Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.
Let us then be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learn to labor and to wait.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was an American poet and educator. Born in Portland, Maine, he has long been remembered for being one of New England’s fireside poets.
Life’s many contrasts
Endless connections
Myriad of opposites
Seeking further inspection
Day overcomes night
Life’s next stepping stone
Stubborn mindset accepts change
Learning from world’s great unknown
Every new journey
Wisdom’s gathering
Life learning to navigate
Recalling facts, staggering
Confidence growing
Life’s balancing act
Success opens one more door
Rising to sign new contract
Life teaches lessons
Trials not all rough
Either pushing or pulling
Guiding wagon, easy stuff
Being a disciple involves becoming a learner, a student of the Master.
From Ephesians 6:7: “Render service with enthusiasm, as for the Lord and not for humans.”
If we succeed in giving the love of learning, the learning itself is sure to follow.
We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the world.
Englishman John Lubbock (1834-1913) spent much of his life in the family banking enterprises. However, he is well-known for his contributions to politics, science and philanthropic efforts.
Keep reading. It’s one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.
We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.
Lloyd Alexander (1924-2007) was an American author, who wrote primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults.
Do the steps that you’ve been shown, by everyone you’ve ever known . . . until the dance becomes your very own. (lyrics from “The Only Child”)
Let the disappointment pass, let the laughter fill your glass. (lyrics from “For a Dancer”)
Jackson Browne (born 1948) is an American singer and songwriter.
Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, loaded with possibilities to learn something new, to gain fresh insights.
From Isaiah 43:18-19: “Do not remember the former things or consider the things of old. I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Dale Evans (1912-2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She also just happened to be married to one of the most famous of Hollywood cowboys, Roy Rogers.
Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.
I have far more confidence in the man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.
Michael Faraday (1791-1867) was an English physicist and chemist. His research greatly contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
I’m not a teacher: only a fellow-traveler of whom you asked the way. I pointed ahead–ahead of myself as well as you.
After all, the wrong road always leads somewhere.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish-born playwright, critic, and political activist.
Understand that God, in His sovereignty, places His hand over our lives and allows us to pass through painful experiences that we would never choose or want. Accepting and learning from them, we grow deeper in Christian life.
From Ecclesiastes 3:14: “ I know that whatever God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it nor anything taken from it; God has done this so that all should stand in awe before Him.”
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