“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ― William Arthur Ward     “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward   “It is wise to direct your anger towards problems — not people; to focus your energies on answers — not excuses.” ― William Arthur Ward   “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to…

“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” ― William Blake   “A truth that’s told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent.” ― William Blake   “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” ― William Blake   “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.” ― William Blake   “If a thing loves, it…

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ― W.B. Yeats     “I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.” ― W.B. Yeats     “For he would be thinking of love Till the stars had run away And the shadows eaten the moon.” ― W.B. Yeats   “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ― William Butler Yeats     “Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more full of weeping than you…