daily contemplation

"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master."

~ George Washington

"Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart."

~ Paulo Coelho

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."

~ Nelson Mandela