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Wisdom
Loving and Being Loved
If you love others, they will love you. If you speak kindly to them, they will speak kindly to you.
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33 mesmerizing old pictures of Ireland’s countryside
There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet, as the vale in whose bosom...
Wisdom
What Makes Happiness?
WHAT MAKES HAPPINESS, by David Van Bush He had houses and acres, and coffers of gold Aye, the wealth of a Croesus, immense and…
Texas
Beautifully restored map of Laredo, Texas from 1892
Historic bird's eye view of Laredo, Texas in 1892
Wisdom
Goodness is a force of attraction
GOOD attracts good. Those of upright character radiate an influence for good wherever they go.
Wisdom
Do good work with a willing mind
Be strong and work. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Wisdom
The result of good thoughts
Sincerity, kindness, and trustworthiness often carry a man to honorable success more rapidly and surely than the possession of brilliant talents.
Connecticut
Beautifully detailed map of Branford, Connecticut in 1905
Detailed bird's eye view of Branford in the early 20th century.
Connecticut
55 historical pictures of Southington Connecticut during WWII
This collection of pictures shows what daily life was like in Southington during WWII.
Puerto Rico
Beautiful Pictures of Bayamon, P.R.
In December 1941, photographer Jack Delano visited Bayamon and took these pictures
Puerto Rico
5 Beautiful Old Pictures of Corozal, Puerto Rico
"Corozaleños" will definitely recognize the beautiful hills and scenery in these pictures.
California
Beautiful bird’s eye view of San Diego, California from 1876
This old map shows San Diego, California in the late 19th century.
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Walt Disney Showing a Picture of Mickey Mouse to a Cat
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Massachusetts
Children in the Tenement District of Brockton, Mass
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Massachusetts
Circus Girl From Brockton, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
Paul Revere Freemasonry Lodge in Brockton, Massachusetts
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Connecticut
Amazing old map of Windsor Locks, CT in 1877
This map shows Windsor Locks, Connecticut as it looked in 1877
Knowledge
What Is Yoga? Learn to be a Yogi from this book published in 1902
The goal of Yoga is to teach obedience to the laws of our moral and physical nature.
West Virginia
Beautifully restored map of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia from 1889
This old map shows Berkeley Springs, West Virginia in the late 19th century.
Knowledge
Jack Ma: Success At Any Age
When he was 35 years old, Jack Ma was earning twenty dollars per month. Now he's a billionaire.
Massachusetts
The Gloucester, Massachusetts sea serpent sightings of 1817
In August 1817, it was reported by various authorities that an animal with a unique appearance had been recently and repeatedly seen in the harbor of Gloucester, Cape Ann Massachusetts. It was said to resemble a serpent in its general form and motions, to be of immense size, and to move with wonderful speed.