Thursday, October 7, 2010

World History and Geography: Sayings/Quotes from the 3 belief systems

The following list of sayings or quotes are identical to those that were posted around the classroom on October 7th and 8th...you may use them to finish your quote identification and explanation assignment

1. Have no friends [that are not] not equal to yourself.

2. If you think that you do not have enough, then you will never have enough.

3. Live and let live.

4. The inferior man is disrespectful to great men; he makes fun of wisdom.

5. Suffering can be ended.

6. The fully enlightened one is the highest among all living beings.

7. While his parents are alive, a son may not move far away.

8. The best way to run the world is to leave it alone.

9.  A mother cannot shield her son from old age, disease, and death; nor can the son
    shield his mother from them.

10. Of all people, girls and servants are most difficult to behave.

11. The progress of a superior person is upwards, the progress of an inferior person is downwards.

12. Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little.

13.. Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts

14. A journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step.

15. If you are not always trying to be someone, you can be who you are.

2 comments:

  1. I am the parent of one of your 9th grade students and I think these quotes are fabulous!

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  2. Hii I m Unnati Patel one of your student of last year do your remember me..??

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