“There is something wonderful about a book. We can pick it up. We can heft it. We can read it. We can set it down. We can think of what we have read. It does something for us. We can share great minds, great actions, and great undertakings in the pages of a book.”
― Standing for Something: Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
― Standing for Something: Ten Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
“Imagine how our own families, let alone the world, would change if we vowed to keep faith with one another, strengthen one another, look for and accentuate the virtues in one another, and speak graciously concerning one another. Imagine the cumulative effect if we treated each other with respect and acceptance, if we willingly provided support. Such interactions practiced on a small scale would surely have a rippling effect throughout our homes and communities and, eventually, society at large.”
― Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
― Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
“If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.”
― Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
― Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes
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