Wonderful quotes and sayings

Cheers to hardworking kids! A collection of recommended quotes to gift to children

10 years as a kindergarten teacher / elementary school teacher / junior and senior high school teacher / childminderkepiko
Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music, Faculty of Music (now: Department of Music Culture and Education, Early Childhood Music Education major). In elementary school, my homeroom teacher was Jun Kusaba, a game researcher. After graduating from university, I worked as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years and as an after-school childcare instructor for 7 years, then took a position as a music teacher at an international school in Singapore. In addition to music education, I engaged in activities that introduced Japanese culture, traditional games, and recreational activities, working with many children. Later, through freelance writing, planning, and editing at Shogakukan, I met many delightful adults and experienced the joy of communicating and sharing. Drawing on the perspective cultivated in the field of education and my experience as an editor, I provide practical information with an emphasis on both input and output, mainly in areas related to music and children. My hobbies include instruments, singing, handicrafts, toys, drawing, traditional games, the outdoors, and books. My special skill is spinning-top tricks.

Have you ever felt the desire to offer words that leave a lasting impression as you watch a child grow? The famous quotes left by great figures are filled with messages that gently encourage children as they embark on their lives: the importance of having dreams, the courage to take on challenges, and the power to believe in themselves.

Short yet weighty words can reach the hearts of even elementary school students with ease.

We have gathered quotes we hope you’ll share at milestones such as graduations, school entries, or times when spirits are low.

Please use them as inspiration for a gift to your child.

Cheers to hardworking kids! A recommended collection of quotes to gift to children (41–50)

Those who do not advance will surely fall back, and those who do not retreat will surely advance.Yukichi Fukuzawa

These are words written in the book An Encouragement of Learning.

They are followed by: “It is a principle that there must not be those who, advancing neither forward nor backward, remain stagnant.” “Stagnation” means staying in the same place—in other words, maintaining the status quo.

Taken together with the preceding statement, it means that the only people who can move forward are those who keep advancing without retreat, and that if you try to maintain the status quo without striving to move ahead, you will inevitably fall behind.

It is important to always have the ambition to move at least a little further than yesterday and to keep taking on challenges.

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Whether the results turn out well or badly, people who take on a challenge deserve respect—respect them. That’s something I want to teach, and I want it taught to me as well.Seiji Chihara

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Whether the results turn out well or badly, people who take on a challenge deserve respect—respect them. That’s something I want to teach, and I want it taught to me as well. Seiji Chihara

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Every challenge has both success and failure, but what this saying conveys is that the value lies not in the outcome, but in the very fact that you took on the challenge.

Compared to those who stay in a safe place doing nothing, those who take a single step forward show courage and resolve, and they grow steadily through experience.

The attitude of Seiji Chihara—active across a wide range as a comedian and as a Buddhist monk—also shows the importance of pursuing challenges without being swayed by others’ opinions.

Recognizing effort and challenge in one another is essential for bringing out each other’s potential.

This is a quote that helps us understand the meaning of having respect for challengers.

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In conclusion

We introduced quotes from great figures as words to give to children.

The deep messages packed into these short sayings are sure to reach even elementary school students.

Don’t fear failure, have dreams, and believe in yourself.

These important lessons are woven into these quotes.

When your child is setting off on a new path or feeling a bit down, choose one quote and share it.

That word will surely become a source of strength to support their first step toward the future.