Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep
Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each,
Even to read more

Life, which all creatures love and strive to keep
Wonderful, dear and pleasant unto each,
Even to the meanest; yea, a boon to all
Where pity is, for pity makes the world
Soft to the weak and noble for the strong.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the read more

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

It is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action.

It is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a read more

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - read more

Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.

The most important things in life aren't things.

The most important things in life aren't things.

My life has been a series of emergencies.

My life has been a series of emergencies.