I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that read more

I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

There is no better exercise for your heart, Than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.

There is no better exercise for your heart, Than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.

Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

Kindness is more important than wisdom and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

Happiness is the utilization of one's talents along lines of excellence.

Happiness is the utilization of one's talents along lines of excellence.

We can do anything we want, if we stick to it long enough.

We can do anything we want, if we stick to it long enough.

Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action read more

Love cannot remain by itself -- it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service.

A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as read more

A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. But a giving person sees a glass of water and starts looking for someone who might be thirsty.

Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people read more

Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.