On This Day - Rockwell

On this day February 3 in 1894 Norman Rockwell was born in New York, USA.

Boyhood Dreams by Norman Rockwell

On This Day - Renoir

On this day February 25 in 1841 Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in France.

Spring at Chatou, ca 1872-5 Pierre-Auguste Renoir

On This Day - Adams

On this day February 20 in 1902 Ansel Adams was born in California.

Cattle in South Farm by Ansel Adams

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Life's Purpose

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but a dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou are, to dust thou returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator.

What You Cannot Do

The following quote is in honor of Lincoln's birthday. Simply put, it's good advice.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by encouraging class hatred. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing what they could and should do for themselves. - Abraham Lincoln