Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. — Washington Irving (1783-1859, short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian)
Live Fully Each Day
Live fully each day to the full . . . Robert Thurman (1941-, author, professor, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism)
Sweet to Remember
Things that were hard to bear are sweet to remember. — Seneca the Younger (4 BC-65, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist)
Great Delight and Little Trouble
Contentment, as it is a short road and pleasant, has great delight and little trouble. — Epictetus (50-138, Greek Stoic philosopher)
The Chief School of Human Virtues
The home is the chief school of human virtues. — William Ellery Channing (1780-1842, Unitarian clergyman)
Whosoever Loves Much Performs Much
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well. — Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter)
The Truth Is Like a Lion
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. — Saint Augustine (354-430, Christian theologian, philosopher from Roman Africa)
A Great Source of Wisdom and Consolation
The Bible is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955, German-born theoretical physicist)
All friendly feelings toward others
All friendly feelings toward others come from the friendly feelings a person has for himself. — Aristotle (384-322 BC, Greek philosopher, polymath)
A Fire to be Kindled
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled. — Plutarch (45-120, Greek philosopher, historian)
Eudaimonia 