"Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care."
- Anonymous
Compassion
"Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it."
- Anonymous
Forgiveness
"True friendship is like a rose, we don’t realize its beauty until it fades."
- Anonymous
Relationships
"A life filled with love, must have some thorns, but a life empty of love will have no roses."
- Anonymous
Love
"A woman is like a rose…If you take good care of her, you will see love blossom."
- Anonymous
Love
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."
- Calvin Coolidge
Persistence
"I have stood on a mountain of no’s for one yes."
- Barbara Elaine Smith
Persistence
"First, forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice."
- Octavia Butler
Persistence
"A dragonfly's journey is proof that persistence carves canyons from cliffs"
Persistence
"Persistence pays off, buzz on like the dragonfly"
Persistence