It is not possible for one man to hold another man down in the ditch without staying down there with him.

I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

Great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I learned that assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; and that oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

This institution does not exist for your education alone; it does not exist for your comfort and happiness altogether, although those things are important, and we keep them in mind; it exists that we may give you intelligence, skill of hand, and strength of mind and heart; and we help you in these ways that you, in turn, may help others.

Assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong.

Be a presence carrier rather than a burden bearer.

So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain.

We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering.

My friends have made the story of my life.

There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark.

Blindness separates people from things; deafness separates people from people.

There is joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun, the music in others' ears my symphony, the smile on others' lips my happiness.