February 23, 2014

Good Morning!

Today is the birthday of Samuel Pepys (1633 – 1703) who said:

“Now public business takes up so much of my time that I must get time a Sundays or a nights to look after my own matters.”

and

“The truth is, I do indulge myself a little the more in pleasure, knowing that this is the proper age of my life to do it; and, out of my observation that most men that do thrive in the world do forget to take pleasure during the time that they are getting their estate, but reserve that till they have got one, and then it is too late for them to enjoy it.”

It is also the birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963) who said:

“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”

and

“The most important thing to remember is this: To be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.”

Happy Birthday to Karl Jaspers (1883 – 1969) who said:

“To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet.”

and

“The Socratic teacher turns his students away from himself and back onto themselves; he hides in paradoxes, makes himself inaccessible. The intimate relationship between student and teacher here is not one of submission, but of a contest for truth.”

Birthday greetings to Bernard Cornwell (1944 - ) who said:

“I do understand that you can look into someone’s eyes and suddenly know that life will be impossible without them. Know that their voice can make your heart miss a beat and that their company is all your happiness can ever desire and that their absence will leave your soul alone, bereft and lost.” 

It is the birthday of Tom Bodett (1955 - ) who said:

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

and

“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

Finally, happy birthday to Aziz Ansari (1983 - ) who said:

“The four sweetest words in the English language - 'You wore me down.' ”