People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
- A C Benson
- A C Benson
Intelligence and Ignorance
If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.
-Ulysses S. Grant, military commander, 18th US President (1822-1885)
Everyday language
Everyday language is a part of the human organism and is no less complicated than it.
-Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (1889-1951)
Tax on education
The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than the thousandth part of what will be paid to kings, priests, and nobles who will rise up among us if we leave the people in ignorance.
-Thomas Jefferson, third US president, architect, and author
Warmth of Kindness
This morning on the bus, a young boy is with his dad. The child complains that he's cold.
Bus driver hears. Opens up a case and takes out a coat which has the Egged logo on the back.
"Here," the driver says to the boy. "This is for you. It'll keep you warm."
The father jokes with the driver: "That's very small for you," he says.
"It's not for me, of course; I got it for my son," the driver replies, "but I can get another one; don't worry."
The father is grateful. The kid is thrilled.
"Sorry," says the father. "My wife normally takes care of the children in the morning, but she was tired today, so I took charge. I should have realized how cold it was this morning."
The driver smiles: "No one is perfect. What I'll remember about today is not that you underdressed your kids, but that you took care of your wife."
~ David Jablinowitz
Present advantage
The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own.
- Charles Caleb Cotton
- Charles Caleb Cotton
Acts of...
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
-William Wordsworth, poet (7 Apr 1770-1850)
-William Wordsworth, poet (7 Apr 1770-1850)
...to learn
The capacity to learn is a gift;
the ability to learn is a skill;
the willingness to learn is a choice.
- Brian Herbert
the ability to learn is a skill;
the willingness to learn is a choice.
- Brian Herbert
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