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“The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.”

- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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“An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment.”

- David Attenborough

Today is the 40^th annual Earth Day. How can your curiosity make our world better? For more information, please consider http://www.earthday.org/earthday2010

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“The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic's terrible.”

- Jeff Taylor

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If you want to be happy for a year, plant a garden; If you want to be happy for life, plant a tree.

- English Proverb

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“Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?’”

- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a twentieth-century American civil rights leader, pastor, & teacher.  For more information about he and his work, please consider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

We continue a week of quotes celebrating African American History Month and the rich wisdom that enriches us all.  For more information about this time, please consider http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/

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Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.

- unknown

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Sow a thought, and you reap an act;

Sow an act, and you reap a habit;

Sow a habit, and you reap a character;

Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

- Charles Reade

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The highest form of wisdom is kindness.

-Talmud Brakhot 17a

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“People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you’ll know exactly what to do.”

- Michelle Ventor

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“Illness is not cured by saying the word ‘medicine,’ but by taking medicine. Enlightenment is not achieved by repeating the word ‘God’ but by directly experiencing God.”

- Sankara

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“Without wisdom imagination is a cruel taskmaster.”

- from The Shack by William P. Young

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“While we try to teach our children all about life,

Our children teach us what life is all about.”

~ Angela Schwindt

Today is Universal Children’s Day. To see more about this UN event, please check out http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/ or the links and resources at http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/children_day/

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“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.”

- Baker Priest

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“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”

- Unknown

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“If I have seen farther than other [people] it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”

- Isaac Newton

Who has lifted you up to see farther in life?

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“Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.”

- Albert Einstein

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“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”

- Jimmy Dean

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“The foolish [person] seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his [or her] feet.”

- James Oppenheim

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“Wonder rather than doubt is the root of knowledge.”

- Abraham Joshua Heschel

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“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom”

- Greek proverb