In early America, Benjamin Franklin was wiser, Alexander Hamilton more brilliant, John Adams more literate, Thomas Jefferson more sophisticated , and James Madison more politically savvy. But each of these prominent men cited George Washington as their superior. Why? I think Washington was esteemed and respected more than any of his contemporaries because he was human.
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Thought of the Day - 2/18/11
Character is like a tree and reputation is like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
~~ Abraham Lincoln ~~
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Thought of the Day - 2/17/11
One kind word can warm three winter months.
~~ Japanese proverb ~~
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Thought of the Day - 2/16/11
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity. It must be produced, discharged, and use up in order to exist at all.
~~ William Faulkner ~~
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Thought of the Day - 2/14/11
Whoever said a child can't teach you something?
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Thought of the Day - 2/13/11
No act of kindness,
no matter how small,
is ever wasted.
~~ Aesop ~~
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