Ethel Percy Andrus Quotes & Sayings

Such to me is the new image of aging; growth in self, and service for all mankind. — Ethel Percy Andrus

We are born into this world with clenched fists, we leave it with fingers apart- preaching the lesson that you take nothing with you. — Ethel Percy Andrus

There are four types of students: the sponge, the funnel, the strainer, and the sieve. The sponge, which soaks up everything; the funnel, which takes in at one end and lets out at the other; the strainer, which permits the wine to pass out and retains the lees; and the sieve, which separates the bran from the fine flour. — Ethel Percy Andrus

We learn the inner secret of happiness when we learn to direct our inner drives, our interest and our attention to something besides ourselves. — Ethel Percy Andrus

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live. — Ethel Percy Andrus

What I spent, is gone; what I kept, I lost; but what I gave away will be mine forever. — Ethel Percy Andrus