For those of us that can do it, do something nice for a stranger. Do something nice for a family member.

Who are you? he said. I am the Happy Prince. Why are you weeping then? asked the swallow; you have quite drenched me.

When poverty creeps in at the door, love flies in through the window.

I am covered with fine gold, said the Prince, you must take it off, leaf by leaf, and give it to my poor.

Goodness is the only investment that never fails.

Similarly, unless we suffer from a remarkably restricted range of acquaintances, we all know that there are people who please God and have his blessing without being poor, hungry, grief-stricken, or persecuted. They

We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.

"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."

In all the ages, three-fourths of the support of the great charities has been conscience money.

When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed.

Have you felt, as I have, the impression to help someone only to find that what you were inspired to give was exactly what someone needed at that very moment? That is a wonderful assurance that God knows all of our needs and counts on us to fill the needs of others around us.

Philanthropy is almost the only virtue which is sufficiently appreciated by mankind.