It was this practical sense and cool will that won over Mrs. Lee, who was woman enough to assume that all the graces were well eno...ugh employed in decorating her, and it was enough if the other sex felt her superiority. Men were valuable only in proportion to their strength and their appreciation of women.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Left to itself the masculine imagination has very little appreciation for the here and now; it prefers to dwell on what is absent,... on what has been or may be. If men are more punctual than women, it is because they know that, without the external discipline of clock time, they would never get anything done.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you... have less appreciation of them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The chief misery of the decline of the faculties, and a main cause of the irritability that often goes with it, is evidently the i...solation, the lack of customary appreciation and influence, which only the rarest tact and thoughtfulness on the part of others can alleviate.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It doesn't make any difference how much money a father earns, his name is always Dad-Can-I.... Like all other children, my five ha...ve one great talent: they are gifted beggars. Not one of them ever ran into the room, looked up at me, and said, "I'm really happy that you're my father, and as a tangible token of my appreciation, here's a dollar."LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The effect of having other interests beyond those domestic works well. The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able ...to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Talleyrand said that two things are essential in life: to give good dinners and to keep on fair terms with women. As the years pas...s and fires cool, it can become unimportant to stay always on fair terms either with women or one's fellows, but a wide and sensitive appreciation of fine flavours can still abide with us, to warm our hearts.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curric...ulum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasis... should be place on appreciation--reinforcement related explicitly and directly to the content of the child's interest and efforts.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »