Awful Gardner
Hezekiah Orville "Awful" Gardner (c. 1825-c. 189?) was a notorious prizefighter, gambler and thug who became one of America's first celebrity Christian converts, as well as a distinguished trainer of pugilists.
Read more about Awful Gardner: Early Life, Fighting Career, Gaining A Notorious Reputation, Reform and Christianity
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“Live and let live, believe and let believe.
‘Twas said the lesser gods were only traits
Of the one awful God. Just so the saints
Are God’s white light refracted into colors.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“We should spend less time ranking children and more time helping them to identify their natural competencies and gifts and cultivate these. There are hundreds and hundreds of ways to succeed and many, many different abilities that will help you get there.”
—Howard Gardner (20th century)