We grow with years more fragile in body, but morally stouter, and can throw off the chill of a bad conscience almost at once. – Logan Pearsall Smith, “Age and Death,” Afterthoughts, 1931

My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. – Thomas Paine (1737–1809), Rights of Man

[See also] You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him. – Malcolm S. Forbes, c.1972

Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns! – Allison Gappa Bottke