Mind
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may be prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” ~Romans 12:2. Our mind can often limit our spirit and body. So a man thinks, so a man is.
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Quote To Ponder ~Samuel Smiles
“The idle pass through life leaving as little trace of their existence as foam upon water or smoke upon air; whereas the industrious stamp their character upon their age, and influence not only their own but all succeeding generations.” ~Samuel Smiles Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Henry David Thoreau
“It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?” ~Henry David Thoreau Continue reading
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We Do Not Labor That We May Be Idle
From Nicomachean Ethics, c. 350 B.C. By Aristotle We do not labor that we may be idle; but, as Anarchis justly said, we are idle that we may labor with more effect; that is, we have recourse to sports and amusements as refreshing cordials after contentious exertions, that, having reposed in such diversions for a Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~William F. Buckley Jr.
“Industry is the enemy of melancholy.” ~William F. Buckley Jr. Continue reading
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Now
From Readings for Young Men, Merchants, and Men of Business, 1859 “Now” is the constant syllable ticking from the clock of Time. “Now” is the watchword of the wise. “Now” is on the banner of the prudent. Let us keep this little word always in our mind; and, whenever anything presents itself to us in Continue reading
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Dead Work
From Self-Culture Through the Vocation, 1914 By Edward Howard Griggs There is an almost universal optical illusion with reference to work: each of us is fully conscious of the dead work in his own calling, because he must fulfill It; with the tasks of others, he sees only the finished product. Thus each is inclined Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Bishop Richard Cumberland
“It is better to wear out than to rust out.” ~Bishop Richard Cumberland Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Mark Twain
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” ~Mark Twain Continue reading

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