“The first task of a leader is to keep hope alive.”
~ Joe Batten

“The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

“Money will come to you when you are doing the right thing.”

~ Michael Phillips

“When defeat comes, accept it as a signal that your plans are not sound, rebuild those plans, and set sail once more toward your coveted goal.”

~ Napoleon Hill

In a Rose Garden

» And vainly there foregathered,

Shall we regret the sun?
The rose of love, ungathered?

The bay, we have not won?

Ah, child! the world’s dark marges

May lead to Nevermore,
The stately funeral barges

Sail for an unknown shore,
And love we vow to-morrow,

And pride we serve to-day:
What-if they both should borrow

Sad hues of yesterday?

Our pride! Ah, should we miss it,

Or will it serve at last?
Our anger, if we kiss it,

Is like a sorrow past.
While roses deck the garden,

While yet the sun is high,
Doff sorry pride for pardon,

Or ever love go by.

Ernest Dowson [1867-1900]

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.”
~ St. Basil