"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
William James

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."
Oscar Wilde

"The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist."
Laurence Leamer

"Enough words have been exchanged; Now at last let me see some deeds! What does not happen today, will not be done tomorrow!"
Goethe

"And now as long as space endures; As long as there are beings to be found; May I continue likewise to remain; To drive away the sorrows of the world."
Shantideva

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
John Wooden

"It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it."
Albert Einstein

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
Winston Churchill

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama

"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity, nothing exceeds the criticisms made of the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed."
Herman Melville