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The following books were recommended by our Connected Educators of Week. We hope you enjoy!
- “Love is the greatest word in our language.”
- “Earn the right to be proud and confident.”
- “Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.”
- “Happiness begins where selfishness ends.”
- “Big things are accomplished only through the perfection of minor details.”
- “Discipline yourself and others won’t need to.”
- “If I am through learning, I am through.” (As a teacher I love this one)
- “Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results.”
- “If you do not have time to do it right, when will you find time to do it over?”
- “The smallest good deed is better than the best intention.”
- “Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”
- “It is what you learn after you know it all that counts.”
- “The time to make friends is before you need them.”
- “The more concerned we become over the things we can’t control, the less we will do with the things we can control.”
- “Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.”
- “As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.”
- “Material things are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)”
- “You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for another without thought of something in return.”
- “Forget favors given; remember those received.”
- “Make friendship a fine art.”
- “Tell the truth. That way you don’t have to remember a story.”
- “If we magnified our blessings as much as we magnified our disappointments, we would all be much happier.”
- “Do not permit what you cannot do to interfere with what you can do.”
- “Never make excuses. Your friends don’t need them and your foes won’t believe them.”
- “Never be disagreeable just because you disagree.”
John Wooden has a great life philosophy that applies to so much more than athletics. Please stay tuned for later posts on John Wooden’s Maxims.
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