Passing Thoughts

In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and eternity.- Abraham Lincoln

Yes, I have said a lot of things I wish I could take back. A man who sees and reacts to the world through his strengths and weaknesses is different than the man who can see and react to it through others strengths and weaknesses.

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. – Will Durant

Aw, the true definition of politics today. We all do it and enjoy our clever conversations. My favorite answer to give and least liked to receive is they all do it.

The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. – Thomas B Macaulay

A man contained by nothing other than the values he exposes in public; I wonder what it would be like – never seen it and don’t know if it could really exist. I’ve seen men who want to be good make mistakes and men who want to be bad accidently do something good.

Look at the word responsibility—“response-ability”—the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling. – Stephen R. Covey

I once thought I was responsible – now I’m not sure. What principles’ should determine if you’ve been responsible or not. As I work on continual learning – my perspective has changed.