I often am struck by words and quotes that move me, change me, remind me of a meaningful value, or even provide direction in my life. In these current times of meaningless and often harmful and negative drivel in our media saturated culture, I’m reminded of simpler times, simple truisms, and people who speak with honor, integrity and for the good of others or our world. Here are a few that I hope can contribute something to you.
Knowledge is the mother of science; Opinion is the mother of ignorance
– Hippocrates (460-377 B.C.)
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
– Hippocrates
Only by strenuous physical, intellectual and moral effort do we come to a right understanding
– Carl Jung PhD
Humility isn’t denying your strengths; it’s being honest about your weaknesses
– Rick Warren
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
– Nelson Mandela
Treatment without prevention is simply unsustainable
– Bill Gates
Look deep into nature; then you will understand everything better
– Albert Einstein
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
– Benjamin Franklin
Don’t believe everything you think
– Robert Fulghum
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt
– John Muir
The mountains are calling, and I must go
– John Muir
In God’s wildness lies the hope of the world – the great fresh unblighted, unredeemed wilderness
– John Muir
Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.
– John Muir
My mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
– Maya Angelou
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
– Muriel Strode
You are never too small to make a difference
– Greta Thunberg
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