Savannah, my daughter, just started 4th grade on Monday. She was given a homework folder and on the back are a list of great quotes. I'd like to share them with you, my favorites indicated in blue.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you-
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Good character consists of knowing the good, desiring the good, and doing the good-
Thomas Lickona
Hate is like acid.It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured- Ann Landers
People need to respect each other's concerns and differences. And frankly, there's far more in common than divides us- David Dinkins
Parents can only give advice or put kids on the right path, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands- Ann Frank
Words can destroy. What we call each other ultimately becomes what we think of each other, and it matters- Jeane Kirkpatrick
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of overcoming it-
Helen Keller
We must use our lives to make the world a better place, not just acquire things-
Delores Huerta
To do good in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning in your life- Paula P. Brownlee
This above all: to thine own self be true-
William Shakespeare
Do you have a favorite quote? Please share any really good ones, or pick your favorite from this list.
5 comments:
Dance like no one is watching
Love like you have never been hurt
Work like you don't need the money
Love you Fab!!!
Love you too anonymous-I know who you are! Awesome quote!
Nice Quotes!
My favorite:
"The one who gives, loves. The best relationship between husband and wife is obtained when each practice the virtue of giving."- Rabbi Dessler
"Give up and Let G-d". (I post this on my fridge when I've done all I can and now I have to wait the outcome.)
" Look at the day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It is not a day when you lounge around doing nothing. It is a day when you have had everything to do and you have done it." -Margaret Thatcher
Love the quotes! I like your idea about posting the quote on the fridge, I may have to borrow that from you!
My favourite one is-
"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. - Ralph Waldo Emerson"
many of friend was not able to understand this quote.
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