Words and Wisdom Archive

Anne Bradstreet:
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.

Margaret Atwood:
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Henry Van Dyke:
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another.
The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.

"One kind word can warm three winter months."
~Japanese proverb

"Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind,
As man's ingratitude."
~William Shakespeare

Learn From Aristotle!
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet."

"Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity."

Aristotle
Greek Philosopher