You cannot do a kindness too soon.
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You cannot do a kindness too soon.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
The tears into his eyes were brought, And thanks and praises seemed to run So fast out of his heart, I thought They never would have done. -I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task.
That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.
Our sins are more easily remembered than our good deeds.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
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