I must be cruel, only to be kind.

Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

I hold the world but as the world, Gratiano; A stage where every man must play a part, And mine is a sad one.

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

There are people in the world who aren’t necessarily Christians, but they’re just naturally nice people who do a lot for other people. Those people will almost always be prosperous people.

I intend, before the endgame looms, to die sitting in a chair in my own garden with a glass of brandy in my hand and Thomas Tallis on the iPod. Oh, and since this is England, I had better add, ‚If wet, in the library.‘ Who could say that this is bad?

It’s good to remember that in crises, natural crises, human beings forget for awhile their ignorances, their biases, their prejudices. For a little while, neighbors help neighbors and strangers help strangers.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

If you give, you will be blessed.

A saint is tolerant and is attentive to the pleadings of other human beings, not only to spoken messages but to unspoken messages as well.

In the theatre, people talk. Talk, talk until the cows come home about journeys of discovery and about what Hazlitt thought of a line of Shakespeare. I can’t stand it.

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.

Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.

The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveler returns.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

Peace begins with a smile.

I know that war is very cruel and that life is harder when you aren’t able to live in the place you called home.

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.

Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.

If we want to fight people in the world, we should fight them with pillows – pillows stuffed with food, medicine, music… That would be so much cheaper than bombs.

Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.

Compliment three people every day.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

Lost time is never found again.

I always think if you are asking somebody for something it is a good idea to give them something first.

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.

The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God – if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That’s what I think.

Though she be but little, she is fierce.

From caring comes courage.

When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

We are so very ‚umble.

Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

The happiest people I know as a nation are the Burmese; their brightness and cheeriness are proverbial. Kindness to animals is one of their greatest ‚weaknesses‘; no Burmese will kill an animal, even if it is to put it out of pain.

How far that little candle throws its beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world.

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

Language is wine upon the lips.

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

The worst of madmen is a saint run mad.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

I don’t care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone’s feelings unintentionally.

It is more agreeable to have the power to give than to receive.

I’ve been a huge fan of Chris Martin forever; it’d be awesome to work with him. He’s really kind, and he’s been really encouraging when we’ve met.

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

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.

It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so ‚don’t fuss, dear; get on with it.‘