Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Quote of the Day: 12 May 2026 #QotD

“I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.” -Calvin, _Calvin and Hobbes_
“I’ve got to start listening to those quiet, nagging doubts.” -Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
[Your intuition has some things to say. Listen. What are the consequences if you're wrong? They aren't that bad, right?]

Monday, May 11, 2026

Quote of the Day: 11 May 2026 #QotD

“Better a Little Caution than a Great Regret” -Mathon, _The Richest Man in Babylon_
“Better a Little Caution than a Great Regret” -Mathon, The Richest Man in Babylon
[Hasty action often leads to regret.]

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Quote of the Day: 10 May 2026 #QotD

“Although there is nothing a woman can do that has more far-reaching, eternal impact than to rear her children to walk in righteousness, motherhood and marital status are not the only measures of a woman’s worth.” -M. Russell Ballard
“Although there is nothing a woman can do that has more far-reaching, eternal impact than to rear her children to walk in righteousness, motherhood and marital status are not the only measures of a woman’s worth.” -M. Russell Ballard
[Happy Mother's Day!]

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Quote of the Day: 9 May 2026 #QotD

“I have since come to know that many men always see another’s good fortune as a slight to themselves.” -FitzChivalry Farseer, _Assassin’s Apprentice_
“I have since come to know that many men always see another’s good fortune as a slight to themselves.” -FitzChivalry Farseer, Assassin’s Apprentice
[Boy, is this true of some people. It is particularly annoying to try to teach my son that this is not true.]

Friday, May 8, 2026

Quote of the Day: 8 May 2026 #QotD

“Every decision we make influences others, and sometimes harms them.…  That’s the way of life.” -Nohadon, _Wind and Truth_
“Every decision we make influences others, and sometimes harms them.… That’s the way of life.” -Nohadon, Wind and Truth
[We cannot help but have an effect on the world. Even a deleterious effect. That is part of life. But it is good to remember that, like ripples on a pond, the effect lessens the further in time and distance from the event that caused it.]

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Quote of the Day: 7 May 2026 #QotD

“Nothing earthly succeeds by ignoring heaven, nothing heavenly by ignoring the earth.” -Marcus Aurelius
“Nothing earthly succeeds by ignoring heaven, nothing heavenly by ignoring the earth.” -Marcus Aurelius
[Happy National Day of Prayer.]

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Quote of the Day: 6 May 2026 #QotD

“It's comforting to pretend that people more successful than you must be secretly bad people[.]” -@allie__voss
“It's comforting to pretend that people more successful than you must be secretly bad people[.]” -@allie__voss
[Envy can be deadly. If not to our bodies, then certainly to our humanity.]