The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . in important things, diversity. . read more

I take as my guide the hope of a saint: in crucial things, unity. . in important things, diversity. . . in all things, generosity.

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.

We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

All strangers and beggars are from Zeus, and a gift, though small, is precious.

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

The only gift is a portion of thyself.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.

What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.