I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am read more

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers

The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten read more

The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe there read more

I believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in good cheer, in friendship and in honest competition. I believe there is something doing somewhere, for every man ready to do it. I believe I'm ready, RIGHT NOW.

I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was read more

I slept and dreamed that life was Beauty;
I woke, and found that life was Duty:--
Was thy dream then a shadowy lie?

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, read more

So nigh is grandeur to our dust,
So near is God to man.
When Duty whispers low, Thou must,
The youth replies, I can.

Yet do I fear thy nature.
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To read more

Yet do I fear thy nature.
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way.