- The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. ~Kahlil Gibran
For Elana:
- No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted. ~Aesop
For Shannon:
- When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?" ~Howard Ikemoto
For Sarah:
- One can't live mindfully without being enmeshed in psychological processes that are around us. ~Philip Zimbardo
Matt, these are so great. You've been so thoughtful about the quotes you've chosen for people. And as for the Zimbardo quote--that is absolutely perfect. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the House of the Blues.
ReplyDelete- John Lee Hooker
(Well, he should've said it.)
Great quotes. You always pick such good ones.
ReplyDeleteAnother great list of quotes. I love that they are to specific people.
ReplyDeleteEspecially love that Ikemoto one. Aren't kids choice?
These are great. What a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a great week of quotes. Hope you have a fun 4th weekend with your family.
ReplyDeleteThought provoking as always. :) Enjoy your 4th of July, Matt! BTW - thanks for giving me the inspiration (and courage) to take a hiatus from blogging. It starts tomorrow. I announced it on my blog today.
ReplyDeleteThey forget? Funny!
ReplyDeleteLove the Howard Ikemoto one!
ReplyDeleteChildren make the best philosophers! LOL!!
ReplyDeleteTake care
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I love quotes!!...and I particularly love the one you posted for Shannon :)
ReplyDeleteYour quote-fest has been beyond awesome. You have done a terrific job matching quotes to their recipients.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Fantastic! Thank you for thinking of me. Your kindness is king. Have a great holiday weekend.
ReplyDeleteThat Aesop dude has it down.
ReplyDeleteThanks for including me, Matt. That is perfect. As always, these are some great quotes.
ReplyDeleteIkemoto's quote is so cute! I love how literal kids are! Life would be a lot less worrisome if we stayed that way instead of throwing in all the pretense and underlying hints and sarcasm that adults do, LoL. :)
ReplyDeleteThat one for Elana fits her so perfectly! :) Great quotes
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, Matt. Picked some inspiring quotes...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cool quotes, buddy.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great week of posts.
ReplyDeleteNice quotes. I like the one about drawing.
ReplyDeleteEach of these touched me deep. It is a sign of who you are...that you can choose so wisely, choose so well...and I'm new to reading you. Impressive. And, thank you.
ReplyDeleteChildren. Philosophers--in-training. If we would just leave them alone to do their thing.
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday, Matt. And everybody.
Healthy nouns and verbs to all.
Love these! Great quotes and great people :)
ReplyDeleteI love that you "give" them to people and how much that shows what you know of them. A true friend who's paid attention. Love that easily as much as I love the quotes, which are great. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the Aesop quote
ReplyDeleteI love these quotes, Matt, and that you've personalize some of them.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful 4th!