Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

---

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else (ThinkExist.com). Added 11/21/2014

---

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us (Lifed.com). Added 11/20/2014

---

Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be (ThinkExist.com). Added 8/26/2013

---

I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me (Proverbia.net). Added 11/11/2012

---

You may read the complete works of Ralph Waldo Emerson at www.rwe.org.

The photo of Ralph Waldo Emerson is in the Public Domain.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

Theodore Roosevelt

---

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far (BrainyQuote). Added 11/20/2014

---

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are (ThinkExist.com).  Added 5/12/2012

---

Photo: The photo in this post is in the Public Domain.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Thomas Jefferson

---

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances (The Quotations Page). Added 11/19/2014

---

And to preserve their independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude (Letter to Samuel Kercheval, June 12, 1816). Added 9/28/2013

---

We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate (Founder's Quotes). Added 11/2/2012

---

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just (John Petrie's Collection of Thomas Jefferson Quotes).  Added 4/14/2012

---

The photo in this post is a painting of Thomas Jefferson done by Rembrandt. It is in the Public Domain and was obtained from Wikipedia.