Author Archives: Cathy Burnham Martin

  “People rarely win wars; governments rarely lose them.”  — Arundhati Roy (1961 – ) Indian author & activist

Happy Father’s Day to all you Papas out there! “Youth is not entirely a time of life; it is a state of mind.  Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years.  People grow old by deserting their ideals.  … Continue reading →

  “There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” — Edith Wharton (1862 – 1937) American writer & designer

“A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship.” — Saint Francis de Sales (1567 – 1622) Savoyard Catholic prelate

  “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” — Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) French Impressionist artist

  “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard (1945 – ) American Pulitzer Prize-winning author

“It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test.” — Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915) American writer, publisher, & philosopher Editor & founder of Roycroft Press

“I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.” — Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881) British statesman, conservative politician, and writer; Twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom  

  “In times of great stress or anxiety, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” Lee Iacocca (1924 – 2019) American executive & automotive pioneer

“When uncontrolled, your mind can be very dangerous to you, but when controlled, it can develop unlimited power.” — Norman Vincent Peale (1898 – 1993) American clergyman and best-selling author (from his book The Power of Positive Thinking)  

“You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.” — Wayne Dyer (1940-2015) American author

  “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” — Plautus (c254 BC – 184 BC) Roman playwright

  “A person usually has two reasons for doing something: a good reason and the real reason.”  — Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881) Scottish historian and essayist

  “Whenever ‘A’ attempts by law to impose his moral standards upon ‘B’, ‘A’ is most likely a scoundrel.” — H.L. Mencken (1880 – 1956) American journalist, editor, and cultural critic

  “Hope is the best part of our riches.” — Christian Nevell Bovee (1820 – 1904) American epigrammatic writer

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” — Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922) French novelist & literary critic

  Celebrate the International Day of Living Together in Peace by practicing and promoting peace, tolerance, understanding, and solidarity. Divisiveness and negativity have no place. Let’s embrace differences and show genuine respect. Only together can we make this a reality.

  “No army can withstand the strength of an idea whose time has come.” — Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885) French author, playwright, and politician

“We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from life.” — William Osler (1849 – 1919) Canadian physician and founding professor of Johns Hopkins Hospital

  “The only people I owe my loyalty to are those who never made me question theirs.” — Anonymous  

  “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.” — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) British philosopher, mathematician, and Nobel laureate

“Listen now to the gentle whispers of hope.” — Charles D. Brodhead (1827 – 1913) Postmaster and served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1859 – 1861