There is much more learning than knowing in the world.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Thomas Fuller (1608-1661) was an English preacher and historian.
Thomas Fuller Quotes
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Beverly Cleary Quotes
Nothing in the whole world felt as good as being able to make something from a sudden idea.
I think the best teachers had a real interest in the subject they were teaching and a love for children.
Beverly Cleary (1916-2021) was an American writer who published countless books which appealed to the interests of young children as well as creating fiction offerings for young adults.
Sweetness Shared (Haiku Series #377)
Transplanted
Children’s transfusion
Grace opens heart to transmit—
Love flowing outward
Committed
Trust joining twin hearts
Husband shares love with his bride—
Both rising with peace
Fulfilled
Love’s innocence shines
Decades can never erase—
Hearts forged together
Living Footprints (Haiku Series #373)
Energized Pen
Morning’s rising sun
Creating poetic verse—
Filled with light’s moments
Identified Rendezvous
Vacation planning
Thinking very, very big—
Dreaming of Paris
Supercharged Mindset
Daring bike rider
Showing off his racing skills—
Grandparents marvel
Flowing with Tears
As children
Playing board games
Innocence sparkles
Without igniting flames
Daily joy
Nourishing trust
Every hour brightens
Happiness never rusts
World ignores
Destroying hope
Daylight now darkens
War viewed through every scope
Man’s nature
Mapping each clash
Nations torn apart
Battlefields burned to ash
Future doubts
Flowing with tears
Children’s hearts saddened
Tomorrow’s constant fears
Frederick Douglass Quotes
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist.
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, and statesman. He used his influential voice during the early years of the civil rights movement for African-Americans.
Childhood Interactions (Haiku #368)
Delicious Memories
Postponed adventures
Rushing to Mother’s kitchen—
Freshly baked cookies
Soothing Presence
Child protests bedtime
“Gonna stay up all night long”
Stardust dreams fly in
Change Anticipated
Springtime approaching
Arriving any day now—
Playfulness rising
Delightful Morsels (Haiku Series #367)
Revitalized
Afternoon nap calls
Down, down for well-earned respite—
Up, up . . . chores to do
Motivated
Sitting on park bench
Dreaming of ice cream sundae—
Time for exercise
Structured
Child’s sparkling clean room
Tornado waits in shadows—
Orderly chaos
Another Day (Haiku Series #364)
Only Memories
Winter day’s sunshine
Frosty’s cousin liquefied—
Playfulness melting
Can’t Believe It
All things now in place
Embracing mother’s lifestyle—
Child’s room makeover
Nothing Unusual
Teen doing homework?
Dreamy imagination—
Ambition snoozes
John F. Kennedy Quotes
If freedom is to survive and prosper, it will require the sacrifice, the effort and the thoughtful attention of every citizen.
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future.
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was the 35th President of the United States.
