He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice.
Henry Taylor

Patience is also a form of action. ~Auguste Rodin

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Samuel Johnson

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ~Plato

“The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.”

Charles de Lint

Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
Ryunosuke Satoro

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He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the world. ~ Marcus Aurelius

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb

"Misfortune does not always wait on vice; nor is success the constant guest of virtue." ~ Unknown Author

There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity on self-examination. ~ Mencius

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Dalai Lama

I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks. ~Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 23, spoken by the character Scout

“Love is an attachment to another self. Humor is a form of self-detachment - a way of looking at one's existence, one's misfortune, or one's discomfort. If you really love, if you really know how to laugh, the result is the same: you forget yourself.”

~ Author Unknown

Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.

~ Howard Thurman

“Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”~Unknown author

“A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.” Author Unknown

Some people will not tolerate such emotional honesty in communication. They would rather defend their dishonesty on the grounds that it might hurt others. Therefore, having rationalized their phoniness into nobility, they settle for superficial relationships. ~Author Unknown

"A human being is a part of the whole that we call the universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical illusion of his consciousness. This illusion is a prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for only the few people nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living beings and all of nature."

Albert Einstein

“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.”

Pearl S. Buck

“What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.”

Mother Teresa of Calcutta

“If they can’t get close enough to hurt you, they can’t get close enough to love you.”

Unknown

Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Audrey Hepburn

Those who wish to sing always find a song.

Unknown

Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility, for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

I Peter 1:5

Take care of little jealousies
And talk that kills for fun
And hold your heart in readiness
It's so easy to come undone

Carole King Peace in the Valley

“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”

St. Francis of Assisi

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less.

Rick Warren