Wilferd Peterson
Wilferd Peterson
greatness men simple
The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it.
hero giving waiting
Explore your mind, discover yourself, then give the best that is in you to your age and to your world. There are heroic possibilities waiting to be discovered in every person
art philosophy adventure
A man practices the art of adventure when he heroically faces up to life. When he has the daring to open doors to new experiences. When he is unafraid of new ideas, new theories and new philosophies. When he has the curiosity to experiment. When he breaks the chain of routine.
christmas dream lying
Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It's lighting a fire inside the heart. Good will and joy a vital part. It's higher thought and a greater plan. It's glorious dream in the soul of man.
children climbing height
Don't point your finger to the heights your children should go. Start climbing and they will follow.
faith believe wonder
Believe! Believe in the limitless supply of God's goodness. The universe is filled with more wonders than you can imagine.
hands two achievement
Take a look at those two open hands of yours. They are tools with which to serve, make friends, and reach out for the best in life. Open hands open the way to achievement put them to work today.
light tolerance understanding
Tolerance is understanding. It is open to new light. Those who are tolerant are always eager to explore viewpoints other than their own.
leadership mind way
The best leaders are very often the best listeners. They have an open mind. They are not interested in having their own way but in finding the best way.
spiritual lying dark
Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest creative thinkers of all time, strongly recommended the habit of meditation in the dark. He wrote: "For I have found in my own experience that it is of no small benefit, when you lie in bed in the dark, to recall in imagination, one after another, the outlines of the form you have been studying." He often awoke to find his problems solved. Da Vinci would often stand silent and motionless before a painting for hours, without using his brush, as though waiting for spiritual guidance.
art ideas two
Many times we will get more ideas and better ideas in two hours of creative loafing than in eight hours at a desk.
art light flames
Imagination is a flame that ignites the creative spirit. Imagination lights up your mind by stoking mental fires. It can be stimulated from the outside through the senses, or from the inside through the driving power of curiosity and discontent.
dream art children
Imagination stimulates your thinking power by giving your mind abundant data with which to work. It opens the gate to dreams and fantasies so that you may become receptive, as a little child, in exploring the Kingdom of Ideas.
art imagination crowds
Imagination guides you in your contacts with individuals and crowds, so you can discover new concepts and approaches.