Any fool can break something, criticise someone and tear things apart. It takes a far more skilled, wise and kind soul to build something, nurture someone, fix things and help others thrive over time. ―Rasheed Ogunlaru Public Domain Image via Pixnio
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Quote for Today: Therese of Lisieux
We must do everything we are obliged to do; give without reckoning, practice virtue whenever opportunity offers, constantly overcome ourselves, prove our love by all the little acts of tenderness and consideration we can muster. --Therese of Lisieux Public Domain Image via PxHere
Quote for Today: Jim Butcher
But there were some things I believed in. Some things I had faith in. And faith isn't about perfect attendance to services, or how much money you put on the little plate. It isn't about going skyclad to the Holy Rites, or meditating each day upon the divine. Faith is about what you do. It's … Continue reading Quote for Today: Jim Butcher
Quote for Today: Barbara Kingsolver
The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness. … Continue reading Quote for Today: Barbara Kingsolver
Quote for Today: Peter Høeg
No person can open another person; all we can do is wait. And then work with the openness when it occurs. ―Peter Høeg, The Quiet Girl Image: an act of kindness in the blizzard © Michael Krigsman with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Megan Devine
I wish this for you: to find the people you belong with, the ones who will see your pain, companion you, hold you close, even as the heavy lifting of grief is yours alone. As hard as they may seem to find at times, your community is out there. Look for them. Collect them. Knit … Continue reading Quote for Today: Megan Devine
Quote for Today: Alain de Botton
On paper, being good sounds great but a lot depends on the atmosphere of the workplace or community we live in. We tend to become good or bad depending on the cues sent out within a particular space. If you work in a space where everyone seems to be quite nice then you’ll end up quite … Continue reading Quote for Today: Alain de Botton
Quote for Today: George Sand
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. --George Sand (Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin) Image © brando.n with CCLicense
Quote for Today: Sam Levenson
We leave you a tradition with a future. The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete. People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed and redeemed and redeemed. Never throw out anybody. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the … Continue reading Quote for Today: Sam Levenson
Quote for Today: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. ―Franklin Delano Roosevelt Image © Freedom House with CCLicense