Apiarians

"Were I to be the founder of a new sect,

I would call them Apiarians, and, after the example of the bee,

advise them to extract the honey of every sect."  

- Thomas Jefferson

If ever the time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.

-Samuel Adams, revolutionary (27 Sep 1722-1803)

"The Greeks understood the mysterious power of the below things.
They are the ones who gave us one of the most beautiful words
in our language, the word enthusiasm....
The grandeur of human actions is measured by the inspiration
from which they spring. "

~Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)

“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about,

but the inner music that words make.”

-Truman Capote

Seven blunders of the world that lead to violence: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle.

-Mahatma Gandhi (2 Oct 1869-1948)

"Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope.

And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day."

~E. B. White (1899-1985)

"When your time comes to die,

be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death,

so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time

to live their lives over again in a different way.

Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home."

~Chief Tecumseh (died 1813)

"I long, as does every human being,

to be at home wherever I find myself."

~Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

"By replacing fear of the unknown with curiosity

we open ourselves up to an infinite stream of possibility.

We can let fear rule our lives or

we can become childlike with curiosity,

pushing our boundaries, leaping out of our comfort zones,

and accepting what life puts before us."

~Alan Watts

October 4th is the traditional day for honoring St. Francis of Assisi who said, "If you have people who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have people who will deal likewise with their fellow humans."