Friday, April 6, 2018

QOD:  Morality is moral only when it is voluntary.  ~  Lincoln Steffens (né Lincoln Joseph Steffens, Apr. 6, 1866 ~ Aug. 9, 1936)

Thursday, April 5, 2018

QOD:  Success is to be measured not so much as by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.  ~  Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington (né Booker Taliaferro Washington, Apr. 5, 1856 ~ Nov. 14, 1915)

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

QOD:  The duties of a teacher are neither few nor small, but they elevate the mind and give energy to the character.  ~  Dorothea Dix (Apr. 4, 1802 ~ July 17, 1887)

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

QOD:  A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.  ~  Washington Irving (Apr. 3, 1783 ~ Nov. 28, 1859)

Monday, April 2, 2018

QOD:  If I cannot overwhelm with my quality, I will overwhelm with my quantity.  ~  Émile Zola (Apr. 2, 1840 ~ Sept. 29, 1902)

Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 / April Fool's Day

QOD:  The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.  ~  Milan Kundera (b. Apr. 1, 1929)  Czech writer  [Milan Kundera died in Paris, France on July 11, 2023 at age 94.]