quotes of day Friday, August 7, 2026

“The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.”

“One never errs more safely than when one errs by too much loving the truth.”

“We must do what we think we can't do.”

“Get out of control, but appear under control. It?s not bad to alarm other people, though ? it?s good for them.”

“People who say "it is impossible", should not interrupt those who are trying to make it possible.”

“Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have.”

“To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbsial disgrace.”

“There is need of a sound body, and even more need of a sound mind. But above mind and above body stands character-the sum of those qualities which we mean when we speak of a man's force and courage, of his good faith and sense of honor.”

“Simplicity, patience, compassion.These three are your greatest treasures.Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are.Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.”

“A good aphorism is too hard for the tooth of time, and is not worn away by all the centuries, although it serves as food for every epoch.”

“You don't need Little League. You don't even need nine kids. Four is plenty-a pitcher, a batter, and a couple of shaggers. You can play ball all day long. My kids used to try to get me out there, but I'd just say, "Go play with your brothers." If kids want to do something, they'll do it. They don't need adults to do it for them.”

“Through winter-time we call on spring,And through the spring on summer call,And when the abounding hedges ringDeclare that winter's best of all:And after that there's nothing goodBecause the spring time has not come-Not know that what disturbs our bloodIs but its longing for the tomb.”

“Oh, it's home again and home again, America for me! I want a ship that's westward bound to plough the rolling sea To the blessed land of Room Enough beyond the ocean bars, Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag is full of stars.”