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Quote To Ponder ~Theodore Roosevelt
“We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.” ~Theodore Roosevelt Continue reading
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A Truly Great Man
A Truly Great Man ~Benjamin Franklin From “The Busy-Body, No. III,” 1728 It is said that the Persians in their ancient constitution, had public schools in which virtue was taught as a liberal art or science; and it is certainly of more consequence to a man that he has learnt to govern his passions; in… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Billy Graham
“God has given us two hands – one to receive with and the other to give with. We are not cisterns for hoarding; we are channels made for sharing. If we fail to fulfill this divine duty and privilege we have missed the meaning of Christianity.”~Billy Graham Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Theodore Parker
“It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive buniness. I should not like to be merely a doctor, a great lawyer, a great minister, a great politician. I should like to be, also, something of… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Marcus Aurelius
“A man must stand erect, not be kept erect by others.” ~Marcus Aurelius Continue reading
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The American Boy
The American Boy ~Theodore Roosevelt From The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses, 1900 OF COURSE what we have a right to expect of the American boy is that he shall turn out to be a good American man. Now, the chances are strong that he won’t be much of a man unless he is a… Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“One cannot always be the hero, but one can always be a man.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Orison Swett Marden
“The greatest thing a man can possily do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other. It is not a question of what someone else can do or become which every youth should ask himself, but what… Continue reading
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