#65 Healing Wounds

He that studieth revenge keepeth his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. ~ John Milton

#64 Drink Deep

A little learning is a dangerous thing/Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. ~ Alexander Pope

#63 Pools of Sparkling Water

Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? ~ T. S. Eliot

#62 Stimulating Youthful Minds

It is only by introducing the young to great literature, drama, and music, and to the excitement of great science that we open to them the possibilities that lies within the human spirit- enable them to see visions and dream dreams. ~ Eric Anderson

#61 A Big Shadow

Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. ~Swedish proverb

#60 The Best Part

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. ~ William Wordsworth

Care to recommend this blog to others?

#59 Live with Zest

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and too prudent. ~ Vincent van Gogh

#58 To Begin to Understand

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. ~ Jose Ortega y Gasset

#57 Stay Positive

I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance. ~ e. e. cummings

(I enjoy rereading this quote to think about the implications.)

#56 An Open Mind

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ~ Aristotle

#55 The Sum Total

Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps. The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, their quests. And so are you. ~ Elie Wiesel

#54 From the Heart

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children. ~ Kahlil Gibran

#53 Immortal Art

Life beats down and crushes the soul, but art reminds you that you have one. ~ Stella Adler

#52 Show your Passions

Exuberance is beauty. ~ William Blake

#51 Perceptive Kids

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~ Robert Fulghum

#50 Actions Speak Louder

I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts. ~ John Locke

#49 In Pursuit

Is there anything in life so disenchanting as attainment? ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

What are your quests?

#48 Overcoming Grief

The world is full of suffering; it is also full of the overcoming of it. ~ Helen Keller

#47 Walk Beside Me

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. ~Albert Camus

#46 'Dig My Nails into the Earth'

Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, savour you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it will not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky, and want , more than all the world, your return. ~ Mary Jean Irion

Quoteflections Celebrates Life

I had some fun creating a video of some of my Wordle illustrations through Animoto.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

#45 Students on Fire

Education is not filling a bucket but lighting a fire. ~ William Butler Yeats

(Here's hoping for a great educational year for those many students and the teachers whose chief role is to ignite learning.)

#44 The Little Things

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. ~ Peter Marshall

#43 Distinguished Labour

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt. ~ Max Beerbohm

#42 This present hour

Gladly accept the gifts of this present hour. ~ Horace

#41 The Inquisitive Mind

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. ~ James Thurber

What are some of life's most important questions?

#40 Get on the Dance Floor

Life is the dancer and you are the dance. ~ Eckhart Tolle