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Parable of the Turtle Picnic   A turtle family went on a picnic.. The turtles, being naturally slow about things, took seven years to prepare for their outings.Finally the turtle family left home looking for a suitable place. During the second year of their journey they found it. For about six months theycleaned up the area, unpacked the picnic basket, and completed the arrangements. Then they discovered the had forgotten the salt. A picnic without salt would be a disaster, they all agreed. After a lengthy discussion, the youngest turtle was chosen to retrieve the salt from home. Although he was the fastest of the slow moving turtles, the little turtle whined, cried, and wobbled in his shell. He agreed to go on one condition: that no one would eat until he returned. The family consented and the little turtle left. Three years passed-- and the little turtle had not returned. Five years...six years.. Then in the seventh year of his absence, the oldest turtle could no longer contain his hunger. He announced that he was going to eat and began to unwrap a sandwich. At that point the little turtle suddenly popped out from behind a tree shouting, "SEE I knew you wouldn't wait. Now I am not going to go get the salt." The Moral Is... Some of us waste our lives waiting for people to live up to our expectations of them. We are so concerned about what others are doing that we don't do anything ourselves. ******

KNOW DON BOSCO LOVE DON BOSCO

……Quiz 2 on Don Bosco

1. What message did Johnny Bosco get from his dream at the age of nine?
   
2. When was he ordained a priest?
   
3. When did Mamma Margaret enter the oratory to help Don Bosco?
   
4. Who were the parents of Don Bosco?
   
5. Who was against Don Bosco's studies?
   
6. Who was the Majestic person who appeared to Don Bosco in the famous dream at the age of 9?
   
7. Name the priest who offered to teach Johnny Bosco?
   
8. Who taught Don Bosco Latin?
   
9. What were the words written on the door of Don Bosco's room?
   
10. What words of St. Phillip Neri was Don Bosco accustomed to quote regarding cheerfulness?
    

Answers to Quiz 1

1. When was John Bosco born? – August 16, 1815.
   
2. When did he receive the first Holy Communion? – On Easter Sunday, March 26, 1826.
   
3. When was the first boarding boy admitted? – In May, 1847.
   
4. When was he declared a saint? – Easter Sunday, April 1, 1934.
   
5. Who was the intimate friend of John Bosco in the seminary? – Louis Comollo.
   
6. Name the boy raised from the dead by Don Bosco? – Charles.
   
7. Who was the second saintly boy at the oratory? – Mickey Magone.
   
8. Who was Don Bosco's first pupil? – Bartholomew Garelli.
   
9. Who was the first pupil of the oratory who was ordained? – Felix Reviglio.
   

What would the upper class families say about Don Bosco when he went to request them for help for his boys? – He entered our houses like an angel.

Animated Way of the Cross at St. Dominic Savio's Andheri

Jesus before Pilate

Jesus is Condemned
Jesus is given the Cross

Jesus falls

Jesus meets His Mother

Simon helps Jesus



Veronica wipes Jesus's face
The Woman weep for Jesus
Jesus is stripped of his Garments


Jesus is nailed to the Cross



A boy presents flowers to Jesus

Jesus Breath's His last

Jesus is laid in the arms of his Mother

The Salesian for the next 150 years

• The Salesian congregation is celebrating 150 years.
  
• At this juncture do we need to reinvent ourselves?
  
• The context: the Salesian of tomorrow, what type of world does he have to engage with?
  
• For this, what type of Salesian do we need?
  
• Attitudes, skills, etc.
  
• What shape should our formation take to prepare this Salesian?
  
• And for the 'present Salesian' – do they need to be re-formed?
  
• Our communities, do they need to take on a different shape?
  
• Effective Salesians and Salesian Communities for the future.
  

"Your reflection and answers can help us be better sons of Don Bosco".

WAY OF THE CROSS

 

Introduction:

 

The road to Calvary stretches long and lonely before Jesus. Along this path there are loads of barriers that will prevent him from continuing. He could turn back. But he knew that for him there must be no return. He must do his fathers will whole-heartedly.

 

Is there no one to share his pain? Not even you. Yes Lord while we trace this path of sighs and tears, touch our hearts so that we will repent and thereafter readily embrace with joy all the crosses, sufferings and humiliations of our pilgrim lives here on earth.

 

Today, we take a different look at the reality of Jesus' death. We take this different look so that we see the people who we really are- the Pilates' among us, the Pharisees and the Scribes in us and the Veronicas who we must emulate.

 

The day of Jesus' crucifixion has come and gone. Time has passed on and people have begun to live their lives as if nothing had happened. till the day their lives were no more. And the day of judgement arrived. Sitting at the gates of heaven, in a multitude of people, are those who condemned him and those who supported him. Awaiting their Lord's arrival.. lt is JUDGMENT DAY!!!

 

The First Station: Jesus is brought before Pilate

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator:     Jesus was walking by the doors of heaven when he fell upon the cries of the man who had condemned him -Pontius Pilate.

Pilate immediately recognising Jesus, felt to his feet saying

Pilate:     Jesus, Son of God, have pity on me

Narrator:     Jesus heard his pleas and coming to his side, lifted him up and said

Jesus:     Pilate, what can I do for you?

Narrator:     Pilate had deliberated over the deeds of his life and felt regret

Pilate:     Master, if only I had known, then...

Narrator:     Jesus broke his statement and said

Jesus:     I came to do my Father's will. But tell me what made you do what you did?

Narrator:    Pilate replied

Pilate:     Jesus, I never could find any fault in you. But at that time, I had no option. I was afraid that if I went against the wishes of the crowd, they would do away with me.

Narrator:     Jesus smiled and replied to him

Jesus:     What does it profit a man that he gains the entire world, but loses his soul….

 

REFLECTION: Today Jesus asks us the very same question "What does it profit

a man that he gains the entire world, but loses his soul?. Let us look

deep into ourselves and see the Pilate in us, afraid..... afraid of standing up against the crowd, for what .is right ....afraid of following Jesus' example of supporting the cause of truth and justice .What answer do we have to give to Jesus at our judgement day?.....Are we going to be like Pilate and hide behind a curtain of shame and regret at our judgement day or are we going to change our lives from today and shine in the light of the Risen Lord.?

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

 

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Second Station: Jesus is given his cross

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator:     No sooner did Jesus leave Pilate than he came across the very

people who had planned his death- his Jewish brethren. The Pharisees and the Scribes.

They stood in silent shame, knowing nothing could be said or done to justify their deeds.

But Jesus, in his infinite mercy noticed them and said:

 

Jesus:    You needed my blood to quench your never-ending thirst for power. Your thoughts blinded your eyes to that which is right. It is pityful that you let your greed, your jealousy, your envy overpower you.

Remember my words- For those who want to be leaders must first learn to serve.

 

REFLECTION: In life, there have been numerous occasions when we have taken

up the roles of the Pharisees and the Scribes. We feel threatened and are afraid of losing number one position and so we block others from being in the limelight, and so instead of working together for Jesus' way of life, we feed our insecurity by abusing our powers by various ways.

 

Today Jesus calls ME to find myself, to find the purpose in my creation and to be confident about who I am ?

 

Today Jesus calls us to be leaders in God's kingdom by being servants here on earth.

 

How ready are we ?

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

 

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Third Station: Jesus falls the first time

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world .

 

Narrator:     As Jesus continued his walk; he grew pensive about the day of his death. He remembered feeling the weight of the cross on his shoulders, overpowering his human capacities. He remembered falling to the ground - the crowd in the background denouncing him with chants and spittle. He recalls the pain, the hope and the desire for it all to just go away but then he rises to the occasion. He picked up his cross and moved on saying to himself "0 father, let thy will be done"

 

REFLECTION: Jesus showed his human side, when his physical

strength broke down. a fact we face everyday in our daily lives-which seems to be at times overbearing that we just want to give up hope. But do we give up?...or do we follow Jesus' example in taking strength from prayer.

Today, let us commit ourselves that no matter what the obstacle, no matter what the setback, we will use the power of prayer to inspire us and go on facing life. Knowing that "the father's will" must be done.

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is ah example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Fourth Station: Jesus meets his mother

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world .

 

Narrator:     Jesus' thoughts were broken when he noticed his mother calling out to him.

Even now, long after his death, Jesus sees in her, the motherly love ever so strongly. He tells her

 

Jesus:     Mother, I thank you for all the pains you took in bearing me, in enriching me as I grew up , in letting go of me as I became independent but most of all , I am grateful to u for being there every step of the way, even at my death.

 

Narrator:     The mention of his death drew strong emotion from his mother and she could not hold back her tears. The pain and the sadness were plain to the eye, as her eyes glistened with emotion.

Jesus hugged her close, bearing life testimony to the commandment "Honor your father and mother"

 

 

REFLECTION: Mother Mary was always there for Jesus; right from the time the

angel came to her till his death on the cross. Here now we remember our dear parents, teachers, formators, superiors and elders who are responsible for our growth and development. They are to us a special gift of God in our long journey to priestly ministry, We thank God for their sacrificial love and concern towards us.

We remember all those who lack the motherly care and love, and also those parents who are neglected by their children.

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator: As Jesus moved on, he noticed a man helping another towards

the gates of heaven. On coming nearer, Jesus recognized him to

be none other than Simon of Cyrene- the same man who had

helped him carry his cross.

Jesus acknowledged his kindness and thanked him

 

Jesus:     Thank you Simon for helping me carry my cross. You enabled me to complete my purpose and fulfill my father's will

 

Simon of Cyrene: It was my pleasure, my Lord, but I have to make a

confession. At first, when the guards picked me to carry your cross, all I could think was "why me?' But later on, I realised that I was helping you complete your mission and that I was privileged to do so.

 

Jesus:     Truly, you are the Good Samaritan?.

 

REFLECTION: Many a time in life, we find ourselves .in situations where

we can help someone in need, where we can contribute to a mission ,be it at church, through some form of work in any organisaition or any other social cause, but for which we have to go .out of our way and make some sacrifice. What choice do we make then? Are we good Samaritans like Simon of Cyrene, and help Jesus in his mission or do we make petty excuses of having no time and other commitments. What excuse are we going to make to Jesus on judgement day?...

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world .

 

Narrator: It was nearing lunch time and Jesus stopped for a break, he

noticed a woman at an adjoining table smiling at him. Jesus moved towards her and said

 

Jesus:     I remember you. Seeing my swollen eyes, bruised face and tangled hair, most of my friends had ran away but that did not stop you. Thank you for your support!!

 

Narrator: She introduces herself as Veronica and said

 

Veronica:I only did what I felt was right.

 

Jesus:     Truly , I say to you, Happy are those who have the courage you have to do right

 

REFLECTION: It took Veronica-a woman in a male dominated society to

step up and do what she thought was right. Women in Indian society have traditionally been considered to be weaker and inferior. The rise in position.. Rape., female e4rifantici.de and an endless list of crimes against the girl child, bears witness to .the- atrocities committed. Today, we are called to ponder and to see if we are a cause for this opinion.

Have we ever not treated the girl child equally?

 

Isn't it time we take inspiration from the Veronica

 

so that we may also have the courage to do right, to do what is just and humane.

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an, example for us to follow

Have mercy-on us O lord, have mercy on us

 

The Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world .

 

Narrator: As Jesus was about to leave, he heard a stranger beckon him. The man said Stranger: Jesus of Nazareth, I was there, I was one of them I heard them shouting for your blood. I knew what they did was wrong but.... I wanted to lift you up and possibly give you some water. But something kept me back?.... what would the crowds say?....what would they do to me?...what would become of my family?....So I joined them ..I became one of them.. .I shouted for you to die. . But inside I died of guilt! ..please forgive me.

Jesus felt pity for the man and said to him

    

Jesus:     Your repentance has saved you. Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor for theirs is the Kingdom of God.

 

REFLECTION: The innocent suffering under the weight of the cross is a momentary affliction "preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all means. (2Cor4/17).

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

 

 

The Eighth Station: Jesus speaks to the women of

Jerusalem

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator: Jesus walked on till he came to a park where he heard the sounds of women laughing and children playing. The women recognised Jesus as the one they had wept for and one of them said to him

 

Woman:     Lord, I am sorry for what happened to you. I knew it was wrong but all I could do to show my concern was to shed my tears. I hope they reduced the pain of your sacrifice.

 

Jesus:     Your tears have opened the door of change for you and so , the pain I have suffered has got its ransom.

Happy are those who mourn, God will comfort them.

 

REFLECTION: Self-realization is the first step of change and change is

what is expected of us during the season of Lent. So let us spend time and. think whether we have truly-understood the purpose of Jesus suffering and death and its, relation with our lives. Jesus stood for the good, for the truth. for justice and all that we perceive as right, ....he died because his sacrifice would help us in our journey of self-realization and in understanding how we can make a difference to others....The women of Jerusalem paid ransom to: Jesus' death by changing…will we be able to pay that same ransom?.....

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Ninth Station: Jesus falls the third time

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator:    Jesus noticed Peter deep in thought and so he inquired saying.

 

Jesus:     Peter, what troubles you?

 

Narrator: Peter replied.

 

Peter:     I am sorry that I was not there for you in your time of trouble and that you could not count on me. You were always there for me, never once did u leave me.....and I am sorry........

 

Narrator: Peter knew that no words could make do for what had happened

Jesus: Your humility in accepting your fault has saved you...happy are those who are humble, for they shall receive what God has promised!!

 

REFLECTION: All of us are human beings and to falter is natural......but to

accept your fault –to realise, is the first step to change and redemption. What prevents us from accepting our faults?.... Is it our pride that we cant ever do wrong...is it our fear of what will people say? .... ls it the ego inside us that prevents us from being humble enough to say Yes, I am wrong........and I will work towards changing myself.......today we have a choice, to be proud and stay as we are or to be humble ..accept our mistakes-and just as the beatitude says to receive what God has promised

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Tenth Station: Jesus is stripped of his clothes

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world .

 

Narrator: As Jesus and Peter were talking, a man dressed up in a soldier's uniform came to Jesus knelt before him and with his head down said

 

Soldier:     Lord, I was one of them who disgraced you publicly by stripping you naked and by spitting on your face and to scorn you even more we cast lots to divide your clothing.

My God, I have no excuse but to say I took advantage of the power that was given to me Rather than using it for what is right, I abused it for self-pleasures and riches.

 

Have mercy on me....

 

REFLECTION: The greed for power and its misuse is the root to all sin.

And so Lord here we make our humble plea to help us to strip ourselves of all the thoughts and desires of our own self- glory, fame and power. This will only keep us ready for our own judgement.

 

Remember that Christ: life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Eleventh Station: Jesus is nailed to the cross

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator: After a long day's walk, Jesus was tired and so he sat down in

the shade of a nearby tree, relaxed and continued to think. As he looked at his hands, he noticed the holes in his hand that the nails had made and the memories seemed to be as clear as day. He felt the pain with each hit of the nail, the taunts of the people shouting, "Hail, King of the Jews". He closed his eyes and said to his father Jesus: Father, I thank you for being there with me every step of the way and for giving me the strength to complete the mission you had set for me. I know that if it wasn't for You, I would have never been able to achieve what I did. Help everyone to realise that You are always there, no matter what.

 

REFLECTION: God is always there and he is always calling out for

us….but are we listening...He has left the door half open for us...."..all we have to do is to take the first step and push the door open. He wants us to realise the depth of love he has for us, But have we?.. have we fathomed the infinite power of God's "healing touch… the strength to transform ourselves completely. Let us pray that in all times of trials and tribulations, we will believe that God is there and that he will give us the strength to get through it.

 

Remember that Jesus life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Twelfth Station: Jesus dies on the cross

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world .

 

Narrator:    As Jesus continued to think, he noticed a child picking up flowers

in the vicinity. The child seemed so engrossed in his work, so oblivious to the surroundings...to the fact that it was Judgement Day!!.

Jesus called out to him and said

 

Jesus:     Child, come here...what is your name and for whom are you collecting these flowers?

 

Narrator:    The child introduced himself as Michael

 

Michael:     Sir, my mother told me that today a great man had died for all of us and since he was so important, I am collecting these flowers to place on his grave. But tell me sir, why would anyone die for someone else?

 

Narrator: The child's words brought tears to Jesus' eyes and he replied

 

Jesus:     Because I Love you!!!

    

REFLECTION: The greatest sacrifice a man can make is to lay down his

life for someone else. Jesus did that for us.. Jesus truly loved us...-but how many of us have taken heed of that??.. Have I taken the trouble to find out.. what he stood for and why did he die for me? He came to earth and died to teach us what comes above all things.....LOVE...

On our Judgment day, will be able to wipe away Jesus' tears and tell him we love him?...

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for us to follow

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is taken down from the cross

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator:As Jesus walked Michael back home, he sees Michael run

back right into the arms of his mother. He wondered what his Mother Mary had felt when they took him down from the cross .the pain...the anguish.... the helpnesses, seeing her son's lifeless body In her arms..... Knowing that her son had died right before her eyes and all that she could do is trust in God's will , knowing that he knows best. Jesus: Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires, God will satisfy them fully.

 

REFLECTION: Life is a complicated and tough challenge to face and

many times we do not understand why things happen the way they do. Today, we are called to follow Mother Mary's example of trusting God , believing that he wants the best for all of us. We humans, like to feel superior .by being in control, but it is time to realise that our true purpose, is in letting go, like Mary, and working towards fulfilling our creator's will.

Are we ready to do what God requires'?

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for: us to follow •

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is laid in the tomb

 

We adore thee 0 Christ and we bless thee Because by the holy cross thou has redeemed the world.

 

Narrator:    Jesus had walked and thought the entire day and now it was

time to rest. As he closed his eyes, he pictured himself lying in the tomb, prepared for him by a stranger Joseph of Arimathea. He recalled the care and concern shown by Mary Magdalene in preparing spices...and as he dozed off, he smiled.... because.... there was still hope for mankind…

His thoughts echoed, " I still believe in the goodness of man"

 

REFLECTION: This .way of the cross is a reminder that we have to follow

the example set by Jesus, in order to shine with him on judgment day… and yes, it is possible… and why do I say that?.... I say it.. because Jesus himself says it......'" I still believe in the goodness " of man" .So let us take up the responsibility and realise that we are all created with one purpose -to spread the Good News by living God's message, the very same message that his holy messenger Jesus died for.

Jesus met his challenge... the challenge you and I face in our daily lives today...... are we ready to face it, like him?

 

 

Remember that Jesus' life and death is an example for: us to follow •

Have mercy on us 0 Lord, have mercy on us.

 

Concluding Prayer:

 

Heavenly Father, we have contemplated on the passion of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ. Lord, help us not to be harsh like Pilate who disgracefully condemned you to death, like the soldiers who out of greed spat, mocked and above all stripped you off your garments and exposed you to the vulgar gaze of the scoffing multitude or like your disciples who deserted you when you were in need, but rather let us be tike your mother who was so patient towards the brutal soldiery, Simon who willingly lent a helping hand, Veronica who refreshed you by wiping your face with her damp handkerchief and Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus who brought you down from the cross and laid you in a new tomb where no one had ever been buried. Amen

Book of Quotes

 

• Go with good companions and do not be idle – Don Bosco vol 9.p.25.
  
• It takes comfort in hoping for sunshine to return after the storm – Don Bosco vol 8.p.87.
  
• A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Chinese proverb.
  
• Give yourself to the practice of virtues while you are young, for to put it off until later is to run the risk of being eternally lost. The virtues you should cultivate most are modesty, humility, obedience and charity – Don Bosco.
  
• Thanks to God, hard work is for me more of a delight and relaxation than a burden – Don Bosco.
  
• Let nothing trouble you - Don Bosco.
  
• Prayers is necessary, but along with it, work. He who does not work should neither eat Don Bosco.
  
• Plays should be amusing and relaxing, but always constructive, moral and short - Don Bosco vol.6.p.647.
  
• Yo9u cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself – Galileo.
  
• To help our neighbour is work of charity and works of charity are always worthy of praise
  
• The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist"- Maria Montessori.
  
• We lead by being human. We do not lead by being corporate, professional, or institutional – Raul G. Hawken.
  
• Fear not that thy life shall come to an end but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning – John Henry Cardinal.
  
• Let us watch well our beginnings and results will manage themselves – Alexander Clark.
  
• A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others – Buddha.
  
• Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down within incredible swiftness – Faith Baldwin.
  
• Good character is more to be praised than out standing talent. Most talents are to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece—by thought, choice, courage and determination. – H. Jackson Brown.
  
• Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  
• Everyone tries to define this thing called character. It's not hard. Character is dong what's right when nobody's looking – J.C Watts.
  
• Don't worry so much about self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its own reward. – Laura Schiessinger.
  
• He has half the deed done who has made a beginning – Horace.
  
• The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning – Ivy Baker.
  
• In my beginning, is my end – T.S. Eliot.
  
• There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning – Louis L'Amour.
  
• You will never win if you never begin.
  
• There is no education like adversity – Benjamin Disraeli.
  
• Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word – Brian Cracey.
  
• An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher – John W. Gardner.
  
• Start a boy on the right road, and even in old age he will not leave it – Proverbs22:6.
  
• Remember that knowledge without morals is but the soul's ruination - Don Bosco vol.8.p.90.
  
• A good beginning makes a good end – English Proverb.
  
• The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished – Barbara Colorose.
  
• You manage things; you lead people – Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper.
  
• Choose your friends by their character and your socks by their colour. Choosing your socks by their character makes no sense, and choosing your friends by their colour is unthinkable.
  
• I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in nation where they will not be judged by their colour of their skin but the content of their character – Marti Luther King, Jr.
  
• Life is a mirror! It will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks unto it – Earnest Holmes.
  
• Apparent failure may hold in its rough shell the germs of success that will blossom in time, and bear fruit throughout eternity – Frances Watkins Harper.
  
• The man who removes mountains begins by carrying away small stones – Chinese Proverb.
  
• I am not discouraged, because very wrong attempt discarded is another step forward – Thomas A Edison.
  
• Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure – Jack Lemmon.
  
• Don't think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success – Robert Orben.
  
• Education is more than a luxury; it is a responsibility that society owes to itself – Robin Cook.
  
• CRAZY ABOUT YOU if God had a refrigerator, YOUR picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, YOUR photo would be in it. He sends YOU flowers every spring and sunshine every morning. Whenever YOU want to talk, He'll listen, He could live anywhere in the universe and He could choose YOUR heart. What about the Christmas gift he sends YOU in Bethlehem; not mentioning that Friday at Calvary. Face it HE'S CRAZY ABOUT YOU.
  
• Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent – Marilyn vos Savant.
  
• When we are no longer able to change a situation… we are challenged to change ourselves – Victor frankl.
  
• Students should particularly cultivate humility. A proud student is stupid and ignorant.
  
• Hasten to do good work because time may run out and leave you defrauded - Don Bosco.
  
• Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears – Edgar Allan Poe.
  
• We cannot be more sensitive to pleasure without being more sensitive to pain – Alan Watts.
  
• Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back – Chinese Saying.
  
• Here is a test to find a whether your mission on earth is finished; if you're alive it isn't – Richard Bach.
  
• Be willing to be a beginner every single morning – Meister Eckhart.
  
• Character is like a tree and reputation is like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing – Abraham Lincon.
  
• Today a reader tomorrow a leader – W Fusselman.
  
• More powerful the will to win is the courage to begin.
  
• Peace is made at the council table, or by treatise, but in the hearts of men – Herbert Hoover.
  
• It is highly significant, and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in identification through ones own sensitivity worth the suffering of one's fellow human beings – Rollo May.
  
• Deep down we have the qualities of clarity, awareness, sensitivity, warmth and love, but, we have little idea at the outset just how deep and vast those qualities can be.
  
• The lower one's vitality, the more sensitive one is to great art – Max Beerbohm.
  
• Light, tender, sensitive touch is worth a ton of brawn – Peter Thomson.
  
• The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethnical paths in the maze of possible behavior – Earl Warren.
  
• A person who, because he has corns himself, always treads on other people's toes – Oscar Wilde.
  
• We're sensitive in so many ways. Not only emotionally and spiritually but creatively. The way we play together, it's very sensitive – Dave Navarro.
  
• What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation? – Cicero.
  
• No matter how good teaching may be, each student must take the responsibility for his own education – John Carolns S.J.
  
• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires – William Arthur Ward.
  
• What was the duty of the teacher if not to inspire? – Bharti Mukhejee.
  
• A good teacher must be able to put himself in the place of those who find learning hard – Eliphas Levi.
  
• If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss – Bill Gates.
  
• Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.
  
• The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall – Vince Lombard.
  
• To thy own self be true.
  
• A student who changes the course of history is probably taking an exam.
  
• An un examined life is not worth living – Socrates.
  
• Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
  
• Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great & important question, everyone should be serene, slow – pulsed and calm.
  
• The important thing is how much we do with what we know.
  
• All glory comes from daring to begin – Eugine F Ware.
  
• The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary – Vidal Sassoon.
  
• There is a little difference in people but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative - W. Clement Stone.
  
• It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference – Tom Brokaw.
  
• Two roads diverge in the wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference – Robert Frost.
  
• To teach is to learn twice – Joseph Joubert.
  
• To me the sole hope of human salvation lies in teaching – George Benard Shaw.
  
• Work bread and heaven - Don Bosco.
  
• I say yes to my life, I say yes to my love, I say yes to a one-world-family, I say ayes to a planet at peace, I say yes to all the children… everywhere, I say yes to us, I want my next act to increase the yes in the world – Danaan Jouh Parry.
  
• An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he's in. he treats his failures simply as practice shots – Charles Kettering.
  
• The ultimate of the educational goal is to shift to the individual the burden of pursuing his education – John W. Gardener.
  
• God loves the cheerful giver – Bible.
  
• Your education is worth what you are worth.
  
• Any man may make mistakes; none but a fool will persist in it.
  
• Failure? I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks – Dottie Walters.
  
• Do good to all and evil to none.
  
• Life offers tow great gifts—time, and the ability to choose how we spend it. Planning is a process of choosing among those many options. If we do not choose to plan, then we choose to have others plan for us – Richard I. WinWord.
  
• Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end – Semisonic.
  
• My country is the world and my religion is to do good – Thomas Paine.
  
• That day is lost on which one has not laughed.
  
• If each of us sweeps in front of our own steps, the whole world would be clean – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
  
• Peace is not a product of terror or fear. Peace is not the result of violent repression. Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity. It is right and it is duty – Bsp. Oscar Romero.
  
• Non- violence means avoiding not only external physical violence of spirit. You not only refuse t shoot a man, bur you refuse to hate him – Marin Luther King. Jr.
  
• Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon – E.M. Forster.
  
• If everyone does his duty certain disorders would not take place - Don Bosco.
  
• Success is a science; if you have the conditions you get the result.
  
• It's not what you've got, it's what you use to make the difference – Zig Ziglar.
  
• Education is the process of the individual mind, getting to it's fullest possible development… it is a long school, which lasts a lifetime – Dr.Zakhir Hussain.
  
• Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars – Henry van Dyke.
  
• Tomorrow's life is too late. Live today – Martial.
  
• If you give what you do not need, it isn't giving – Mother Theresa.
  
• He that has pity on the poor lends to the lord.
  
• His happiness lies in your hands.
  
• It is in fact a part of the function of education to help us escape, not from our own time—for we are bound by that—but from the intellectual and emotional limitations of our time – T.S. Eliot.
  
• Poverty is the worst form of violence – M.K. Gandhi.
  
• It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight of the dog – Archie Griffen.
  
• I do not ask how the wounded person fells. I simply become that wounded person – Winston Churchill.
  
• Life is not a spectator spo0rt.
  
• Gratitude is not only the greatest of the virtues, but the parent of all others – Cicero Marcus.
  
• Ask not what your team mates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates – Magic Jhonson.
  
• He does not consciously put himself in someone's place. He cannot help finding himself in it – such is his developed sensitivity – Paul Brunton.
  
• It is a wise father that knows his own child – William Shakespeare.
  
• Healthy families are our greatest national resource – Dorothy Curran.
  
• As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live – Pope John Paul II.
  
• Life is gift…accept it, life is an adventure…dare it, life is a mystery …unfold it, life is a game…play it, life is struggle…face it, life is beauty…praise it, life is a puzzle…solve it, life is opportunity…take it, life is sorrowful…experience it, life is song…sing it, life is a goal…achieve it, life is a mission…fulfill it – David McNally.
  
• The pessimistic complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails – John Maxwell.
  
• The beginning is the most important part of the work – Plato.
  
• If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things – Norman Douglas.
  
• The test of morality of a society is what it does for its children – Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
  
• Hard work always pays great dividends.
  
• It may be that the deep necessity of art is the examination of self- deception.
  
• The proper route to an understanding of the world is an examination of our errors about it – Errol Morris.
  
• Do want to out wit the devil? Never let him catch you idle. Work, study and pray and you wait surely overcome your spiritual enemy - Don Bosco.
  
• Gratitude is the heart's memory – French Proverb.
  
• A little rough going is good for us. It makes us tougher - Don Bosco.
  
• For the most part, most people often choose comfort—the familiar, the time-honored, the well-worn but well-known. After a lifetime of choosing between comfort and risk, we are currently left with the life we currently have.—John –Roger and Peter McWilliams (do it let's get off our buts).
  
• We have no choice of what colour we're born or who our parents are or whether we're rich or poor. What we do have is some choice over what we make of our lives once we're here – Mildred D. Taylor.
  
• We cannot lead a choiceless life. Everyday, every moment, every second, there is a choice. If it were not so, we would not be individuals – Earnest Holmes.
  
• Free choice is the greatest gift God gives to his children – Elizabeth Kubler Ross.
  
• It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference – Paul 'Bear' Bryant.
  
• It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities – J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).
  
• Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself; I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be – Groucho Marx.
  
• We want that education, by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased and the intellect is expanded, by which one can stand on one's own feet – Swami Vivekananda.
  
• All for God and for his glory. In whatever you do, think of the glory of God as your main goal - Don Bosco.
  
• In every conceivable manner the family is a link to our past, a bridge to our future – Alex Haley.
  
• The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children – G.K Chesterton.
  
• The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult – Marquise du Deffand.
  
• Each day the world is born a new for him who takes rightly – James Russell Lowell.
  
• In modern warfare there are no victors; there are only survivors – Lyndon B. Jhonson.
  
• Peace is better than war because in peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war fathers bury their sons – Croesus.
  
• When you blame others, you give up your power to change – Dr. Robert Anthony.
  
• Children have never been good at listening to elders, but they have not failed to imitate them – James Baldwin.
  
• We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today – Stacia Tauscher.
  
• If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news? – Robert Anthony.
  
• A child learns what it sees. Teach him all the good you have ever seen.
  
• Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged with man – Rabindranath Tagore.
  
• A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way of others.
  
• The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited – Pultarach.
  
• A child can ask questions that a wild man cannot answer.
  
• Children find everything in nothing; men find nothing in everything – Giacomo Leopardi.
  
• A child is a seed, you water it, you care for it the best you can. And then it grows all by itself into a beautiful flower – Suzane Cazin.
  
• A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark – Chinese Proverbs.
  
• Children are not things to be moulded, but are people to be unfolded – Jess Lair.
  
• It is enough to know that you are young for me to love you - Don Bosco.
  
• You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance – Franklin P. Jones.
  
• Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  
• All is flux; nothing stands still. Nothing endures but change… you could not step twice into the same river… - Heraclitus.
  
• The quieter you become, the more you can hear – Ram Dass.
  
• Live simply that others may simply live – St.Elizabeth Seton.
  
• One who associates with good will go to heaven with them - Don Bosco.
  
• It is better to go before God in patches, than shining in front of the devil - Don Bosco.
  
• As long as we are poor providence will never fail us - Don Bosco.
  
• Live so that when the children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
  
• Children are the future handle them with care.
  
• No one is hurt by doing the right thing – Hawaiian Proverb.
  
• Children are living messages we send to a time we will not see – John Whitehead.
  
• Let us make a new rule of life; always try t be a little kinder than is necessary.
  
• The man who makes hard things easy is the educator – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
  
• It is difficult to live in the present, ridiculous to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past. Nothing is far away as one minute ago – Jim Bishop.
  
• For your boys the precious pearl is education that you have already received in abundance or still can receive, be it literary or religious. Not everybody is so fortunate to learn so many useful things that will last a life time - Don Bosco.
  
• It is not enough t begin; one must do one's best t preserve - Don Bosco.
  
• Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love time is not – Henry van Dyke.
  
• You need to play with supreme confidence, or else you'll lose again, and then losing becomes a habit – Joe Paterno.
  
• The higher you aim the higher you get!
  
• We all have ability. The difference is how we use it – Stevie Wonders.
  
• Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
  
• What nobler profession than to touch the next generation… to see children hold your understanding in their eyes, your hope in their lives, your world in their hands. In their success, you find your own and so to them you give your all.
  
• Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them – Benjamen Disraeli.
  

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