Resources Finite, Will Infiinite, Confident in Americans

"Our resources may be finite, but our will is infinite, and I am confident that if we come together and summon that great American spirit once again, we will meet the challenges of our time and write the next great chapter in our American story." -- Barack Obama

Poverty Often Deprives a Man of all Spirit & Virtue

"Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright" -- Benjamin Franklin

Don't Merely Make a Living, Enable Greater Vision

"You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement" -- Woodrow T. Wilson

A Robust Spirit Overcomes Poverty: Emily Dickinson

"He ate and drank the precious Words, his Spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, nor that his frame was Dust" -- Emily Dickinson

Bequeath to Children Reverence, Not Riches: Plato

"Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence." -- Plato