“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” ~Mary, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, was born on this day in 1542.
“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.” ~Mary, Queen of Scots Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, was born on this day in 1542.
“Nobody is going to pour truth into your brain. It’s something you have to find out for yourself.” ~Noam Chomsky American professor and public intellectual Noam Chomsky was born on this day in 1928.
“The want of education and moral training is the only real barrier that exists between the different classes of men.” ~Susanna Moodie English-born Canadian author Susanna Moodie was born on this day in 1803.
“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else’s life forever.” ~Margaret Cho American comedian and actress Margaret Cho was born on this day in 1968.
“Don’t learn to do, but learn in doing.” ~Samuel Butler English novelist and critic Samuel Butler was born on this day in 1835.
“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.” ~Caroline Myss American author Caroline Myss was born on this day in 1952.
“Peace will come to the hearts of men when they realize their oneness with the universe, It is every where.” ~Black Elk Wičháša wakȟáŋ (”medicine man, holy man”) and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota people, Black Elk was born on this day in 1863.
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~Mark Twain American writer, humorist, essayist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer Mark Twain was born on this day in 1835.
“We do not love each other without changing each other.” ~Madeleine L’Engle American writer Madeleine L’Engle was born on this day in 1918.
“To some people a tree is something so incredibly beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes. To others it is just a green thing that stands in the way.” ~William Blake English poet, painter, and printmaker William Blake was born on this day in 1757.
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