VERA VITAE

Truths of Life

MEASURE OF A MAN

“The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.”

-Plutarch

POSITIVE VS. NEGATIVE

“To respond is positive, to react is negative.”

-Zig Ziglar

THIS FLAG WHICH WE HONOR

“This flag which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation.”

-Woodrow Wilson, 1917

STANDING TALL

“A man never stands as tall as when he stops to help others.”

-Theodore Hesburgh

IF YOU BELIEVE WHAT YOU LIKE…

“If you believe what you like in the Gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.”

-St. Augustine

OUR ATTITUDE

“Our happiness or misery depends on our attitude and not our circumstances.”

-Martha Washington

ACTION IS KEY

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

-Pablo Picasso

WILL THIS MATTER?

“Ask yourself this question: ‘Will this matter a year from now?’.”

-Richard Carlson

GOOD DEEDS

“A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.”

-Basil

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

“Instead of worrying about what people might think of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.”

-Dale Carnegie