"No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and
good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being
helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness."
-- Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)

"A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong,
which is but saying that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)

"When the art is forgotten, there is no hope."
~Balkrishna Vaidya, artist, in "Painted Nation"

"Good friendships are fragile things and require as much care as any
other fragile and precious thing."
-- Randolph S. Bourne (1886-1918)

"When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into
them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles can happen."
-- Arland Gilbert

"Don't bother about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to
hard work, perseverance and determination."
-- Sir Frederick Treves (1853-1923) English Surgeon

"To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both
hands into life up to the elbows."
-- Jean Anouilh

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."
-- Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

"Money is a "way of keeping score in life," says T. Boone Pickens. But
that is just for those who like playing the game. The real goal is to
live with grace and dignity. You can do that with a small amount of
money...or not do it with a fortune."
-- Bill Bonner, financial journalist

"Overcoming Poverty is Not a Gesture of Charity, it is an Act of Justice"
~ Nelson Mandela

"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any
kindness I can show...let me do it now."
- William Penn

"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single minute before
starting to improve the world.'
- Anne Frank

"No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted."
- Aesop

"A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast love for
all humankind."
- Richard Dehmel

"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but
manifestations of strength and resolution."
- Kahlil Gibran