A wonderful thing about true laughter is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.
He who laughs most, learns most.
John Cleese Quotes
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John Lubbock Quotes
Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.
A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.
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.
Bill Russell Quotes
My father once told me that anyone who worked for three dollars an hour owed it to himself to put in four dollars’ worth of work.
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission. I truly believe in the saying, “We work to become, not to acquire.”
Bill Russell (born 1934) is a former professional basketball player in the United States. Before he embarked on a highly successful career in the NBA, he played on teams which won two national collegiate championships as well as an Olympic gold medal. As a professional player, he played on 11 championship teams with the Boston Celtics.
Washington Irving Quotes
There is sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power.
One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
American Washington Irving (1783-1859) ranks as one of his country’s most renowned authors. His amazing short stories of “Rip Van Winkle” and “The Legend of Sleeping Hollow” remain all-time classics. Ironically, his final resting place is at the Sleeping Hollow Cemetery in New York state.
Albert Camus Quotes
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me lay an invincible summer.
Knowing God
From Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.”
During childhood years
Hearing about God
Stories filling ears
Joining with His squad
Years moving along
Learning about God
Life fills with His song
Accepting His rod
Adulthood arrives
Discovering God
His message now thrives
Walking on fresh sod
Maturity comes
Truly knowing God
Steady, beating drum
Crashing sin’s facade
Divine hands rebuild
Spirit calling out
Righteousness refilled
Taking Heaven’s route
From Philippians 3:15-16: “Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. Only let us hold fast to what we have attained.”
Julie Andrews Quotes
Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.
When adversity hits, go out and learn something.
Lucille Ball Quotes
In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by.
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t play to get discouraged.
Lucille Ball (1911-1989) persevered through a quiet film career in the 1930s and 1940s. Television would be her gateway to stardom with her memorable sitcom “I Love Lucy.” This comedic actress earned five Emmy Awards for her television work.
Jack Hanna Quotes
Touch the heart, teach the mind.
The world is the true classroom. The most rewarding and important type of learning is through experience, seeing something with our own eyes.
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