Acumen – Page 2 – Eudaimonia

Those Who Can Smile in Trouble

I love those who can smile in trouble. — Leonardo da Vinci ( 1452-1519, Italian Renaissance polymath)

Wherever water flows, life flourishes: wherever tears fall, Divine mercy is shown. — Rumi (1207-1273, Sufi and Persian poet)

Eating words has never given me indigestion. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

I’ve never met another man I’d rather be. — Charles Bukowski (1920-1994)

Sometimes tears are the glasses that we need to see Jesus. — Pope Francis (1936-2025)

You never know God is all you need until God is all you have. – Rick Warren (1954-)

Life is being, not having. — Austin O’Malley (1858-1932)

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. — Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

In one and the same fire, clay grows hard and wax melts. — Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

Democracy means the belief that humanistic culture should prevail. – John Dewey (1859-1952)