Select one of the quotes from the Words of Wisdom this week and write a great short answer that either gives a personal reflection or thoughts on the quote.

• “A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.”(Goethe)
• “Rudeness is the weak man’s imitation of strength.” (Eric Hoffer)
• “There is nothing that costs so little nor goes so far as courtesy.” (American Proverb”
• “Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.”  (Ancient Proverb)
• “The music that can deepest reach/And cure all ills is cordial speech.”  (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

 

Select one of the quotes from the Words of Wisdom this week and write a great short answer that either gives a personal reflection or thoughts on the quote.

• “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice” (William Jennings Brian)

• “Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.”  (Pearl S. Buck)

• “The future is purchased by the present.” (Samuel Johnson)

• “If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person.”  (Chinese Proverb)

• “Nothing is impossible to the willing heart.” (English Saying)

 

 

 

Select one of the quotes from the Words of Wisdom this week and write a great short answer that either gives a personal reflection or thoughts on the quote.

• “Tell him to live by yes and no.  Yes to everything good.  No to     everything bad.” (William James)
• “Freedom does not mean the right to do whatever we please, bur rather to do whatever we ought to do. . .” (Bishop Fulton Sheen)
• “There can be no greater good than the quest for peace and no finer purpose than the preservation of freedom.” (Ronald Reagan)
• “Words have no wings, but they can fly a thousand miles.”   (Chinese Proverb)

Select a quote from one day this week,  refer to the quote, and then add at least 3 well written sentences with your personal thoughts and examples of that quote.

Tuesday:  

“He learns that he who loses his temper usually loses.” (Anonymous)

Wednesday:  

“He learns that the quickest way to become unpopular is to carry a tale and gossip about others.” (Anonymous)

Thursday:  

Thought for the Day:  “In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.”  (Aristotle)

Friday:  

“By practicing a reverence for life, we become good, deep and alive.” (Albert Schweitzer)

Select a quote from one day this week,  refer to the quote, and then add at least 3 well written sentences with your personal thoughts and examples of that quote.

Monday:  

Thought for the Day:  “We claim that any man who is honest, fair, tolerant, kindly, charitable to others is a success, no matter what his position in life.” (Jay E. House)

Tuesday:  

Thought for the Day:  “Little successes pave way to bigger successes.”  (Mary Kay Ash)

Wednesday:  

Thought for the Day:  “He who has no patience has nothing at all.” (Oprah Winfrey)

Thursday:  

Any person can be successful on smooth seas – but, it is the victor over the storm who gains true honor.” (Robert Schuller)

Select a quote from one day this week, refer to the quote, and then add at least 3 well written sentences with your personal thoughts and examples of that quote.

Monday:  

“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.”  (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

Tuesday:  

“Your only duty is to do the best you can.” (David Seabury)

Wednesday:  

“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.” (Abraham Lincoln)

Thursday:  

“My philosophy is that doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”  (Oprah Winfrey)

Friday:  

“Success is peace of mind in knowing you did your best.”  (John Wooden)

Select one of the quotes below, restate the quote, and add your own thoughts in at least 4 sentences.

Monday:  

“A smile costs nothing, but gives much” (Anonymous)

Tuesday: “A smile cannot be bought, borrowed, or stolen.”  (Anonymous)

Wednesday:  

“Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push.” (Richard M. DeVos)

Thursday:  

“Smile at each other . . .  it doesn’t matter who it is – and that will help you grow up in the greater love for each other.”  (Mother Teresa)

Friday:  

“Everyone smiles in the same language.” (American Proverb)

The topics this week focus on respecting yourself and others.  The opening quote was “Don’t find fault; find a remedy.” (Henry Ford)

Select one of the quotes below and respond to it with at least 4 well written sentences.

Monday:

“You were not made to live like animals, but rather to pursue virtue and knowledge.” (Dante Alighieri)

Tuesday:

“Treat others with respect.” (Ron Potter-Efron)

Wednesday:

“Learn politeness from the impolite.” (Egyptian Saying)

Thursday:

“The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.”  (Chinese Proverb)

Friday:

“All work, even cotton spinning, is noble; work alone is noble”  (James Garfield)

The readings this week all focus on The Golden Rule.  The week opened with a quote by John F. Kennedy, “Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated”

Select and respond to one of the following quotes from this week with at least 4 strong sentences.

Monday:  

“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” (Theodore Roosevelt)

Tuesday:  

“Every successful person and every successful leader I have met in business, politics, or elsewhere practices the Golden Rule.”  (Richard Gephardt)

Wednesday:  

“Those gifted with intelligence should always treat others as they themselves wish to be treated.” (Hindu Proverb)

Thursday:  

“Men should always treat others as they themselves wish to be treated.”  (Buddhist Teaching)

Friday:  

“He that does good to another does good also to himself.” (Seneca)