No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.

Do the difficult things while they are easy, and do the great things while they are small.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.

You don’t have to depend on any material possessions, they depend on you, you create them, you own the one and only tool of production.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Everything good is costly and the development of the personality is one of the most costly of all things. It will cost you your innocence, your illusions, your certainty.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

If you develop a pure and sincere motivation, in you are motivated by a wish to help on the basis of kindness, compassion, and respect, then you can carry on any kind of work, in any field, and function more effectively.

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.

Every heart that has beat strong and cheerfully has left a hopeful impulse behind it in the world, and bettered the tradition of mankind.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

The people turn to a benevolent rule as water flows downwards, and as wild beasts fly to the wilderness.

One drop of your kindness makes the ocean sweet.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

I've learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.