Wise Words (Per Request)

Sunday-
You're alive. Do something. The directive in life, the
moral imperative was so uncomplicated. It could be
expressed in single words, not complete sentences. It
sounded like this: Look. Listen. Choose. Act.
Barbara Hall, A Summons to New Orleans, 2000

Monday-
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
Aesop, Greek slave & fable author (620 BC - 560 BC)

Tuesday-
Everybody likes to go their own way--to choose their
own time and manner of devotion.
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park
English novelist (1775 - 1817)

Wednesday-
Any man who afflicts the human race with ideas must be
prepared to see them misunderstood.
H.L. Mencken, US editor (1880 - 1956)

Thursday-
Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.
Thoreau, US Transcendentalist author (1817 - 1862)

Friday-
The deepest definition of youth is life as yet
untouched by tragedy.
Alfred North Whithead, English mathematician &
philosopher (1861 - 1947)

Saturday-
There are admirable potentialities in every human
being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn
to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on
me.'
Andre Gide, French critic, essayist, & novelist (1869
- 1951)

Note: Loyal readers will note "Wise Words" for us all
to ponder are generally posted once a week. That
feature was supposed to be on break while I'm in
Italy, but I'll attempt to bring it back early.

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