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WRITINGS AND TEACHINGS

KENNETH WESTHUES
Professor Emeritus
University of Waterloo, Canada

Updated with quotes for August 2026:

Classic:
The knowledge that mankind needs is not the way or principle which has an absolute existence but the particular truths for here and now.
— Hu Shih, 1919.

Direct:
Humanity’s biggest mistakes have come from trying to force everybody into the mold of some overarching system of thought. Betterment is not too much to hope for. Perfection is.
— The Envy of Excellence, 2004.

Garden moment for August 2026:

In the midst of the hydrangeas are the enormous blooms of Kopper King Hibiscus (H. Mascheutos). They are one of the two kinds of flowers called hibiscus that are hardy in Niagara, the other being Rose of Sharon (H. Syriacus).

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