Philip of Macedon, king, father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BCE)
July 9, 2009
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“Oh, how small a portion of earth will hold us when we are dead, who ambitiously seek after the whole world while we are living!” – Philip of Macedon, king, father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BCE)
Isaac Newton
July 9, 2009
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“If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent.” — Isaac Newton
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
July 9, 2009 
“When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it.” – Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616
July 9, 2009
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“Oh, it is excellent to have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.” – William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616
Louis L’Amour
“Nobody got anywhere in the world by simply being content.” — Louis L’Amour
