How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
Thomas A KempisRead
Whatsoever is done in charity, however small and of no reputation it be, bringeth forth good fruit.
Interpretation
Small acts of charity, regardless of recognition, lead to positive outcomes.
This quote highlights the profound impact of charitable actions, emphasizing that even the most minor gestures, devoid of public acclaim, can yield significant positive results. It suggests that the true value of giving lies not in the scale or visibility of the act but in the inherent goodness it promotes in the world.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a community service event to inspire volunteers.
How seldom we weigh our neighbor in the same balance with ourselves.
He will easily be content and at peace, whose conscience is pure.
Trust not to your feelings for whatever they might be now, they will quickly be changed towards some other thing.
Jesus has many who love the kingdom of God, but few who bear a cross. He has many who desire His comfort, but few who desire His suffering. All want to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for Him. He writes; there are many who admire his miracles, but there are few who follow in the humiliation of the cross.
Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.
He has great tranquillity of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.
it was not enough to be the last guy she kissed. i wanted to be the last one she loved.
The psychological and physiological mechanism of love is so complex that at a certain period in his life a young man must concentrate all his energy on coming to grips with it, and in this way he misses the actual content of the love: the woman he loves. (In this he is much like a young violinist who cannot concentrate on the emotional content of a piece until the technique required to play it comes automatically.)
My life used to be full of everything. Now if you aren't with me I haven't a thing in the world.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare; And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Your persistent longing is your persistent voice. But when love grows cold, the heart grows silent. Burning love is the outcry of the heart! If you are filled with longing all the time, you will keep crying out, and if your love perseveres, your cry will be heard without fail.
The mightiest love was granted him _x000D_ Love that does not expect to be loved.
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