Junkyard-- Inspirations-- Ode to the Approaching Finals

Character is a diamond that scratches every other stone.
Cyrus A. Bartol (Transcendentalist)

Character and personal force are the only investments that are worth anything.
Walt Whitman

They can because they think they can.
Virgil

On every thorn, delightful wisdom grows,
In every rill a sweet instruction flows.
Edward Young

Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.
Aristotle

You're happiest while you're making the greatest contribution.
Robert F. Kennedy