“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”

“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”

“To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the ocean by the frailty of its foam.To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconsistencies.”

“Generosity is not in giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is in giving me that which you need more than I do.”

“A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?”

“You have been told that, even like a chain, you are as weak as your weakest link.This is but half the truth.You are also as strong as your strongest link.To measure you by your smallest deed is to reckon the power of the oceanby the frailty of its foam.To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.”

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