Category: On this day in history

The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it ~ Saki, Chronicles of Clovis

In war, truth is the first casualty.” ~ Aeschylus, from Aeschylus’ Agamemnon

If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” ~ Isaac Newton, letter to Robert Hooke, 1675

Laughter is the best medicine for a heavy heart ~ Judi Dench

Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think ~ Horace

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous circumstances, would have lain dormant ~ Horace

There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires ~ Nelson Mandela

Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity ~ Herbert Hoover

A leader’s greatest strength lies in uniting a divided people ~ Charlemagne

The freedom to speak is the freedom to think, and without it, democracy is silenced ~ Mario Savio

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone ~ John Quincy Adams

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right ~ Rosa Parks

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything ~ Mark Twain

Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching ~ C.S. Lewis

Freedom is not given; it is earned by those who refuse to bow before oppression ~ Skanderbeg

Humanity’s greatest treasures are knowledge and peace; let us reward those who pursue them ~ Alfred Nobel

The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’ ~ Leo Tolstoy

It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it ~ Dale Carnegie

Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed ~ UNESCO Constitution

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on ~ John F. Kennedy

It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts ~ Ella Fitzgerald

To discover the humanity in each other, we must first listen without prejudice ~ Nadine Gordimer

Success and failure are two sides of the same coin, and the lesson lies in how we face both ~ Henry Ford

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom ~ Marcel Proust

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness ~ Dalai Lama

In every decision, consider not only today but the many tomorrows that will bear its weight ~ Tiberius

It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world ~ Nellie Bly

“We are bound by common cause, united in freedom, yet mindful that strength lies in both union and independence ~ John Dickinson, drafter of the Articles

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts ~ Winston Churchill

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free; Ellis Island stands as the symbol of this promise.” ~ Emma Lazarus (from her poem on the Statue of Liberty)