George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adamswas an American newspaper columnist and founder of the George Matthew Adams Newspaper Service, which syndicated comic strips and columns to newspapers for five decades. His own writings were circulated widely to The Gettysburg Times and many other newspapers...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEditor
Date of Birth23 August 1878
CountryUnited States of America
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Few people wear out before their time. Mostly they rust out, worry out, run out - spill out. A machine must have care and its different parts must be adjusted properly. No machine has ever approached the human machine. When it is right, it is in health.
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I say to myself that I shall try to make my life like an open fireplace, so that people may be warmed and cheered by it and so go out themselves to warm and cheer.
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The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years.
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There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.
inspirational each-day triumph
Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.
world
The further you get from nature, the less happy you are; and the nearer, the more exultant you become over the world and all that there is in it.
inspirational running fear
A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
sports heart wind
Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.
christmas heart thinking
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first.
inspirational motivational change
If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make you wealthy, although it is more likely it will make you happy.
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The organized person ... makes the most of his time and goes to his bed for the night perfectly relaxed for rest and renewal.
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What is more beautiful than a sea of water with a number of white-winged boats skirting its surface? Poetry and beauty contesting with the wind and the waves!
stars eye sky
People who look down never get much of an idea of the sky where the stars are set. And the fellow who doesn't hitch at least one or two of his wagons to a star never gets very high up. Get your eyes off the ground. Look ahead.
motivational spiritual encouragement
Encouragement is oxygen to the soul. Good work can never be expected from a worker without encouragement. No one ever climbed spiritual heights without it. No one ever lived without it.