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Thursday, Dec 30, 2021“Courage and perseverance have a magic talisman, before which difficulties and obstacles vanish into air.”
John Adams
Founding Father & second President of the United States of America.
(1735 - 1826)
Wednesday, Dec 29, 2021“You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
C.S. Lewis
British novelist, poet, essayist and Atheist-to-Christian convert.
(1898 - 1963)
Tuesday, Dec 28, 2021“A bill of rights is an important protection against unjust and oppressive conduct on the part of the people themselves.”
Joseph Story
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America.
(1779 - 1845)
Monday, Dec 27, 2021“God's dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.”
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
South African Anglican priest, human rights activist & Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
(1931 - 2021)
Friday, Dec 24, 2021“Christmas time is here, Families drawing near, Oh, that we could always see, Such spirit through the year. ”
Lee Mendelson
American television producer.
(1933 - 2019)
Thursday, Dec 23, 2021“Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.”
George Washington
1st President of the United States.
(1732 - 1799)
Wednesday, Dec 22, 2021“Perfect charity consists in putting up with others mistakes, and not being scandalized by their faults.”
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1873 - 1897)
Tuesday, Dec 21, 2021“Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.”
Marion Robert Morrison aka John Wayne
American actor, filmmaker and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
(1907 - 1979)
Monday, Dec 20, 2021“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
William Jennings Bryan
American attorney, orator and politician.
(1860 - 1925)
Friday, Dec 17, 2021“When you have free moments, go faithfully to prayer. The good God is waiting for you there.”
Saint Julie Billiart
Foundress and first superior-general of the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
(1751 - 1816)
Thursday, Dec 16, 2021“I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.”
George Washington
1st President of the United States of America.
(1732 - 1799)
Wednesday, Dec 15, 2021“Don't wait. The time will never be just right.”
Napoleon Hill
American author and lecturer.
(1883 - 1970)
Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021“Any government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on Paul's support.”
George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright, critic and political activist.
(1856 - 1950)
Monday, Dec 13, 2021“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”
Washington Irving
American writer, essayist, biographer, historian and diplomat.
(1783 - 1859)
Friday, Dec 10, 2021“We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so weak of ourselves, this grace is able to carry us through every obstacle and difficulty.”
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
American religious sister, founder of American parochial school system and the Sisters of Charity.
(1774 - 1821)
Thursday, Dec 09, 2021“No nation has ever existed or been governed without religion. None can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that has been given to man and I as chief Magistrate of this nation am bound to give it the sanction of my example.”
Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father & third President of the United States of America.
(1743 - 1826)
Wednesday, Dec 08, 2021“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”
Robert Frost
Pulitzer Prize winning American poet.
(1874 - 1963)
Tuesday, Dec 07, 2021“You cannot extend the mastery of the government over the daily working life of a people without at the same time making it the master of the people's souls and thoughts.”
Herbert Hoover
31st President of the United States of America.
(1874 - 1964)
Monday, Dec 06, 2021“A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
French Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1873 - 1897)
Friday, Dec 03, 2021“We should strive to keep our hearts open to the sufferings and wretchedness of other people, and pray continually that God may grant us that spirit of compassion which is truly the spirit of God.”
Saint Vincent de Paul
Patron saint of charitable societies. Spent two years in slavery after being taken captive by Barbary pirates.
(1581 - 1660)
Thursday, Dec 02, 2021“The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well-being of society.”
Richard Henry Lee
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
(1732 - 1794)
Wednesday, Dec 01, 2021“A man can bear all things provided that he possesses Christ Jesus dwelling within him as his friend and affectionate guide. Christ gives us help and strength, never deserts us and is true and sincere in his friendship.”
Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Mystic, Carmelite Nun & One of the Thirty-Six Doctors of the Catholic Church.
(1515 - 1582)
