The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.
Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing, and face us with the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares.
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do.
Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
Live your life in the manner that you would like your kids to live theirs.
The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.
Anything in life that we don't accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Regret for wasted time is more wasted time.
Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.
The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.
What we leave behind is not engraved in stone monuments but woven into the lives of others.
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.
Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery that it is. In the boredom of pain of it no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.
No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.
Every day, tell at least one person something you like, admire, or appreciate about them.
If there is righteousness in the heart
There will be beauty in the character;
If there is beauty in the character
There will be harmony in the home;
When there is harmony in the home
There will be order in the nation;
When there is order in the nation
There will be peace in the world.
Never speak out of anger,
Never act out of fear,
Never choose from impatience,
But wait... and peace will appear.
Love cures people -- both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.
Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.
If you want to know the past, to know what has caused you, look at yourself in the PRESENT, for that is the past's effect. If you want to know your future, then look at yourself in the PRESENT, for that is the cause of the future.
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, not the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.
Unhappiness is the hunger to get; happiness is the hunger to give... If the individual should set out for a single day to give happiness, to make life happier, brighter and sweeter, not for himself but for others, he would find a wondrous revelation of what happiness really is.
In the game of life, nothing is less important than the score at half time.
The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart, this you will build your life by, and this you will become.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Do not fear death, fear the unlived life.
Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
Blessed are those that can give without remembering and take without forgetting.
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice.
Don't build your happiness on someone else’s unhappiness.
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.
The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.
Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.
We will stay young in life as long as we work toward something that we’re supposed to do.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
When you get to the end of all the light that you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly.
We must be the change we wish to see in the world.
Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.
Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
You cannot do a kindness late; because you never know how soon it will be too late.
When you judge others, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
It's never too late to be what you might have been.
It's not what you leave to your children, it's what you leave in your children.
Giving up/giving in doesn't always mean you are weak...sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go, which is neccessary in life.
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution.
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.
Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.
Before you were conceived I wanted you. Before you were born I loved you. Before you were here for an hour I would die for you. This is the miracle of life.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within.
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can read.
To be blind is bad, but worse is to have eyes and not see.
The best security blanket a child can have is parents who respect each other.
True wealth can not be found in your bank account.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.
The main cause for failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want at the moment.
It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about.
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive -- the risk to be alive and express what we really are.
A great mentor is one who aims for others' abilities to surpass his own.
Lord, when I am wrong, make me willing to change; when I am right, make me easy to live with. So strengthen me that the power of my example will far exceed the authority of my rank.
The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love.
Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritances.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
Live out of your imagination instead of out of your memory.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for the loving words left unsaid and kind deeds left undone.
Hatred does not cease by hatred at any time; hatred ceases by love. This is an unalterable law.
If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
It is only with the heart that one can see clearly, for the most essential things are invisible to the eye
The struggle of life is one of our greatest blessings. It makes us patient, sensitive, and Godlike. It teaches us that although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.-Helen Keller-
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