Character Quotables: Orderliness
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“Order is the sanity of the mind, the health of the body, the peace of the city, the security of the state. Like beams in a house or bones to a body, so is order to all things.”
“Organization isn’t about perfection; it’s about efficiency, reducing stress and clutter, saving time and money and improving your overall quality of life.”
“Clutter is nothing more than postponed decisions.”
“Organization begins with awareness of what doesn’t work for us.”
“The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.”
“To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and disciplined way.”
“An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.”
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”
“With organization comes empowerment.”
“Oh! Old rubbish! Old letters, old clothes, old objects that one does not want to throw away. How well nature has understood that every year, she must change her leaves, her flowers, her fruit, and her vegetables, and make manure out of the mementos of her year!”
“An instructed and intelligent people are always more decent and orderly than an ignorant and stupid one.”
“An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements.”
“Cleaning and organizing is a practice not a project.”
“Getting organized is a sign of self-respect.”
“You’ll never get organized if you don’t have a vision for your life.”
“Almost all men are intelligent. It is method that they lack.”
“The real beauty of life is in orderliness.”
“Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they were truly religious men because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe.”
“Once you have a clear idea of your priorities – that is your values, goals and high leverage activities, organize around them.”
“A good system shortens the road to the goal.”
“Having a simplified, uncluttered home is a form of self-care.”
“First comes thought; then organization of that thought into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality.”
“Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
“Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.”
“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”
“Organizing is what you do before you do something so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.”
“Orderliness is pre-requisite for being on time anywhere and everywhere.”
“Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.”
“A good system shortens the road to the goal.”
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
“Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.”
“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.”
“Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one’s self; order is power.”
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
How can you use Quotes?
Start a discussion: Quotes can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
Provide a model: Quotes can provide a model of good character. When you read a quote from a famous person or historical figure, you show that people they admire also value the same character traits.
Use quotes as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a quote to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
Post quotes: You can post quotes where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
Read quotes aloud: You can read quotes aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with the quotes to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.