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Nuggets of Wisdom-Winter 2026

Nuggets of Wisdom-Winter 2026

Last updated on: January 9, 2026 at 9:23 am by Richard E. Simmons III

Nuggets of Wisdom-Winter 2026 2026-01-09T09:23:41-06:00 Richard E. Simmons III

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Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.”

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“We do well to love that which, when we love it, makes us live well and virtuously. Only God meets that criteria.”

—AUGUSTINE

“Better to learn from how others fell than to repeat their mistakes out of ignorance.”

—JIM COLLINS

“When money really gets it grip on human society, it results in treating people like things.”

—ANDY CROUCH

“I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions.”

—STEPHEN COVEY

“Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing you. The asset I most value, aside from health, is interesting, diverse, and outstanding friends.

—WARREN BUFFETT

“Some families don’t need to exchange gifts for Christmas. They need to exchange apologies, settle old disputes, make peace, forgive, and seek healing. That would be a truly blessed Christmas.”

—AUTHOR UNKNOWN

“If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”

—RONALD REAGAN

“Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.”

—C.S. LEWIS

“It’s easier to build a child than repair an adult.”

—AUTHOR UNKNOWN

“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people but care more about their opinions than our own.”

—MARCUS AURELIUS

Richard E Simmons III is the founder and Executive Director of The Center for Executive Leadership and a best-selling author.

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