// <!- RotarySayingsTable Javascript source

/* This script will insert a Rotary related epithet randomly selected from a table.
     R Scott  17-Jan-2007
 */
var seed = .5;
function srand() 
  {  today = new Date();    
     seed = Math.abs(Math.sin(today.getTime())); }  
function rand()
  {  seed = seed + .3;  
     if (seed >= 1.0) seed = seed - 1.0;    
	 return seed; }  
function randRotary()
  {  return Math.floor(rand() * 52.0); }

srand();


// create array of Rotary sayings
var RotaryEpithet = "Empty"
var REp = new Array(52);

REp[0] = '"Each club is a link in the great chain of Rotary. When one club does a service for its community, every club glows with the reflected radiance" - Chesley R Perry 1957'
REp[1] = 'He Profits Most Who Serves Best - Arthur Sheldon  '
REp[2] = 'The three generals in command of the destructive forces are: Suspicion Jealousy and Fear.  - Paul Harris '
REp[3] = 'God must have loved mankind when he created friends for them - Paul Harris '
REp[4] = 'We all have had our horizons lifted, and are all thankful that that great man, Paul Harris, was born. - John Matheson Edgar, RC Essendon 1947 '
REp[5] = 'If Rotary has encouraged us to take a more kindly outlook on life and men; if Rotary has taught us greater tolerance and the desire to see the best in others; if Rotary has brought us pleasant and helpful contacts with others who also are trying to capture and radiate the joy and beauty of life, then Rotary has brought us all that we can expect. - Paul Harris'
REp[6] = 'A good philosophy of life is better than riches and it serves at all times, in prosperity and adversity. - Paul Harris '
REp[7] = 'A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy, reaps friendship And he who plants kindness Gathers love. - Richard Brooks '
REp[8] = 'It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which member are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement. Rotary has satisfactorily demonstrated the fact that friendship can easily hurdle national and religious boundary lines.  - Paul P. Harris , "This Rotarian Age", 1935'
REp[9] = '"If you, Brother Rotarian, think that you have a great mission to perform in Rotary, remember that great missions are serious undertakings. Do not expect to perform great missions in a day. First, live with the principles of Rotary till they are as familiar to you as your own business, and associate with Rotarians until they constitute your warmest and closest friends. If your desire is results, mould your propaganda to conform to the recognised principles of Rotary before attempting to make it a part of Rotary." Paul Harris, 1912 Convention at Duluth. - Paul Harris '
REp[10] = '"Rotary will continue to be charitable, but it can do more than that. Let it remove the cause of that which makes charity necessary." - Paul Harris , "The Rotarian", August 1916'
REp[11] = 'War is always a ghastly blunder - even the winners lose.  - Paul Harris '
REp[12] = '"It has been the way of Rotary to focus thought upon matters in which member are in agreement, rather than upon matters in which they are in disagreement. Rotary has satisfactorily demonstrated the fact that friendship can easily hurdle national and religious boundary lines."  - Paul Harris , "This Rotarian Age", 1935'
REp[13] = '"Rotary has a long way to go. One who thinks of the movement as a finished product is indeed short sighted; there is nothing in the past to justify such a view; those who have been long identified with it think of it as having made a beginning only; the grandeur of Rotary must be in the days to come".  - Paul Harris , "The Founder of Rotary" '
REp[14] = '"May Rotarians continue to be ambassadors of good-will to high and low, rich and poor, to all races, to the devotees of all religious faiths and to members of all political parties, purveyors of tolerance, forbearance, justice, kindliness, neighborliness and friendliness to the inhabitants of this snug little world, the best little world of which we know."  - Paul P. Harris, "This Rotarian Age", 1935'
REp[15] = 'As Rotarians we are not content to let matters stay the way they have always been in our clubs or in our communities. We are not content with the status quo, and we do not look at a problem only to say someone else will solve it. We are the ones who ask, "why not us?" We are the ones with the skills and the desire to build a better future. And we are the ones who must Lead the Way - RI President 2006/07 Bill Boyd'
REp[16] = "In 1997 my university asked me to consider joining a Rotary Club in the interest of creating better relationships with the community. I agreed, but only if it was also beneficial to me personally. I did a little research on the clubs in my area, and first I went to a meeting of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club. I've never left. It was the beginning of an unexpected love affair that has lasted eight years and shows no sign of weakening. I have met people from whom I learn, who inspire me, who I respect, - in my club, in my city, in our district - through meetings and significant projects.  - Cynthia Villis, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club D5340 USA"
REp[17] = "Rotary is a miracle as small as one tiny drop of vaccine in a child's mouth and as big as peace and prosperity for our planet. Personally, I think it requires an incredible investment of our time and energy that offers unlimited returns. For the recipient it can be the promise of a future filled with hope; for the donor, the assurance of fulfillment and probability of grace. While it is tempting to savor its rich and brilliant past; for most people, Rotary is and will remain 'a pathway to the future.'  - Robert A. Cerwin,  Director and Vice President, Rotary International, 1985-87 The RC of Asheville, NC, USA"
REp[18] = "'The enemy is patient and farseeing; he bides his time. There's a time to wait and a time to strike. The time to strike has frequently been called the 'zero hour', sometimes the 'psychological moment'. He came, not noisily, boisterously, because to have done so would have been to defeat his cause. The enemy was clothed in the wisdom of years, possessed of the cunning of the fox. He was no mean enemy. He crept stealthily into the homes of men of all walks of life, the homes of poets, ministers, law makers, historians and philosophers and also into the homes of peasants, seamen, bricklayers and draymen; he even managed to elude the guards and to slip through the doors of penitentiaries and alms houses. The enemy was in fact almost omnipresent; almost omnipotent; the only place he dared not go was into the graves of dead men. The wisdom of waiting for the psychological hour is manifest when one remembers it takes time to fill granaries, erect factories, grow trees, build churches, colleges and universities. When the psychological hour arrives, the product of all of these institutions will be needed, sorely needed. Intolerance may be vice or virtue, dependent upon what it is directed against. Intolerance of intolerance is a virtue. War may be either vice or virtue; the most virtuous war is the war against war.' - Then Came the Enemy [October 1928] Message to the Pacific Rotary Conference at Tokyo, By Paul P. Harris"
REp[19] = 'I am a Rotarian because I revel in joy of belonging to an organization that not only provides each individual with all the true friends that one will ever need, but also because I wake up each morning knowing that my work will save and change a life that day.  - Carolyn W. Pierce, Rotary Club of Dalton Massachusetts District 7890'
REp[20] = '"One of the chief responsibilities laid upon the shoulders of man, be he young or old, is the responsibility of conserving his moral, mental and physical resources and making the best possible use of them." - Paul P. Harris, , "The Founder of Rotary", 1928'
REp[21] = '"The importance of placing and maintaining Rotary standards and ideals aloft cannot be overestimated. The star of hope in the Rotary ethical firmament must be high. It is hardly possible for it to be too high. May it be high enough so that there will always be something to strive for." - Paul Harris in the National Rotarian, September 1912.'
REp[22] = '"There are no great fundamental differences between men and Peace between nations. None are entirely good, none entirely bad. The great mischief-maker is misunderstanding."  -  Paul P. Harris, Message to 1944 Rotary Convention, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.'
REp[23] = '"I do not believe capital can afford to permit hunger, squalor, or disease. Let us banish the city miserable before we build our city beautiful. Slums are political malaria breeders, and we must not have them in our midst." - Paul P. Harris, True Spirit of Service Can Redeem World, The Rotarian, March 1918'
REp[24] = '"It is easier to interest men in war than in peace; it therefore requires more moral courage to talk peace than war." - Paul P. Harris, Rotary just at the Threshold, The Rotarian, February 1917'
REp[25] = '"We also need to strengthen our Rotary clubs. You and I can help and offer encouragement, but our clubs will be strengthened only through their own convictions and actions. We not only need more Rotarians in Rotary clubs, but also more Rotary in Rotarians. We must educate all our members about fellowship and service and caring—about what it really means to be a Rotarian."  - JAMES LACY, Past Rotary International President, 1998-99'
REp[26] = '"Clearly, we are moving toward a future that will be characterized at once by desperate needs and vast potential. We Rotarians are especially well positioned to serve as a bridge between the problems and the possibilities. We have a strong presence in nations that are technology-rich as well as in countries that can barely meet even the most basic human needs." - Carlo Ravizza, Past Rotary International President 1999-2000 -From The Rotarian, July 1999'
REp[27] = '"It is not the purpose of Rotary to make social, religious or racial composites of its members. Rotary brings business and professional men differing in social status, religious beliefs, and nationality to gather in order that they may be more intelligible to each other and therefore more sympathetic and friendly and helpful." -  Paul Harris, My Road to Rotary'
REp[28] = '"The only real difference between people is the level of education. It has nothing to do with races…. religion…. cultures. It is the level of education that really affects the stability of the world."  - From an address to the 1985 Rotary Convention, Kansas City , Missouri by:Carlos Canseco, Past Rotary International President 1984-85 from the Rotary Club of Monterrey , District 4130'
REp[29] = '"Women have brought new life to Rotary. Every club that has female members is more active, more committed, has more vitality than those without. It took us too many years to realize we were wrong. Women will help steer the future of Rotary in a very exciting direction; and with so many women in business and the professions now, we have unlimited opportunities for growth there." - Carlos Canseco, 1984-85 Rotary International President, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico'
REp[30] = '"It is the conviction of Rotary International that the lasting peace which the world seeks is built on friendship, tolerance, and goodwill among people. Our instruments of peace are food, education, health care, environmental improvements, respect for all persons, and many other activities we call humanitarian service." - Past Rotary International President 1992-93 Clifford L. Dochterman'
REp[31] = "'The ideal of service is the real tie that binds. It's the idea that distinguishes us from everything and everyone else. And service means really helping people, not just doing nice things. In a world where people speak different languages eat different food, dress in different clothing, worship differently - for those people to bond to­gether requires a powerful adhesive. In Rotary that adhesive is the ideal of Service Above Self' - PRIP 1987-88 Charles C. Keller, A Century of Service: The story of Rotary International"
REp[32] = "'Polio Plus is just one of many vital Foundation programs. We must not only continue - but revitalize - our great educa­tional and humanitarian programs. The scholars we send to study in other countries are our best ambassadors for creating global goodwill. The aid we send in times of natural disaster is crucial ... The world's suffering grows far faster than we can keep up ...' - Past RI President AHR (Royce) Abbey, The Rotarian, November 1988"
REp[33] = ' "Of all the hundred and one ways in which people can make themselves useful to society, undoubtedly the most available and the most effective are within the spheres of their own occupations." - Paul P. Harris, The Rotarian, January 1912 '
REp[34] = '"The way to war is a well-paved highway, and the way to peace is still a wilderness." - Paul P. Harris'
REp[35] = '"It should all do us good once in a while to see ourselves as others see us…" - Paul P. Harris, The National Rotarian magazine 1912'
REp[36] = "'It is a man's job to be a good Rotarian and he who lives up to the precepts will be a good neighbor, a kind friend, a loving husband, a companionable father and an asset to the community in which he lives.' - Paul P. Harris, Message to the Rotary Club of New Orleans, May 1917"
REp[37] = '"Individual efforts when well directed can accomplish much, but the greatest good must necessarily come from the combined efforts of many men.  Individual efforts may be turned to individual needs but combined effort should be dedicated to the service of mankind. The power of combined effort knows no limitation." - Paul P. Harris, The Rotarian, July 1917'
REp[38] = '"Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves." - Paul P. Harris, Message to the 1914 RI Convention, Houston, Texas'
REp[39] = '"The greatest resource which a nation can have is the resource of peace; it counts for more than arable lands, more than mines of untold riches." - Paul P. Harris, Message to 1927 RI Convention, Belgium'
REp[40] = '"What Rotary will be one hundred years hence, none living can imagine. There is nothing impossible to Rotary now." - Paul P. Harris, The Rotarian, February 1915'
REp[41] = '"Rotary must not content itself with being anything less than a movement affecting the lives of all men." - Paul P. Harris, "The Founder of Rotary"'
REp[42] = "'There is a secret, of course, to Rotary's remarkable success, and I don't mind letting it be known. Rotary has succeeded because in Rotary the standing of a man depends upon his deeds, not his creeds; and because its course leads toward the brightest and most alluring human objectives: the brotherhood of man.' - Paul P. Harris, Message to the Rotary Club of New York, USA, 1922"
REp[43] = "A true spirit of service is capable of working a world's redemption. - Paul P. Harris, The Rotarian, March 1918"
REp[44] = '"The only way anyone can prove his love of his fellowman is through service to his fellowman." - Paul P. Harris, The Rotarian, February 1921'
REp[45] = '"Rotary must make haste even to keep up; but we must do more, we must lead." - Paul P. Harris, Message to 1917 RI Convention, Atlanta, Georgia USA'
REp[46] = '"If Rotary is to realize its proper destiny, it must be evolutionary at all times, revolutionary on occasions." - Paul Harris, 1930 message to the RI Convention'
REp[47] = '"Giving is a habit and well-directed charity a prime virtue. The self-denial it imposes and the spirit that prompts it bring us into sympathetic touch with the afflicted and make better men and better citizens of us all." - John Poole, RI President 1918-19, Address to 1919 Rotary Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah'
REp[48] = '"Must the best genius of men be devoted to the science of war and none to the science of averting it?" - Paul P. Harris, We Must Plan for Peace, The Rotarian, February 1940'
REp[49] = '"Man-made boundaries crumble when you proffer your hand and heart in the spirit of understanding." - Joseph A. Abey, Rotary International President, 1961-62, The Rotarian, July 1961'
REp[50] = '"Rotary is one of the best sources of establishing friendship because it offers an occasion to know people, and once we know people, generally we learn to like them." - PRIP Armando de Arruda Pereira at the 1941 Convention, Denver'
REp[51] = '"I believe we can change the world, one life at a time. No project is too small or insignificant, especially to those who benefit. My hope is that these seeds of service will blossom and live on for countless generations to come". - RI President 2002-03 Bhichai Rattakul'

	// Output Truism text
RotaryEpithet = REp[randRotary()]
        document.write(RotaryEpithet)


	//  End of RotarySayingsTable Javascript source ->