Little things compound; frustrations build. Today is a new day; leave the frustration in yesterday, dismantle the pile one task at a time….I am sure someone needs to hear that today.
Lunch Box Quotes are notes I typically include in the kids’ lunches every day. Since Number 1 is off in college and Number 2 is skipping lunch now (for some reason), they both get a text, and Numbers 3 and 4 get handwritten notes on napkins.
Visual credit to – Featured Image: Photo Credit: @EkoLovesYou
Quotes: @ThomasSowell @_Wordsforyou11 @Naturalphilosy @latinedisce
Quotes:
1. “I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There is a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as the law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts.” – Ronald Reagan
2. “Do not curse the darkness; light a candle.” – Chinese Proverb
3. Dolor brevis, glōria aeterna — “Pain is temporary, glory is forever.” – Learn Latin
4. “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” — Haruki Murakami
Bonus Quote: “The object of life is not happiness, but to serve God.” – EKO
Sources:
— Thomas Sowell Quotes (@ThomasSowell) August 28, 2026
“Do not curse the darkness; light a candle.”
– Chinese Proverb pic.twitter.com/57QzbFZLmF
— Words For You (@_Wordsforyou11) August 26, 2026
Dolor brevis, glōria aeterna — “Pain is temporary, glory is forever.” pic.twitter.com/UQ6TyZur0p
— Magister Iācōbus (@latinedisce) August 28, 2026
I think I’ve had it with catchy but nonsensical quotes from novelists.
I’ll stick to philosophers from now on, thank you very much. https://t.co/I8itxryYNG
— Ewan Morrison (@MrEwanMorrison) August 31, 2026
The object of life is not happiness, but to serve God.
Going back and reading all of the ancient Arthurian legends and I realize all of the grail quests were to serve God. And it reminds me of something a wise man once told me:
If you just drop this idiotic notion that the… pic.twitter.com/WxHw4y192d
— EKO (@EkoLovesYou) August 31, 2026