Ethel Percy Andrus Quotes
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What I spent, is gone; what I kept, I lost; but what I gave away will be mine forever.
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Such to me is the new image of aging; growth in self, and service for all mankind.
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It is only in the giving of ourselves to others that we truly live — only with the meeting of our minds — thine and mine — do we become conscious of the divine spark each of us shares — only in sharing in our daily contacts, one with another, in our mutual hopes and fears do we find real peace. The human contribution is the essential ingredient.
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There are four types of students: the sponge, the funnel, the strainer, and the sieve. The sponge, which soaks up everything; the funnel, which takes in at one end and lets out at the other; the strainer, which permits the wine to pass out and retains the lees; and the sieve, which separates the bran from the fine flour.
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We are born into this world with clenched fists, we leave it with fingers apart- preaching the lesson that you take nothing with you.
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Ethel Percy Andrus
- Born: September 21, 1884
- Died: July 13, 1967
- Occupation: School Administrator
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