Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.
Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do.
- Topic: Action, Kindness
- Location: Lake Tahoe
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.
You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Benevolence is man’s mind, and righteousness is man’s path.
We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets.
A kind word is like a spring day.
Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
To be able to practice five things everywhere under the heaven constitutes perfect virtue. . . gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
