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Theme – Respect: The Golden Rule

“He who judges others, condemns himself.” (Italian Saying)

“. . . If you have wit, use it to please, and not to hurt.”  (Lord Chesterfield)

“If you want to be respected by others, the best thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect, will you compel others to respect you.” (Dostoevsky)

 

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.

 

 

Whatever you are, be a good one. -Abraham Lincoln

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -Abraham Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. -Abraham Lincoln

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. -Abraham Lincoln

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“The world’s most famous and popular language is music.” -Psy

“Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life.” -Jean Paul

“People like music when they’re in love, but they don’t need it as much. You need music when you’re missing someone or you’re pining for someone or you’re forgetting someone or you’re trying to process what just happened.” -Taylor Swift

“The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.” -Roy Ayers

 

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• 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)

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“Little successes pave way to bigger successes.”  (Mary Kay Ash)

 “He who has no patience has nothing at all.” (Oprah Winfrey)

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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Theme: Winter Holidays

“Action, self-reliance, the vision of the self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of their own freedom.” (Marcus Garvey)

“John has one custom and Jack has another.” (Russian Saying)

“. . . we must seek, above all, a world of peace; . . . the goal of a peaceful world must, today and tomorrow, shape our decisions and our purposes.” (John F. Kennedy)

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Theme: Goals and Winter Holidays

“Little by little, one walks far.” (Peruvian Proverb)

“Dreams must be free to flee and fly high . . . You should never agree to surrender your dreams.” (Anthony Watson)

“Do not unto others that which you wouldnot have them do unto you. That is the entire Torah, the rest is commentary.” (Rabbi Hillel)

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Theme – Kindness: Helping Others / Helping Ourselves

 

“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 this 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)

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Theme – Honor / Integrity: Keys to Success

 

“Liars, when they speak the truth, are not believed” (Aristotle)

“A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber.”

“The noblest contribution which any man can make is that of a good character.” (R.C. Winthrop)