daily contemplation

"In war, as in life, it is often necessary, when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might."

~ Winston Churchill

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."

~ Benjamin Franklin

"To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!"

~ Charlie Chaplin