Kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning; and these three last have never converted any.
Frederick William FaberRead
Remember that if the opportunities for great deeds should never come, the opportunities for good deeds are renewed day by day. The thing for us to long for is the goodness, not the glory.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Focus on doing good deeds daily rather than seeking recognition.
This quote reminds us that while we may not always have the chance to perform great acts, we always have the opportunity to engage in smaller, yet meaningful good deeds. The essence of our pursuits should be rooted in the goodness of our actions instead of the pursuit of glory or fame.
Themes
Good DeedsOpportunitiesGreatnessGloryKindness
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about community service, this quote can inspire volunteers to focus on small actions that contribute to the greater good.
More from Frederick William Faber
All quotes →We can exaggerate about many things; but we can never exaggerate our obligation to Jesus, or the compassionate abundance of the love of Jesus to us. All our lives long we might talk of Jesus, and yet we should never come to an end of the sweet things that might be said of Him.
Frederick William FaberRead
Happiness is a great power of holiness. Thus, kind words, by their power of producing happiness, have also a power of producing holiness, and so of winning men to God.
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The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.
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Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms. This is rarer still.
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