Tag: Quotes
But most men perish inch by inch
“The Night They Burned Shanghai” by Robert Abrahams. It tells of a couple driving to play Bridge with some of their friends. As they are en route they survey what is going on in the world. The luxury of playing Bridge is juxtaposed with various world tragedies. The poem ends with these arresting lines: And […]
Continue ReadingThe relentless need to keep going—Ernest Hemingway
“The hardest lesson I’ve had to learn as an adult is the relentless need to keep going, no matter how shattered I feel inside.” This truth is both raw and universal. Life doesn’t pause when our hearts are heavy, our minds are fractured, or our spirits feel like they’re unraveling. It keeps moving—unrelenting, unapologetic—demanding that […]
Continue ReadingWhy did God create evil?
Why did God create evil? The answer struck me to the core of my soul! A professor at the university asked his students the following question: – Everything that exists was created by God? One student bravely answered: – Yes, created by God. – Did God create everything? – a professor asked. “Yes, sir,” replied […]
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The Cat by Mark Twain
“That’s the way with a cat, you know — any cat; they don’t give a damn for discipline. And they can’t help it, they’re made so. But it ain’t really insubordination, when you come to look at it right and fair — it’s a word that don’t apply to a cat. A cat ain’t ever […]
Continue ReadingMartin Luther Quote about Believing Freely
“I want to believe freely and be a slave to the authority of no one, of a council, a university, or pope. I will confidently confess what appears to me to be true whether it has been asserted by a Catholic or a heretic, whether it has been approved or reproved by a council.” Martin […]
Continue Reading“How old would you be if …
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” Satchel Paige
Continue ReadingWhat is Life
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The spice of life is to […]
Continue ReadingWe are what we repeatedly do.
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” ~ Aristotle Copies from Chris Sajnog’s How to Shoot Like […]
Continue ReadingGeneral David H. Berger & Pelosi
General David H. Berger, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps., refused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s request to use the Corps. to safeguard Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration from Trump supporters and insurrectionists.”Don’t lecture me on patriotism, Madam Speaker. I’ve served this country with distinction for 40 years. I’ve spilled blood for our nation. What have […]
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