“Just because you are innocent does not mean that others cannot harm you. History teaches us that lesson.” MeanDoeHumanityTeachBuddhismLessonsHarmInnocent Author:Frederick Lenz
“Being tolerant does not mean acquiescing to the intolerable; it does not mean covering up disrespect; it does not mean coddling the aggressor or disguising aggression. Tolerance is the virtue that teaches us to live with the different. It teaches us to learn from and respect the different.” MeanDoeDifferentTeachVirtueSocietyToleranceAggressionCoveringDisrespectAggressors Author:Paulo Freire
“God brings men [and women] into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse [teach and improve] them. [It is fair and appropriate to get excited about what those lessons and improvements to you will mean for the future happiness of you and those you care about.]” MenMeanCareWaterTeachLessonsMen And WomenFairsExcitedImprovementAppropriateAnticipationDeep WaterFuture Happiness Author:John H Aughey
“It doesn't matter to me. I'm just worried. It's the first time I've see Teach like that. He said he had two regrets...Once, 20 years ago. And once when you hurt your wrist. He said he didn't ever want to regret again. I wonder what that means.” WantYearsFirstsMeanSaidTwoMatterHurtWonderTeachRegretDramaFirst TimeYears AgoWorriedWrists Author:Kim Su-mi
“Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill it teaches the whole people by example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies the means - to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure the conviction of a private criminal - would bring terrible retributions.” PeopleIfsMenMayMeanEndsWholeGovernmentLawOrderLibertyTeachTeacherCrimeExampleTerribleIllConvictionCriminalsEvery ManCommitSecureAdministrationJustifyAnarchyContemptInvitesContagiousRetributionLiberty And JusticeCriminal LawEnds Justify The MeansConflicting Opinions Author:Louis D. Brandeis
“Older boys often asked me to teach them “some bad words in your language”. At first I politely refused. My refusal merely increased their determination, so I solved the problem by teaching them phrases like 'man kharam' which means “I'm an idiot”. I told them that what I was teaching them was so nasty that they would have to promise never to repeat it to anyone. They would then spend all of recess running around yelling “I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot!”. I never told them the truth. I figured someday, somebody would” MenFirstsMeanProblemRunningLanguageBoysTeachTeachingPromiseDeterminationIdiotPhrasesRepeatsSomedayNastyRefusalYellingRecessBad Word Book:Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Source: Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
“I can tell in two minutes if I should hire someone in the kitchen. Two minutes. It's his desire. It's that open-eyed, attentive expression. If he doesn't have it ... I mean, I can teach a chimp how to cook dinner. But I cannot teach a chimp how to love it.” IfsShouldMeanI CanTwoDesireTeachMinutesExpressionCookingDinnerCooksKitchenHow To Love Author:Mario Batali