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“Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden.”

“Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit. Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high. Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden.”

Mark Twain
Nov 18, 2025 6 min read
Time Is Too Slow for Those Who Wait; Too Swift for Those Who Fear

Time Is Too Slow for Those Who Wait; Too Swift for Those Who Fear

Henry van Dyke
Feb 25, 2026 7 min read
The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

Happiness
May 6, 2026 5 min read
“Don’t compare your results to someone else’s, you can never be another person, you can only be a …” – Unknown

“Don’t compare your results to someone else’s, you can never be another person, you can only be a …” – Unknown

Dec 26, 2025 4 min read
We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.

We not only need to work happy, we need to work at being happy.

Happiness
May 10, 2026 5 min read
“If you could spread love quickly as we spread lipstick the world would be a nicer place.” – Unknown

“If you could spread love quickly as we spread lipstick the world would be a nicer place.” – Unknown

Dec 24, 2025 4 min read
I hate you most because you attract, but are not strong enough to pull me to you.

I hate you most because you attract, but are not strong enough to pull me to you.

Strong
Apr 28, 2026 4 min read
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.

Courage
Jun 5, 2026 5 min read
history of this quote “As she frequently remarked when she made any such mistake, it would be all the same a hundred years hence.” by Charles Dickens

history of this quote “As she frequently remarked when she made any such mistake, it would be all the same a hundred years hence.” by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens
Jan 6, 2026 3 min read
There’s nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.

There’s nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend.

Friendship
May 27, 2026 5 min read
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