by Criswell | Apr 29, 2020 | Quotes and Verses
As a young publisher, Ben Franklin wrote the ever-popular Poor Richard’s Almanac. He was also a notable inventor, and he actively helped draft the Declaration of Independence. In his spare time, he was also a statesman and a diplomat of international repute. No wonder...
by Criswell | Apr 29, 2020 | Quotes and Verses
Booker T. Washington (1856 – 1915) understood the value of education, and you should understand it, too. Mr. Washington was an American educator, author, lecturer, and advisor to presidents. Born into slavery, he was freed at age nine. Young Booker understood the...
by Criswell | Apr 29, 2020 | Quotes and Verses
Emily Dickinson withdrew from society while in her twenties. But this reclusive young woman was not idle; she wrote poetry. After her death, 1,800 of her poems were discovered, and her works are still admired today. Miss Dickinson wrote, “Hope is a thing with feathers...
by Criswell | Apr 29, 2020 | Quotes and Verses
Excuses, excuses, excuses. The dog ate the homework. The test wasn’t fair. The alarm clock didn’t go off. And the list goes on. George Washington Carver who could have made excuses, but he didn’t. And that’s one of the reasons that he was so...
by Criswell | Apr 29, 2020 | Quotes and Verses
George Washington was a prosperous farmer from Virginia who took great personal risk by joining those who rebelled against British rule in the Revolutionary War. Washington was the commander of the Continental Army, and after the Americans gained their independence,...
