George Washington (1732-1799)

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I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy. Farewell Address to the People of the United States (Source). Added 8/31/2013

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The photo of George Washington is in the Public Domain.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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It's not what you look at that matters! It's what you see (Source). Added 8/29/2013

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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone (Source). Added 6/26/2013

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The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer (Source). Added 2/23/2013

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The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it (Source).  Added 5/9/2012

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One is not born into the world to do everything but to do something (Source). Added 8/11/11

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For more information on Henry David Thoreau visit his page at the American Transcendentalism Web. 

Photo: The photo in this post is in Public Domain since the author has been dead for more than 70 years. It was obtained on Wikipedia. 

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)

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We Americans have no commission from God to police the world (Source). Added 8/27/2013

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The photo of Benjamin Harrison is in the Public Domain.

Corrie ten Boom (1892-1983)

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Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden (Source). Added 8/24/2013 

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John Wesley (1703-1791)

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Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry (Source). Added 8/23/2013

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Though we cannot think alike, may we not love alike? May we not be of one heart, though we are not of one opinion? Without all doubt, we may. Herein all the children of God may unite, notwithstanding these smaller differences (Source). Added 2/24/2013

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The photo of the statue of John Wesley on the campus of Asbury Theological Seminary is in the Wikipedia Creative Commons and was taken by Adam Davenport.

Harry Truman (1884-1972)

Harry Truman

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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit (Source). Added 8/13/2013

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We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others (Source). Added 11/13/2012

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The photo of Harry Truman is in the Public Domain.

Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968)

Robert Kennedy

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The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better (Goodreads.com) Added 8/10/2013

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There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why...I dream of things that never were, and ask why not? (Arlingtoncemetery.net) Added 8/9/2013

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The photo of Robert Kennedy is in the Public Domain.