A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history. – Mahatma Gandhi
The great use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it. – William James
See yourself always as cause, and perhaps a better world will be found among your effects. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
The race advances only by the extra achievements of the individual. You are the individual. – Charles Towne
Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do. – Khalil Gibran
If all human lives depended upon their usefulness — as might be judged by certain standards — there would be a sudden and terrific mortality in the world. – Gene Tunney
The destroyer of weeds, thistles and thorns is a benefactor, whether he soweth grain or not. – Robert Ingersoll, inscription to Volume I, Collected Works
There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love. – Mother Teresa
The most fundamental winning formula is to bet on human decency and be patient. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Life is never so busy that there is no time to serve. – Author Unknown
We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. – C.G. Jung
If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains. – Cicero
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right. – Confucius
The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in the service of others. – Mohandas Gandhi
My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat. – Leo Tolstoy
A large heart can be filled with very little. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself. – Andrew Carnegie
Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. – Mother Teresa
A good example has twice the value of good advice. – Author Unknown
