Tuesday, August 6, 2024

TRUE WISDOM LIES IN...


"True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by."

~E. S. Bouton~



Emily S. Bouton (February 13th, 1837 to February 9th, 1927) was an American educator, journalist, author and editor. She was educated to become a teacher and took the highest position awarded to any woman as teacher in high school at Toledo, Ohio and Chicago, Illinois, but resigned them to engage on journalistic work on the Toledo Blade, position which she held for many years. She also wrote works on health and beauty for women and one on etiquette, beside pamphlets. She published books, wrote for the newspaper press and served as editor of the "Household", the "Saturday Salad" and the "Home Talk" columns of the Toledo Daily Blade. She was the author of Social Etiquette, Health and Beauty and other works more or less directly relating to women.

More information about Ms Bouton can be read here.



36 comments:

  1. This is so true! Kind of a different take on how you should only focus on what you have, not what you don't.

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  2. That is very true. And every day (including the difficult ones) does have precious things in it.

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  3. That is very true. Each day is precious - as EC says.

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    1. Most definitely and thank you Margaret :) She was a wise lady.

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  4. What an eminently sensible observation. I have written it in my commonplace book. If only we could all learn to live our lives following that precept.

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    1. I thought the same when I saw it and I agree, if only. Thank you Janice :)

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  5. Love the quote, words to live by.

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  6. great quote, will try really hard to gather the good stuff out of the bad stuff.. she sounds like she was a really smart and BRAVE woman to do all that back then

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  7. That's very wise. Thank you for sharing, Denise.

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  8. Lovely quote and what a cute white puppy on Tongue out Tuesday.
    Hugs Cecilia

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    1. Thank you Cecelia, it is lovely to go out and come across such pretty sights. She certainly was my precious moment :) Sending hugs!

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  9. Daily wisdom is finding a lesson from each day passed. Such a great advice

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    1. I agree and I was happy to share this with you :) Thanks Roentare.

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  10. Thank you for the thoughtful quote and the introduction to this interesting woman. Aloha, Denise

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    1. You are very welcome Cloudia, we both love inspiring quotes don’t we? : ) I am always happy to share new people I find. They have such interesting backgrounds.

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  11. Me recuerda a lizie ese perrito. Te mando un beso.

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    1. Lizie debe ser una perrita muy especial. Gracias :) Te mando un beso.

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  12. Ah, she was a very wise woman.

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  13. I was told to mine the diamonds every day, when my dad was dying of his brain tumour. It is a good message.

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    1. That's an expression I have never heard of before Jenn. It must have been very comforting to you at such a sad time. A good message indeed :)

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  14. What a wonderful quote.....and special, indeed. : )

    ~Sheri

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