You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beginning
today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by
midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you
can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will
never be the same again.
~ Og Mandino
The
best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to
practice the virtue which the Christians call love.
~ Bertrand Russell
The
first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus
est - this is the supreme practical maxim, this is the turning point of
the world's History.
~ Ludwig Feuerbach, The Essence of Christianity
I
expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any
kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let
me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way
again.
~William Penn
A prayer
Father, I pray for your people. I pray that your kindness will be their kindness, that
your love will be their love, that your mercy will be their mercy.
I pray for your people to receive your grace, your power, your abundance; for you have come that we might have life and have it more abundantly.
In Jesus' name, I pray and give you all thanks, honour and glory.
Amen
12 comments:
Beautiful, Penny. Thanks for your heartfelt prayer at the end of the post. I love the quote by Og Mandini. Great of you to be remind us of how the small things can change our attitude. Blessings, Jo
Love all of these famous quotes but my favorite is the William Penn one. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, Penny! That's powerful stuff.
The one that hit me hardest was "Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again." ~ Og Mandino
That's profound. Thanks for the challenge and inspiration today.
Linda
What a lovely collection of quotes...and very challenging! THankyou for posting :) xxx
ps sorry I've been lax on my commenting lately. Trying to get back into a rhythm now. Hope you're well? xxx
These are all great quotes about agape love, Penny. I was struck the most by the same quote that Linda mentioned, the one by Og Mandino. Thanks for the uplifting words!
Wonderful Penny, great wise words, the first is the best!!!
Have a nice Sunday, my dear!
moni
Thank you, Jo! I'm glad you have a favourite quote and "yes", small things can change our attitude. Hugs. xx
I love that quote too Fred. It is actually the one that first came to my mind when I put this post together. It is an old favourite of mine.
Linda, I agree that these quotes are hard hitting and powerful. They certainly make an impact on me, and I'm glad they challenge and inspire you too. Blessings
Rachel, so nice to see you. You are often in my thoughts and I pray you will have a complete and wonderful recovery soon.
Thank you Pat for your visit. I'm glad you appreciate the uplifting words.
Hey Moni, I'm happy to see you again. I'm glad you have a favourite quote here. I wish yo ua wonderful Sunday too and a beautiful start to your week.
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