From Josh Billings: “Life is a grindstone, and whether it grinds a man down or polishes him up depends on the stuff he’s made of.”
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Quote of the day 08/29/26
From Josh Billings: “Adversity has the same effect on a man that severe training has on the pugilist: it reduces him to his fighting weight.”
Quote of the day 08/28/26
From Josh Billings: “I honestly believe it is better to know nothing than to know what ain’t so.”
Quote of the day 08/27/26
From Josh Billings: “True wisdom is plenty of experience, observation, and reflection. False wisdom is plenty of ignorance, arrogance, and impudence.”
Quote of the day 08/16/26
From Socrates: “The chief thing in life is to take the thing seriously that matters most, namely, the improvement of the soul.”
Quote of the day 08/08/26
From Albert Einstein: “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious—the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
Quote of the day 08/01/2026
From George Santayana: “To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.”
Quote of the day 07/24/26
From Marcus Aurelius: “Be like the rocky headland on which the waves constantly break. It stands firm.”
Quote of the day 07/17/26
From Isaac Newton: “Truth is ever to be found in simplicity.”
Quote of the day 07/16/26
From Benjamin Franklin: “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
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