Theme- Kindness: Helping Others / Helping Ourselves

 

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

“Charity is never lost . . . it ever does a work of beauty and grace upon the heart of the giver.” (Thomas Middleton) 

“The person who gives is a person who has”.  (Lithuanian Proverb) 

“I expect to pass through life but once.  If there is any kindness I can show, or any good I can do, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.” (William Penn)  

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

 

 

“To love all men is the greatest benevolence.” (Confucius)

“The foundation of non-violence is love.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

“ . . . I believe that we are all teachers.  We teach with every act we perform, during each waking moment of life.” (Leo Buscaglia)

 

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

 

 

“Think of these things:  whence you came, where you are going and to whom you must account.” (Benjamin Franklin)

“What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you” (Seneca)

“Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.” (Harriet Lerner)

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

“No man has ever been born a  . . . hater.  Nature refuses to be involved in such practices.” (Harry Bridger)

“My religion is very simple.  My religion is kindness.” (The Dalai Lama)

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” (Mother Teresa)

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

“It isn’t enough to talk about peace.  One must believe in it.  And it isn’t enough to believe in it.  One must work at it.” (Spanish Proverb)

“You grow up the day you have your first real laugh – at yourself.” (Ethel Barrymore)

“A merry heart does good, like medicine.” (Hebrew Proverb)

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

“The test of a nation is the way it cares for its helpless members.”  (Pearl S. Buck)

“I leave you love. I leave you a thirst for education. I leave you faith. I leave you also a desire to live harmoniously with your fellow men.” (Mary McCleod Bethune)

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small, daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences . . ..” (Marian Wright Edelman)

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

“Put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)

“The mere resolve not to be useless and the honest desire to help other people will, in the quickest ways, improve yourself.”  (John Ruskin)

“In Africa, people learn to serve each other.  They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.”  (Beryl Markham)

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

 

“My grandparents taught me:  the greater my expectations, the greater my accomplishments.” (Sanyelle Polk)

“There are no great people in this world; there are only ordinary people. The only difference is that some people set higher goals, dream bigger dreams, and settle for nothing less than the best.” (Robert Schuller)

“Becoming a star may not be your destiny, but being the best you can be is a goal that you can set for yourselves.” (Bryan Lindsay)

 

Select one of the quotes from the words of wisdom this week, copy and paste the quote in the response, and then write at least two thoughtful sentences in response. You are welcome to either agree or disagree with the statement. References to your own experiences are welcome.

 

 

“What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.”

(Joseph Addison)

“Education is the only thing which no one can take away from you.”

(Mexican Saying)

“Don’t allow circumstances to hold you back – even negative ones.

You don’t have to let your circumstances define you. You can define yourself, and the best

way to find yourself is through education.” (Mary Hatwood Futrell)

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