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“They laughed at your clothes; and made you change your clothes, they laughed at your names; and made you change your name; but more importantly they laughed at your God; and made you change your God.” ~ John Henrik Clarke

There is no better mirror than the face of an old friend. ~ Cuban Proverb

A man possesses beauty in his quality and a woman possesses quality in her beauty. ~ Cuban Proverb

We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers. MLK

If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots. ~ Napoleon

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. ~ Marcus Aurelius

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.~ Henry David Thoreau 

Education doesn’t come by bumping your head against the school house. ~ Old English Proverb

I am lighthouse rather than lifeboat. I do not rescue, but instead help others to find their own way to shore, guiding them by my example. – Old Sailor Proverb