Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.

The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

The more intelligent a person is, the more he discovers kindness in others. For nothing enriches the world more than kindness. It makes mysterious things clear, difficult things easy, and dull things cheerful.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness.