"In visiting teaching we reach out to each other. Hands often speak as voices canâ€™t. A warm embrace conveys volumes. A laugh together unites us. A moment of sharing refreshes our souls. We cannot always lift the burden of one who is troubled, but we can lift her so she can bear it well."

-- Elaine L. Jack

#Teaching Quotes #Voice Quotes #Hands Quotes

“It is a lovely oddity of human nature that a person is more inclined to interrupt two people in conversation than one person alone with a book.”

Source : Amor Towles (2011). “Rules of Civility: A Novel”, p.79, Penguin
“The Christian religion, outwardly and even in intention humble, does, without meaning it, teach man to regard himself as the most important of all created things. Man surveys the starry heavens and hears with his ears of the plurality of worlds; yet his religion bids him believe that his alone out of these innumerable spheres is the object of his master's love and sacrifice.”

Source : Ouida (1896). “Views and Opinions”
“Think about the world you want to live and work in. What do you need to know to build the world? Demand that your teachers teach you that.”
“It's special, grandparents and grandchldren. So much simpler. Is it always so, I wonder? I think perhaps it is. While one's child takes a part of one's heart to use and misuse as they please, a grandchild is different. Gone are the bonds of guilt and responsibility that burden the maternal relationship. The way to love is free.”
“I didn't really get into underground comics, though I've liked some of what I've seen. Dame Darcy was very impressive to meet, really talented. In general, I've always been more interested in searching out music, so I think I miss out on a lot of underground art.”
“There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.”

Source : Alexander Hamilton, Donald R. Hickey, Connie D. Clark (2006). “Citizen Hamilton: The Wit and Wisdom of an American Founder”, p.87, Rowman & Littlefield
“I want to make my life, not just my job, the best it can be. The rest will work itself out.”
“You look closely enough, you'll find that everything has a weak spot where it can break, sooner or later.”

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