Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – 5 Quotes

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The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.

Mencius

The great man is he who does not lose his child’s-heart.

Mencius

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination.

Mencius

Sincerity is the way to heaven.

Mencius

Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous.

Mencius

Mencius was considered the “second sage” in China, after Confucius. Here’s a Wikipedia link for you to learn more about him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mencius

His name threw me, as I thought he was a Greek philosopher initially. I hope you enjoy this. I like to grab random people and find their quotes. I like some of these.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – 5 Quotes

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To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.

James Baldwin

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

James Baldwin

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.

James Baldwin

Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

James Baldwin

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

James Baldwin

I hope you enjoyed these quotes from another great American civil rights activist and novelist. Here’s a Wikipedia link to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin I love learning about different people. This makes Wednesday one of my favorite days as I explore the web for interesting content. Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – 5 Quotes

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Before providing you with your weekly dose of wisdom, I have to say that the second COVID shot is nothing to be afraid of. Yeah, I woke up this morning with a few aches and pains, but after a few hours, drinking lots of water, I am feeling much better. I figure the side effects of COVID two will subside by tomorrow. My folks, who also got the COVID vaccinations, are also dealing with flu-like symptoms (headache and body aches, a little temperature). I wanted to get this shot to protect them and enable my return to my gym. The vaccination does not prevent infection; it prevents the life-threatening aspects of COVID-19 should we get infected. So there’s that. On to the 5 quotes.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

Jonas Salk

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.

Jonas Salk

Nothing happens quite by chance. It’s a question of accretion of information and experience.

Jonas Salk

Intuition will tell the thinking mind where to look next.

Jonas Salk

I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.

Jonas Salk

Jonas Salk, among his many achievements, discovered the vaccine that prevented polio in children, a disease that ravaged generations and crippled many, including the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Here’s a Wikipedia link in case you are curious about his life: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – 5 Quotes

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Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

Mother Teresa

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Mother Teresa

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

Mother Teresa

Peace begins with a smile.

Mother Teresa

If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was an example of selfless service. Here is the Wikipedia link, should you like to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa

Have a great day, all!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Bob Woodward

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I’ve been reading a lot of Bob Woodward’s works this year. I read both of his books on Trump, Fear and Rage. Now I am reading his book called Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA, 1981-1987. These books were terrific. In honor of this writer, today’s 5 quotes are from him.

The central dilemma in journalism is that you don’t know what you don’t know.

Bob Woodward

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

Bob Woodward

Nixon’s grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.

Bob Woodward

A reporter’s ability to keep the bond of confidentiality often enables him to learn the hidden or secret aspects of government.

Bob Woodward

I think journalism gets measured by the quality of information it presents, not the drama or the pyrotechnics associated with us.

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward is most famous for his work as a journalist with the Washington Post on the Watergate scandal during the Nixon Presidency. For more information, check out his Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woodward

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Nelly Bly

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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day and Women’s History Month, today’s 5 quotes are from Nelly Bly.

“Energy rightly applied and directed will accomplish anything.”
― Nellie Bly – https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4372012.Nellie_Bly

“I said I could and I would. And I did.”
― Nellie Bly, Ten Days in a Mad-House – https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4372012.Nellie_Bly

“It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.”
― Nellie Bly, Ten Days in a Mad-House – https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4372012.Nellie_Bly

“While I live I hope.”
― Nellie Bly, Ten Days in a Mad-House – https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4372012.Nellie_Bly

“I’ve always had the feeling that nothing is impossible is one applies a certain amount of energy in the right direction. If you want to do it, you can do it.”
― Nellie Bly – https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4372012.Nellie_Bly

For those of you who do not know anything about Nellie Bly, here’s a Wikipedia link for further information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly

Have a great St. Patrick’s Day!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Irish-American Heritage

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In honor of National Irish-American Heritage month in the United States, we’ll start off with John F. Kennedy.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.

John F. Kennedy

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.

John F. Kennedy

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

John F. Kennedy

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

John F. Kennedy

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

John F. Kennedy

For more information about John F. Kennedy, America’s 35th President. Here’s his Wikipedia page, if you’d like to learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

Have a great Wednesday, folks!

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Ida B. Wells

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“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”
― Ida B. Wells-Barnett

“one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap”
― Ida B. Wells

“A Winchester rifle should have a place of honor in every black home, and it should be used for that protection which the law refuses to give.”
― Ida B. Wells-Barnett

“If Southern white men are not careful, they will overreach themselves and public sentiment will have a reaction; a conclusion will then be reached which will be very damaging to the moral reputation of their women.”
― Ida B. Wells-Barnett, The Red Record

“Burning and torture here lasts but a little while, but if I die with a lie on my soul, I shall be tortured forever. I am innocent.”
― Ida B. Wells-Barnett, The Red Record

Ida B. Wells was addressed yesterday as well, and I felt it wise to honor her again. Her work shined a light on the lynchings of the South. She was another firebrand responsible for the greater civil rights movement to come. Here’s her Wikipedia link in case some of you would like to learn more about this trailblazer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells

Here’s another link to Ida B. Well’s place in the National Women’s History Museum: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ida-b-wells-barnett

As we approach the end of Black History Month, ponder the challenges, sacrifices, and dangers the members of the civil rights movement faced. This is a true testament of bravery in the face of death threats, violence, and a government that did not want to do the right thing.

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Rosa Parks

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To continue with Rosa Parks from our educational video on her life yesterday, here are 5 quotes of wisdom from her. Enjoy!

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Rosa Parks

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.

Rosa Parks

People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. I was not tired physically… No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

Rosa Parks

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

Rosa Parks

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

Rosa Parks

Check out this link to Brittanica on Rosa Parks: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rosa-Parks

Until next time…

Dave

Daily Ramblings – Wisdom Wednesday – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

In honor of Black History Month (Feb 1 – Mar 1 2021) I’ll be selecting quotes from memorable figures that should be remembered for the work they did to gain their civil rights during a dark period of our history.

Here’s a Wikipedia link for the late Martin Luther King, Jr.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. I hope you enjoy it.

Until next time…

Dave