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A child educated only at school is an uneducated child. ~ George Santayana
Campbell's Soup Advertisement, September, 1944, Life Magazine; Image courtesy of Jon Williamson on Flickr.com
I remember the days when teachers were well respected and weren’t the whipping post for all of society’s failures. I remember the days when teaching . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Children Get the habit of saying the cheerful, pleasant thing. ~ John Schindler, M.D.
Budweiser advertisement published in the August 1956 issue of Family Circle magazine; Image courtesy of Clotho98 on Flickr.com When I started working at Big Name University, my boss told me that I had to stop being so nice . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Cheerfulness You don’t make your character in a crisis; you exhibit it. ~ Oren Arnold
Army Recruitment Advertisement, Image courtesy of Mamluke on Flickr.com The Mister and I watched an episode of Gunsmoke last night where a retired army major refused to believe that his grown son was a petty and vindictive . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Character Better Homes and Gardens, 1961 – Built-in Office; Image courtesy of VintageGoodness on Flickr.com
I’ve been attacking paperwork all weekend. The Mister and I have been wondering if the advent of computers has actually made life more complex rather than simple. My grandparents had a built-in desk . . . → Read More: 1961 Built-In Home Office The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress. ~ Charles Kettering Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. [Leaders of the march posing in front of the statue of Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln Memorial.], 08/28/1963; U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 306-SSM-4D(102)15
. . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Change Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The “sure thing” boat never gets far from shore. ~ Dale Carnegie
From LIFE 19 Dec 1960, photographer unknown; Image courtesy of Letslookupandsmile on Flickr.com President Roosevelt . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Chance My “To Do” list got tossed aside today. For some reason I felt a compulsion to clean out a couple of closets. Since they had been annoying me for a couple of months, I wasn’t going to deny the impulse. While my linen closet doesn’t look like this, a good closet clean out does leave . . . → Read More: A Good Closet Cleanout Does Wonders For the Soul If we did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~ Edison Rosie's Pitchfork For Victory, May, 1943; Image courtesy of Paul Malon on Flickr.com I’m going to tell you a secret: Our foremothers, the ones who we admire for doing amazing things, were really no different than us. . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Capability  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Wise Words of the Day  Capability, ideal 1950's housewife, Inspiration, personal transformation, Quotes The man who says, “It can’t be done, ” is liable to be interrupted by someone doing it. ~ Unknown
Destination Moon 1950; Image courtesty of Captain Geoffrey Spaulding on Flickr.com
I hate living in a cynical age. People tell me that they are just being realistic but . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Can’t 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Life, Wise Words of the Day 1950s woman, Can Do Spirit, Inspiration, Optimism, Quotes Cultivate a calm nature expectant of good. ~ Charles Eliot Keep Calm and Carry On 1939 British Ministry of Information Original Poster; Image courtesy of wartimeposters.co.uk
I think this British World War II poster epitomizes an ideal of that time period: Just stay calm in the face of adversity. No matter what happens, . . . → Read More: Wise Words of the Day: Calmness |
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