Favorite Quotations and Sayings

Sometimes quotations and sayings encapsulate great wisdom without requiring a lot of explanation.

1. “You do your best with the hand life has dealt you.” This expression comes from cards and reminds us that we don’t all get the same advantages in life but that we can do surprisingly well if we apply ourselves regardless of our situation.

2. “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get into Heaven.” (Jesus Christ in Matthew 19:24)

3. “ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” (Aristotle) For my students I shorten it to “Make excellence a habit.”