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“In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence, the second listening, the third remembering, the fourth practicing, the fifth - teaching others.” -Solomon Ibn Gabirol
“Told that a certain man had acquired great wealth, a sage asked: ‘Has he also acquired the days in which to spend it?’” -Solomon ibn Gabirol
Solomon ibn Gabirol, also known as Solomon ben Judah, was born in about C.E. 1022. He was a Spanish poet and a philosopher. Solomon ibn Gabirol passed on in about C.E. 1058.
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“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” -Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” -Henrik Ibsen
“Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.” -Henrik Ibsen
“The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone.” -Henrik Johan Ibsen
“To live is to war with trolls.” -Henrik Ibsen
“You should never put on your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.” -Henrik Johan Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen was born in 1828. He was a Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. His dramas are the most frequently performed plays in the world after William Shakespeare. Henrik Johan Ibsen passed on in 1906.
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“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, ‘You mean they forget?’” -Howard Ikemoto
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“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright Moon.” -Ikkyu
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“Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting.” -Ivan Illich
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“Let others confide in you. It may not help you, but it surely will help them.” -Roger G. Imhoff
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“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.” -William R. Inge
“Nature takes away any faculty that is not used.” -William R. Inge
“The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing.” -William R. Inge
“The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.” -William R. Inge
“There are two kinds of fools. One says, ‘This is old, therefore it is good.’ The other says, ‘This is new, therefore it is better.’” -William R. Inge
“We are what we love.” -William R. Inge
“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.” -William R. Inge
William Ralph Inge was born on 6 June 1860 in Crayke, Yorkshire, England. He was a brother of Charles Cuthbert Inge. He became an Anglican, or Church of England, priest; professor of divinity at Cambridge University; a Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London (1911 - 1934) where he became known as Dean Inge; and a writer of more than 35 books. William Ralph Inge passed on at 93 years of age on 26 February 1954 in Wallingford, England.
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“Courage without conscience is a wild beast.” -Robert G. Ingersoll: in a Decoration Day address (1822)
“It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had enough individuality and courage to stand by his own convictions.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
“The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
“The greatest test of courage on Earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
“We rise by lifting others.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll was born on 11 August 1833. He was a Union General during the American Civil War, a lawyer, an orator (professional speaker), and a politician. Robert Green Ingersoll passed on at 65 years of age on 21 July 1899.
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“I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.” -Washington Irving
“Whenever a man’s friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.” -Washington Irving
“Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No, no, ’tis your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.” -Washington Irving: “A Knickerbocker’s History of New York” (1809), book II, chapter 3
Washington Irving was born in 1783. He was an American historian, biographer, essayist, writer of travel books, and ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. He is best known for his short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” which appear in his book “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” (July 1820). Washington Irving passed on in 1859.
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“Do not be afraid to be amazing.” -Andy Offutt Irwin
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“Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” -Doug Ivester
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“In seeking wisdom, the first step is silence, the second listening, the third remembering, the fourth practicing, the fifth - teaching others.” -Solomon Ibn Gabirol
“Told that a certain man had acquired great wealth, a sage asked: ‘Has he also acquired the days in which to spend it?’” -Solomon ibn Gabirol
Solomon ibn Gabirol, also known as Solomon ben Judah, was born in about C.E. 1022. He was a Spanish poet and a philosopher. Solomon ibn Gabirol passed on in about C.E. 1058.
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“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.” -Henrik Ibsen
“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.” -Henrik Ibsen
“Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.” -Henrik Ibsen
“The strongest man in the world is he who stands alone.” -Henrik Johan Ibsen
“To live is to war with trolls.” -Henrik Ibsen
“You should never put on your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.” -Henrik Johan Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen was born in 1828. He was a Norwegian playwright, theater director, and poet. His dramas are the most frequently performed plays in the world after William Shakespeare. Henrik Johan Ibsen passed on in 1906.
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“When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, ‘You mean they forget?’” -Howard Ikemoto
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“Many paths lead from the foot of the mountain, but at the peak we all gaze at the single bright Moon.” -Ikkyu
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“Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting.” -Ivan Illich
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“Let others confide in you. It may not help you, but it surely will help them.” -Roger G. Imhoff
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“It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion.” -William R. Inge
“Nature takes away any faculty that is not used.” -William R. Inge
“The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing.” -William R. Inge
“The wisdom of the wise is an uncommon degree of common sense.” -William R. Inge
“There are two kinds of fools. One says, ‘This is old, therefore it is good.’ The other says, ‘This is new, therefore it is better.’” -William R. Inge
“We are what we love.” -William R. Inge
“Worry is interest paid on trouble before it falls due.” -William R. Inge
William Ralph Inge was born on 6 June 1860 in Crayke, Yorkshire, England. He was a brother of Charles Cuthbert Inge. He became an Anglican, or Church of England, priest; professor of divinity at Cambridge University; a Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London (1911 - 1934) where he became known as Dean Inge; and a writer of more than 35 books. William Ralph Inge passed on at 93 years of age on 26 February 1954 in Wallingford, England.
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“Courage without conscience is a wild beast.” -Robert G. Ingersoll: in a Decoration Day address (1822)
“It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had enough individuality and courage to stand by his own convictions.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
“The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
“The greatest test of courage on Earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
“We rise by lifting others.” -Robert G. Ingersoll
Robert Green ‘Bob’ Ingersoll was born on 11 August 1833. He was a Union General during the American Civil War, a lawyer, an orator (professional speaker), and a politician. Robert Green Ingersoll passed on at 65 years of age on 21 July 1899.
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“I am always at a loss to know how much to believe of my own stories.” -Washington Irving
“Whenever a man’s friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.” -Washington Irving
“Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs? No, no, ’tis your lean, hungry men who are continually worrying society, and setting the whole community by the ears.” -Washington Irving: “A Knickerbocker’s History of New York” (1809), book II, chapter 3
Washington Irving was born in 1783. He was an American historian, biographer, essayist, writer of travel books, and ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. He is best known for his short stories “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle,” which appear in his book “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” (July 1820). Washington Irving passed on in 1859.
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“Do not be afraid to be amazing.” -Andy Offutt Irwin
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“Never let your memories be greater than your dreams.” -Doug Ivester
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