“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader” is a quote commonly attributed to Margaret Fuller. However, to date, there has been no confirmation that Fuller wrote or said this. There is however some clues as to who might have actually said this quote and the evidence points towards a certain W. Fussellman, a student at the…
Year: 2021
To Define is to Limit
To define is to limit – a quote from Oscar Wilde, first mentioned in his novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” It enjoins the concept of freedom, something which Wilde repeatedly refers to in his works. While a relatively short quote, it can mean a lot to many of us who have placed unnecessary bounds…
In the Middle of Difficulty Lies Opportunity
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” is one of those quotes widely attributed to Einstein. However, the first record of this attribution is from an interview given by John Wheeler in a 1979 issue of Cosmic Search magazine. When asked if there are any tenets of Einstein that stand out in Wheeler’s mind, he…
Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it
Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it” – these are words which become apparent when we bring differing perceptions and opinions to the table. Beauty is a quality that can be argued as either subjective or objective. It can vary based one how it is perceived by each unique individual, making it subjective in…
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are – were the words of Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. The quote comes from Roosevelt’s autobiography – Theodore Roosevelt, written in 1913. However, the source of this quotation comes from Squire Bill Widener…