A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

A fast way to demolish relationships, shatter credibility and disrespect yourself is by not following through when you say you are going to do something.

There is no failure except in no longer trying.

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

A kind word is like a spring day.

You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

It makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch. . . .It’s sort of what we have instead of God.

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

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

When we practice loving kindness and compassion we are the first ones to profit.