Quotes about Engagement

If a man supervises but fails to nurture, it's possible that he's either a tyrant or an absentee landlord. Neither is fitting for a father, much less an elder.

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.

In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The second best thing is the wrong thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

We did everything possible to keep up the spirits of the men, but it was exceedingly difficult because there was nothing for them to do.

i am part of everything that i have read

My actions are my only true belongings.

Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying, or meditating, or endeavoring something for the public good.

Job: "The life of man upon earth is a warfare.

Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation.

What I think the average person wants is not a fight; they want to see something move forward in their own neighborhood.

T?cerea face parte din conversa?ie.

Children need to do more than learn new skills. The theory of capabilities suggests they need to be challenged. They need to solve hard problems. They need to develop values. When you find yourself providing more and more experiences that are not giving children an opportunity to be deeply engaged, you are not equipping them with the processes they need to succeed in the future.