The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

For is it not the common experience of all of us - you and I - that we do no incorporate the truth of these propositions in our lives? We say we know, but we do not do as we know. We say we believe, but we do not act like it.

It is these undeniable qualities of human love and compassion and self-sacrifice that give me hope for the future. We are, indeed, often cruel and evil. Nobody can deny this. We gang up on each one another, we torture each other, with words as well as deeds, we fight, we kill. But we are also capable of the most noble, generous, and heroic behavior.

The best cultures derive from actions people actually take, not the ones they write about in a mission statement.

The only way I can help you is by loving you,' Selden said in a low voice.

It only needs a good man to do nothing for evil to triumph.

A man's value to the community primarily depends on how far his feelings, thoughts, and actions are directed towards promoting the good of his fellows.

Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.

But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhere

Spiritual people don't float around all day on clouds of glory; they live in the real world and deal with real issues in real ways.

It's one thing to talk the talk; it's another thing to walk after getting whacked with a coconut.

If you love friends, you will serve your friends. If you love community, you will serve your community. If you love money, you will serve your money. And if you love only yourself, you will serve only yourself. And you will have only yourself.