On that best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and read more

On that best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love.

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

All the passions make us commit faults; love makes us commit the most ridiculous ones.

A friend is one to whom you can pour out the contents of your heart, chaff and grain alike. Knowing read more

A friend is one to whom you can pour out the contents of your heart, chaff and grain alike. Knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping and with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away.

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That’s something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. read more

When we talk about values, I think of rationality in solving problems. That’s something I value. Fairness, kindness, generosity, tolerance. When they talk about values, they’re talking about things like going to church, voting for Bush, being loyal to Jesus, praying. These are not values.

I would help others out of a fellow-feeling.

I would help others out of a fellow-feeling.

A little more than kin, and less than kind!

A little more than kin, and less than kind!

And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.

And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.

Kindness in giving creates love.

Kindness in giving creates love.