Words of Wisdom

Thomas Jefferson, a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation, he produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who was the principal author of...

Benjamin Franklin, considered the most accomplished American of his age and the most influential in inventing the type of society America would become.

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A renowned polymath,...

Arland Usher, Anglo-Irish academic, essayist and translator

Percival Arland Ussher (9 September 1899 – 24 December 1980) was an Anglo-Irish academic, essayist and translator. Ussher was born...

Francis Bacon, philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, (January 22, 1561 – April 9, 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator,...

Eric Arthur Blair, aka: novelist George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (June 25, 1903 – January 21, 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an...

Abraham Lincoln, 16th US president who led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President...

John Stuart Mill, philosopher whose conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state and social control

John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and civil servant. One...

Epictetus, Greek philosopher who believed all external events are beyond our control; we should accept calmly and dispassionately whatever happens

Epictetus (c. AD 50 – 135) was a Greek-speaking Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present...

William Shakespeare, author of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems

William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the...

Hannibal, often regarded as one of the greatest military strategists in history and one of the greatest generals of antiquity

Hannibal Barca (Punic language: 𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤋𐤏𐤁𐤍𐤇, Q-R-B L-A’A-B-N-H; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC), was a Carthaginian general, considered...

Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome from 161 to 180. He ruled with Lucius Verus as co-emperor from 161 until Verus’ death in 169

Marcus Aurelius (April 26, 121 – March 17, 180 AD) was Emperor of Rome from 161 to 180. He ruled...

Thomas De Quincey, English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821)

Thomas Penson De Quincey (August 15, 1785 – December 8, 1859) was an English essayist, best known for his Confessions of...

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