good, but taking is bad and brings death.

Hesiod