There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle
or
the mirror that reflects it.”
Edith Wharton, American novelist (1862-1937)
Men are only great as they are kind.”
Elbert Hubbard, American entrepreneur and philosopher (founder of Roycroft) (1856-1915)
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?”
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher (1712-1778)
“A kind word is like a spring day.”
— Russian proverb
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
— Aesop, Greek fabulist (fl. 6th century B.C., possibly legendary)
“Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.”
— Henri F. Amiel, Swiss writer (1821-1881)
“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”
— Lucy Larcom, American poet (1826-1893)
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
— Edith Wharton, American novelist (1862-1937)
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.
— Frank A. Clark
The record of a generous life runs like a vine around the memory of our dead, and every sweet unselfish act is now a perfumed flower.
— Robert G. Ingersoll, American lawyer, politician and public speaker (1833-1899)
“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.”
Charles Lamb, English essayist (1775-1834)
“The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give…. In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself.”
Eleanor Roosevelt, American First Lady and social activist
(1884-1962)
“A man there was, tho’ some did count him mad,
“The more he cast away, the more he had.”
John Bunyan, English writer and Puritan minister (1628-1688)
“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”
Leo Buscaglia, author and university professor (1924-1998)
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pike, Scottish Rite Freemason (1809-1891)
“We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers.”
Seneca, Roman statesman, dramatist and Stoic philosopher (4 B.C.?-65 A.D.)
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nonviolent civil rights leader (1869-1948)
“If one man dies, it is a tragedy; if a thousand men die, it is a statistic.”
Unknown
You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, philosopher and poet (1803-1882)
“I expect to pass through the world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness I can show to any creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
Stephen Grellet, French/American religious leader (1773-1855)
“One must care about a world one will never see.”
Bertrand Russell, British mathematician and philosopher (1872-1970)
“It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.”
Aristotle, Greek philosopher (384-322 B.C.)
“Unshared joy is an unlighted candle.”
Spanish proverb
“The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm.”
Swedish proverb
“You must be fit to give before you can be fit to receive.”
James Stephens, Irish novelist and poet (1882-1950)
“You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who cannot repay you.”
Ruth Smeltzer
“Compassion is the basis of morality.”
Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788-1860)
“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
Albert Schweitzer, French Nobel Peace Prize-winning mission doctor and theologian (1875-1965)
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