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50 quotation(s) found.
 

From what we get, we can make a living;
what we give, however, makes a life.

Arthur Ashe

American Tennis Champion

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It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

Seneca

Roman Philosopher

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People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest person with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest person with the smallest mind.
Think big anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack if you help them.
Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you might get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

Dr. Kent M. Keith

American Author and Inspirational Speaker

*Please note that this passage, also known as 'The Paradoxical Commandments' is often attributed to Mother Teresa or to Bishop Abel Muzorewa. We encourage you to visit Dr. Keith's website for more information about its origin.

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 13:2

Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better or happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile; kindness in your warm greeting.

Mother Teresa

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A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.

"I've been thinking," he said, "I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone."

'The Wise Woman's Stone'
Author Unknown

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

Moliere

French Playwright and Actor

By the accident of fortune
a man may rule the world for a time,
but by virtue of love and kindness
he may rule the world forever.

Lao-Tzu

Chinese Philosopher

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You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American Poet

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