Wherefore, as the elect of God, let us put on humility in all things; and let me add, that there is no grace whereby at this day we may more glorify God and the gospel, now the world is sinking into ruin under the weight of its own pride.

As if pity is, as he has been taught, not a helpless outcry but a powerful tide that could redeem the world...

It took me a long time to understand that even a stubborn mule responds to gentleness.

In game play it was always my philosophy that patience would win out. By that, I meant patience to follow our game plan. If we believed in it, we would wear the opposition down and would eventually get to them. If we broke away from our style, however, and played their style, we would be in trouble. And if we let our emotions, rather than our reason, command the game we would not function effectively.

I remain convinced to this day that compassion like that—sincerely caring for your players and maintaining an active interest in their lives, concerns, and motivations—is one of the most important qualities a coach can have.

reminder that gentleness can fix in a moment what an hour of shouting fails to achieve.

There is nothing stronger than gentleness

principle, per-sis tence, and compassion—three

Nothing Is Stronger than Gentleness

when you start displaying courtesy, politeness, and consideration, people start displaying them right back.

If you believe in love, do you manifest it or just talk a lot? If you believe in compassion, in non-harming, in kindness, in wisdom, in generosity, in calmness, in solitude, in non-doing, in being even-handed and clear, do you manifest these qualities in your daily life? This is the level of intentionality which is required to keep your meditation practice vital

the true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and sense in which he has attained liberation from the self." Einstein