A precept is an idea or rule that makes us think deeply.
Below is a list of precepts:
- "When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind." —Dr. Wayne Dyer
- "Your deeds are your monuments." —Inscription on ancient Egyptian tomb
- "Have no friends not equal to yourself." —Confucius
- "Fortune favors the bold." —Virgil
- "No man is an island, entire of itself." —John Donne
- "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." —James Thurber
- "Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." —Blaise Pascal
- "What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful." —Sappho
- "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." —John Wesley
- "Just follow the day and reach for the sun." —The Polyphonic Spree
- "Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world." —Auggie Pullman
- “Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” —Mr. Tushman
- “Now that I look back, I don't know why I was so stressed about it all this time. Funny how sometimes you worry a lot about something and it turns out to be nothing.” —Auggie Pullman
- “Sometimes you don't have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone.” —Wonder
- "Don't try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that's uncool.” —Amos Conti
- “Learning who you are is what you're here to do.” —Mr. Browne
- “It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.” —Charlotte
- “We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.” —Mr. Tushman
- “What's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings. . . Big kids, though: they know what they're saying.” —Auggie
- "Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a little kinder than necessary." —J. M. Barrie
- "Don't judge a
bookboy byits coverhis face." —Wonder
1. Read the precepts carefully. Which one stands out to you?
2. In the comments section below. Write which quote stands out to you.
3. Answer the following questions: Why do you like it? What do you think it means?
I liked "Don't judge a boy by it's face" because it means that there is an inside too.
ReplyDeleteFortune Favours the Bold
ReplyDeleteI like this precept because it tells you that if you never change you can never win. Fortune Favours those who work for it, Fortune favours the ones that change for it, Fortune favours those who adapt to survive.
I Liked "Don't judge a boy by his face." because I think it means that don't judge anyone because they are ugly they can be better or kinder than you will ever know.
ReplyDeletethe quote that stands out to me is don't judge a boy by his face because it apply's to anything or anyone.
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Delete"It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend."-Charlotte. I think it means that you have to be constantly friendly to become a friend and meaningful to the person.
ReplyDelete2.I think that "No man is an island, entire of itself"
ReplyDelete3. Because it makes people know that they are not alone and someone is always there to help you.
I liked "No man is an island, entire of itself." because it tells you that you aren't alone someone is always there to help.
ReplyDeleteKind words do not cost much,But they accomplish much:it's saying that kind words don't take much effort but the make people feel good and accomplish good things
ReplyDeletethe quote that stands out to me is don't judge a boy by his face because it apply's to anything or anyone.
ReplyDelete"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." —Blaise Pascal. think this precept means that saying kind words isn't hard but they mean alot once they are said.
ReplyDeleteI liked "Just follow the day and reach for the sun" because it means aim high and do your best every day.
ReplyDeleteI think that "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." stands out because it reminds me of myself and Some people in this class would agree.
ReplyDeleteThe quote that stands out for me is no man is an island, entire of itself. I think it means no person is lonely.
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“It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.” —Charlotte. I think it means to not just say hello but to include them in what ever your doing and welcome them as a friend. I like this because it is very very true and i can relate to it.
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ReplyDeleteI liked, “What's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings. . . Big kids, though: they know what they're saying.” —Auggie. To me this quote means that when you say something to someone you need to stop and think if what you're about to say would hurt the others persons feelings.
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Now that I look back, I don't know why I was so stressed about it all this time.Funny how you look back on something and it turns out to be nothing.The reason that this one stood out to me is because I always worry about little things that really are nothing.I think that it means don't stress out about everything because later on it won't even matter.
ReplyDeleteDon't judge a boy by his face this stands out to me because people look at someone and think they are bad but deep down they are good.
ReplyDelete"Don't judge a person by his/her face." —Wonder because you may have no friends and you can go and makes friends with his/her and you become best friends.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you don't have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone.” —Wonder you might say something that is funny but ,he or she might not take it as a joke . HAMISH
ReplyDelete“What's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings. . . Big kids, though: they know what they're saying.” —Auggie. I like this quote because its true little kids don't mean what they say because they don't know what they are saying. I think it means that big kids know what they mean and little kids have no idea what they are saying. By Sophia.
ReplyDeletekind words do not cost much.Yet they accomplish much.
ReplyDeleteI think this saying means if you be kind to others they will be kind back to you.
1 "No man is an island, entire of itself." —John Donne
ReplyDelete2 I like that it means no one is special.
3 It means that no one is special every one is the same.
"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind." —Dr. Wayne Dyer because it is kind inspiring.
ReplyDeletedont judge a book by its cover- dont judge them for what they look like and who they are
ReplyDelete“It’s not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend.” —Charlotte.I think it means if you want to be a friend you cant just be friendly you need to be a true friend.I like it because you need to do more than friendly.
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ReplyDelete"Just follow the day and reach for the sun." —The Polyphonic Spree.I like this quote because follow your dreams and don't give up.By Alastair
ReplyDeleteI liked..."Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much."I think it means that to say words it isn't hard and saying those nice things can brighten a persons day.
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“We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.”
ReplyDeleteto just be like god and hes creation. we all have kindness in us
just follow the day and you will reach the sun I think this is saying don't give up keep trying even if its impossible.
ReplyDeleteDon't try too hard to be cool it is always that's uncool. I think the saying meaning don't try very hard to be popular and it is always with you and I liked because it's reminds it by me. Anthony
ReplyDeleteWhen given the choice between being right or being nice, choose nice. I think it means that if your betting and if you don't win you just say to the other person like "good job man you won."
ReplyDelete'You can't score a goal if you don't take a shot
ReplyDelete"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." —Blaise Pascal
ReplyDelete“What's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings. . . Big kids, though: they know what they're saying.” —Auggie
Just follow the day and reach for the sun." —The Polyphonic Spree
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Heroes come and go but legends are forever
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ReplyDelete"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." —Blaise Pascal. this stands out to me because it tells you that you don't need anything to give good deeds to anyone like the homeless man i the video we watched yesterday
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The "i" after man is supposed to be a "in".
Delete"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." —Blaise Pascal. I like this because its very true. I believe this is a good quote to live by. I think that it means that a small gesture can mean a lot to a person.
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"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." —James Thurber.I like it because it makes sense and have a point.it means you need to work it out not just know it.
ReplyDelete“We carry with us, as human beings, not just the capacity to be kind, but the very choice of kindness.” —Mr. Tushman. I like this quote because we were put on the planet not with kindness but choices to do something nice.
ReplyDelete"Don't try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that's uncool.” —Amos Cont i i liked it because it is true i think it means you dont have to be a try hard to get friends just be yourself #DYLAN
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ReplyDelete"Don't try too hard to be cool. It always shows, and that's uncool.” —Amos Conti
I picked this quote because I know some people want to be popular but they have to do silly things to fit in. And I just like the sound of this quote.
I think that this quote means trying to be cool just to fit in doesn't really make you that cool.
--Paige
no man is a island, entire of its self, (john donne)
ReplyDeletenot one man on his own can do every thing!!!!!
"Don't judge a book boy by its cover his face." —Wonder
ReplyDeleteI like this quote because it is inspiring and it teaches you a life long lesson.
I think this quote means that you should not judge people on what they look like you should judge them on what they look like.
"Have no friends not equal to yourself." —Confucius
ReplyDeleteI like this quote because it tells me that even though there are very few people like me I can still be friends with people who are not entirely the same as me.
I think that it means you do not only have to be friends people who are the same as you but you are allowed to be friends with anyone that respects you even though they don't have the same interests.
"Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much." —Blaise Pascal
ReplyDeleteI like this quote because it is inspiring and tells people the right way to go on with life. I believe this quote means being kind is free and every one can afford it.
Kind words do not cost much Yet they accomplish much.I chose this one because it is a easy sentence to understand ant it means a lot to this world. and if none of this happened in this world than it would be a very sad and lonely world.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you don't have to mean to hurt someone to hurt someone.” —Wonder
ReplyDeleteWhat's cool about really little kids is that they don't say stuff to try to hurt your feelings. . . Big kids, though: they know what they're saying.” —Auggie
ReplyDeleteI like this because it is true.
I think it means when little kids say stuff they don't understand it will hurt someones feelings but when big kids say stuff most of the time they know what there saying and understand that it is mean.