The distemper of which, as a community, we are sick, should be considered rather as a moral than a political malady.

The instructive admonitions, "give an account of thy stewardship,"—"occupy till I come;" are forgotten. Thus the generous and wakeful spirit of Christian Benevolence, seeking and finding every where occasions for its exercise, is exploded, and a system of decent selfishness is avowedly established in its stead; a system scarcely more to be abjured for its impiety, than to be abhorred for its cold insensibility to the opportunities of diffusing happiness.

When we see around us the tragedy of not taking this truth seriously and when we experience within ourselves the veracity of the truth, we will be positioned to move forward in our spiritual progress. We also will have a different attitude toward those who more obviously struggle in areas where we might only secretly have a problem. Day by day, an awareness of our condition will help us grow spiritually.

Look at you comforting others with the words you wish to hear.

Feeling comes in aid Of feeling, and diversity of strength Attends us, if but once we have been strong.

Society has parted man from man, neglectful of the universal heart.

If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself.

Interest does not tie nations together it sometimes separates them. But sympathy and understanding does unite them.

No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

Only free peoples can hold their purpose and their honor steady to a common end and prefer the interest of mankind to any narrow interest of their own.

We are citizens of the world. The tragedy of our times is that we do not know this.

You are not here merely to making a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.