Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887, Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, speaker)
Going from Failure to Failure
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
You Are Best to Yourself
When you are good to others, you are best to yourself. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, polymath, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States)
A library is the delivery room
A library is the delivery room for the birth of ideas, a place where history comes to life. — Norman Cousins (1915-1990, political journalist, author, professor)
Dreams or Illusions
Dreams or illusions, call them what you will, they lift us from the commonplace of life to better things. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882, poet, educator)
Something beyond Absolute Perfection
Whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection. — John Calvin (1509-1564, French lawyer, theologian, and ecclesiastical statesmanÂ
To Pray Is No Small Thing
To pray is no small thing. It is nothing less than a sacred pilgrimage into the heart of the whole world. — Wayne Muller (1953-, ordained minister, therapist)
There Is Something Truer
There is something truer and more real, than what we can see with the eyes, and touch with the finger. — Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864, novelist, short story writer)
You Will Feel Its Demand
When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it. — W. Clement Stone 1902-2002, businessman, philanthropist )
Creativity Takes Courage
The artist begins with a vision – a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage. — Henri Matisse (1869-1954, French artist)
Eudaimonia 