In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past as that will only cause unnecessary resentment.

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”

“Don’t worry about those who talk behind your back, they are behind you for a reason.”

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

“Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates.”

“Choose thoughts that give you the emotions of being alive and excited about life.”

“Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.”

“They are not your friend unless they have defended you in your absence.”

“War does not determine who is right — only who is left.”

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

“That is what compassion does. It challenges our assumptions, our sense of self-limitation, worthlessness, of not having a place in the world, our feelings of loneliness and estrangement. These are narrow, constrictive states of mind. As we develop compassion, our hearts open.”

Anyone can buy a good house, but good neighbors are priceless.