If you are wondering what to get the student, teacher, speaker, pastor, parent, grandparent, librarian, businessman, researcher, (deep breath) editor, secretary, Sunday school teacher, politician, childcare provider, lawyer, doctor (deep breath) or any other person on your gift list - look no further!
I have to get more than one copy of this book because it is going to be used so often in so many ways. I want a copy by my bedside for reading when I only have a few minutes before turning out the light. The quotations are thought-provoking and I enjoy pondering on the ideals some of them inspire.
I definitely want one on my resource shelf for teaching. Classical and Charlotte Mason style educators and homeschoolers will love using this book as a resource for quotes for Nature Journals and Copy Work. There is even a chapter of quotes entitled "Nature and the Outdoors" that one could use with sketches in their nature journals!
One copy of the book should be kept at my desk and I need another one in my laptop bag because I will want to use it in blogging and writing. I am very excited to find this resource and wish I had found it sooner! I am going to be able to use it when writing my newsletters and articles. I will even use it in my Christmas card correspondences this year! But most of all I'm going to enjoy reading this book whenever I get a few minutes to just relax as it's something I can just pick up and randomly read anytime.
Every chapter is like a new gift to be opened and relished. I was delighted to see so many subjects covered. The quotes are divided into 59 different subjects that cover life lessons in just about everything from Education, to the Environment, to Family Life, to Government and Politics!
I am really excited that this jewel of a book also has a handy section in the back of the book that includes a short biography of everyone quoted in it. What a great resource! Other pleasing bonuses include a chapter on creative ways to use the book, an index of names so you can quote someone specifically, and an appendix listing great teachers and mentors past and present. There are even blank pages in the back of the book for recording quotes you might discover elsewhere.
When I was a young mother, I loved making posters of quotes and hanging them above my desk or on the fridge for inspiration. Now, I use them in blogging, e-mail signatures, and yes, I still like to make posters out of them and hang them where I can see them and be reminded of their importance. We never stop learning, and quotes are a great way to inspire us in bite-sized lessons. In this busy world, it's a great way to teach our children, too. Post them where the kids will see them, ask questions about them, and inspire good conversation.
I cannot imagine anyone not wanting to own this book. It is an ideal resource for teachers and homeschoolers, but history buffs, speakers, writers, and book lovers and people from all walks of life will also want a copy for their library.
Caution: buy some extra highlighters and post-its because you're going to love marking up this book and dog-earing the pages! Trust me on this – you’ll want more than one copy!
I think the anonymous quote in the book sums it up best:
"Wise sayings are like great men talking to us. They are the cheapest teachers, consultants, advisers, guidelines, pilots, signposts, guardians and counselors. They make us wise in one hundredth of the time of any other sources of knowledge. Get closely acquainted with them. They are short cuts to wisdom."
I give this book an A+!
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