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"Where the willingness is great the difficulties cannot be great..."

Who is Niccolo Machavelli? One could say he is one of the most misunderstood or controversial figur...

What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.

We've all heard it: "You can do all things if you put your mind to it."   It sounds simple, but I'v...

English lessons without the lessons!

    Recently, one of my students said something that brought a huge smile to my face.  They t...

The Expert Was Once a Beginner

One of my favorite motivational quotes is:              "The expert in anything was once a beginner...

English You'll Actually Use: Why "A Brown Cute Cat" Sounds Strange

Meet Short Short is a brown tabby cat who was found as a stray kitten on a dairy farm where my wife...

Office English: What is Delegating?

Thursday Office Hours How to Delegate with Confidence Delegation • Leadership Skills • Team Man...

The quote that calms my nerves before class

My favorite quote is: "Progress, not perfection." ✨   I love it because learning English can feel s...

いつものお菓子が白黒に？｜JP/EN/繫中

今日、スーパーでカルビーの「節約パッケージ」のお菓子を見つけました！ いつものカラフルなパッケージではなく、黒と白を中心にしたシンプルなデザインです。 インク不足の影響で、このようなパッケージになっ...

【台灣華語】我喜歡的一句話｜好きな言葉とその理由

開場白 (はじめに)大家好！在學習新語言的過程中，我們常常會因為讀到某句富有深意的話而深受啟發。今天我想跟大家分享一句我最喜歡的中文名言。這句話雖然字面上看起來很簡單，只有「山」和「水」，但背後卻蘊...

Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever. -Roy T. Bennett

"Never lose hope. Storms make people stronger and never last forever." When it comes to the learnin...

One Little Word, Four Very Different Meanings: Cheer

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been full of surprises. Like many neutral fans, I found myself cheering...

لماذا فَضَّل النبي (ص) الأميةَ على الاستراتيجية

This video (in Arabic) offers a philosophical and spiritual reflection on the concept of "illiterac...

My Favourite Motivational Quote and Why It Has Changed the Way I See Success

My Favourite Motivational Quote and Why It Has Changed the Way I See Success We all have words that...

You are not late, you are on your own route

Some days ago I came across this kid's story by Komal Kamble with a beautiful motivational quote an...

Meet Shante: Why I Chose to Teach English

Hello everyone! My name is Shante, and I'm an English tutor from South Africa. People often ask me ...