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“Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” ~~ Ernest Hemingway
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“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ~~ Leo Tolstoy opening line of Anna Karenina
Not read Anna Karenina… perhaps a little long for the modern reader, but a wonderful work of literature.
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“He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough” ~~ Lao Tzu
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“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.” ~~ Benjamin Franklin
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“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” ~~ Rumi
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“As I try to cover the news tonight, I am struck by how completely the Republican Party, which began in the 1850s as a noble endeavor to keep the United States government intact and to rebuild it to work for ordinary people, has devolved into a group of chaos agents feeding voters a fantasy world.” ~~ Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American
Normally I let the quotes speak for themselves, but I feel a few comments are in order. Heather Cox Richardson is a Continue reading “Quote of the Day – Heather Cox Richardson”
“It’s much easier not to know things sometimes.” ~~ Stephen Chbosky
Or as a fellow I know once said to me, “If you just went through life keeping blinders on, you would be happier.”
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“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” ~~ Lao Tzu
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“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.” ~~ Maya Angelou
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“The job is not done until all the tools are put away.” ~~ David Marrs Rush
I am sure this quote is not original with my father, but it was one of his favorite sayings.
The picture of him is from 1948 at Navy boot camp. The uniforms were a bit different back then! He would have been all of 17 years old in this photograph. I am not sure of all of the story as to why and how he managed to join the military so young. He always said he grew five inches and put on 25 pounds in boot camp as it was the first time in his life he got three squares a day. A bit of an exaggeration I am sure, but there is some truth in there.
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