the keys to life ... Epictetus

The key is 

to keep company 

only with people 

who uplift you, 

whose presence 

calls forth your best. 

Epictetus

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises

Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum

Scottsdale, Arizona

(OK, not the key you were thinking of)

life lessons from the dog ... Robert Benchley

A boy can learn a lot from a dog:

 obedience, loyalty, 

and the importance of turning

 around three times before 

lying down. 

~Robert Benchley

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archives

Uplifting ... Maya Angelou

Try to be the rainbow in someone's cloud.
~ Maya Angelou