Quote of the Day

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.
   - William Cowper (1731-1800)

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The difficulties, hardships and trials of life, the obstacles one encounters on the road to fortune are positive blessings. They knit the muscles more firmly, and teach self-reliance. Peril is the element in which power is developed.
   - William Mathews (1818-1909)

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I don’t want to see the day when we are rounded upon by our grandchildren and asked accusingly why we didn’t listen more carefully to the wisdom of our hearts as well as to the rational analysis of our heads.
   - Charles P. A. G. Windsor, Prince of Wales

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He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
   - Lao-Tzu

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If I'm content with a little, enough is as good as a feast.
   - Isaac Bickerstaffe (c. 1735-1812)

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No more important duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.
   - Edwin H. Chapin (1814-1880)

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It is the petty expenses that empty the purse.
   - Italian proverb

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Anyone can be happy when times are good; the richer experience is to be happy when times are not.
   - Susan Harris

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Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
   - John Dewey

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The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there.
   - Robert Pirsig