Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – F.D.R.

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FDR, Happy Wednesday, Michigan, president, Snow, Thanksgiving, Wikipedia, wisdom

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

For more information about Franklin D. Roosevelt, check out his Wikipedia page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

We got snow in Michigan! I’m so excited!! Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Thanksgiving

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Bombeck, Conant, Grateful, Gratitude, Thanksgiving, Thoreau, Van Dyke, Ward

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

William Arthur Ward

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

Erma Bombeck

I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.

Henry David Thoreau

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Henry Van Dyke

My most memorable meal is every Thanksgiving. I love the food: the turkey and stuffing; the sweet potatoes and rice, which come from my mother’s Southern heritage; the mashed potatoes, which come from my wife’s Midwestern roots; the Campbell’s green-bean casserole; and of course, pumpkin pie.

Douglas Conant

You probably noticed that I’m deviating from my normal one author them. I’ll be collecting quotes from everywhere that are related to Thanksgiving this month. I hope you enjoy them!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – e. e. cummings

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American, Author, E. E. Cummings, Poet, Wednesday, Wikipedia, wisdom

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

e. e. cummings

Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.

e. e. cummings

Unless you love someone, nothing else makes any sense.

e. e. cummings

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

e. e. cummings

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

e. e. cummings

Happy Wednesday, folks! Today we are highlighting the American Poet e. e. cummings. You may be wondering about his lower case first and middle initial and last name. You’ll find the answer here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._E._Cummings I hope you find the answer to this puzzle interesting.

Well, that’s all I got for today, folks. I hope you all had a great Day of the Dead and Halloween.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – H.G. Wells

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Author, English, H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man, The Isle of Dr. Moreau, The Time Machine, War of the Worlds

The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.

H. G. Wells

Advertising is legalized lying.

H. G. Wells

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

H. G. Wells

What really matters is what you do with what you have.

H. G. Wells

The uglier a man’s legs are, the better he plays golf – it’s almost a law.

H. G. Wells

If you’ve heard of movies like the War of the Words, The Time Machine, or The Isle of Dr. Moreau, then you know who H.G. Wells is. Here is his link on Wikipedia to learn some things you may not know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Bram Stoker

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Bram Stoker, Diary, Dracula, dread, Fear, Horror, Insects, Scary, Vampires, Van Helsing

No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be.

Bram Stoker

How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.

Bram Stoker

There are mysteries which men can only guess at, which age by age they may solve only in part.

Bram Stoker

Despair has its own calms.

Bram Stoker

There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.

Bram Stoker

Enjoy the Wikipedia page on this Irish writer who brought us Count Dracula. Wow, if he only knew how much of an impact his book would have on generations to come. Here is the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – H. P. Lovecraft

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Author, Cthulu, H. P. Lovecraft, Halloween, Horror, Scary, Science Fiction, Weird tales, Wikipedia

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.

H. P. Lovecraft

From even the greatest of horrors, irony is seldom absent.

H. P. Lovecraft

It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.

H. P. Lovecraft

The process of delving into the black abyss is to me the keenest form of fascination.

H. P. Lovecraft

Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.

H. P. Lovecraft

My Halloween theme for this month’s quotes would not be complete without a reference to H.P. Lovecraft. What a talent! Anyway, for those of you who have never read him, here’s his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

If you’d like to find and read some of his horror, check out this link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft_bibliography

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Calvin Coolidge

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30th President, Calvin Coolidge, Conservative, Effort, Persistence, Republican, Roaring Twenties, wisdom

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

Calvin Coolidge

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Calvin Coolidge

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

Calvin Coolidge

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.

Calvin Coolidge

I had a hard time picking these because this American President had so many good ones. I hope all of you are having a terrific Wednesday. Here’s a Wikipedia link to learn more about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Edgar Allan Poe

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Coffees, Cold Temperatures, Edgar Allan Poe, Fall, Halloween, Macabre, Scary, Trick or Treat, wisdom

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

Edgar Allan Poe

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Edgar Allan Poe

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Edgar Allan Poe

Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.

Edgar Allan Poe

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Edgar Allan Poe

Well, October is right around the corner and the beginning of my favorite time of year. October is my birthday month, Halloween celebrations will commence, and I get to spend a week watching all the scary movies I enjoyed as a child. Then there are the trick-or-treaters, and the seasonal coffees at all of the local coffee shops. Yay!!!

I figured Poe would be a great pick to get us ready for the upcoming month of spooks, goblins, ghosts, wraiths, and all those things that go bump in the night. Here is his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Dale Carnegie

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Dale Carnegi, History, Learning, Lecturer, Quotes, Wednesday, Wikipedia, wisdom, Writer

People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.

Dale Carnegie

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Dale Carnegie

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

Dale Carnegie

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

Dale Carnegie

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Dale Carnegie

If you’d like to learn more about this American writer and lecturer, here is his Wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Carnegie

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Honore de Balzac

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Action, Honore de Balzac, Love, Mothers, Playwright, Wikipedia, Women

It is easy to sit up and take notice, What is difficult is getting up and taking action.

Honore de Balzac

True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.

Honore de Balzac

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

Honore de Balzac

The more one judges, the less one loves.

Honore de Balzac

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.

Honore de Balzac

Here’s his Wikipedia link. I think you’ll find his story to be very interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac

Have a great Wednesday, folks.

As always, until next time…

Dave