"It’s not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult."
- Seneca
Courage
"When one has lost a friend, one's eyes should be neither dry nor streaming. Tears, yes, there should be, but not lamentation."
- Seneca
Relationships
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."
- Seneca
Success
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end."
- Seneca
New Beginnings
"A happy life is one which is in accordance with its own nature."
- Seneca
Happiness
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy