Something motivational, to live by!
2006-10-26 21:36:44 · 12 answers · asked by andrephoenix 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I don't know if this will mean anything to a child, but I did write this quote down when I was still in my teens:
"Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old." --Lord Chesterfield
2006-10-26 21:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by aerin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't know a good quote on this subject, but I do know of a good and TRUE story that is great to inspire. Albert Einstein, the most intelligent person to ever live, was actually thought to be mentally impaired until he was nearly 10 years old, and look at the legacy HE left us all.
2006-10-27 04:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by Daydream Believer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it as part of daily life.
-John Mason Brown
Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.
-Malcolm Forbes
Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not; it is the first lesson that ought to be learned; and however early a man's training begins, it is probably the last lesson that he learns thoroughly.
-Thomas H. Huxley
2006-10-27 11:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by purpleplaid87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ancient Chinese emperor demanded from his court philosopher a response that would be appropriate for EVERY occasion, on threat of excecution. The philosopher thought about it for a day or so, and offered,
"This too shall pass."
Recalling this has gotten me through many a difficult time in life, and though I doubt the double meaning exists in the Chinese, it's certainly applicable for your intended use!
2006-10-27 12:49:04 · answer #4 · answered by arag0rn111 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to my 360 and check out the quote at the bottom of the page.
2006-10-27 04:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by kitty fresh & hissin' crew 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are some of my favourites not all are suitable for school but i thought id share with you anyway
plan to fail, fail to plan
sucess is 99% persipration
pain is for a moment pride is forever
love of learning is the learning of love
if you think youve lost u have
the man who wins is the man who thinks he can
my fav : be the best for that is all you can be
2006-10-27 07:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by amy_aka_armygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've really nothing to contribute... Just wanted to say carry on, it's great that you're helping a child to do well in school.
2006-10-27 04:46:33 · answer #7 · answered by MJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very simple quote, but, this is what i tell myself everytime i feel down or depressed.
"If u can't, then who can?"
2006-10-27 06:28:27 · answer #8 · answered by SMILEY B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again !!"
"The path to greatness, starts with the smallest step"
"Laziness is temporary, knowledge is eternal"
2006-10-27 04:54:45 · answer #9 · answered by Wee Eck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail!
2006-10-27 04:40:16 · answer #10 · answered by RIDLEY 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋