Quotes

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“The first step towards the solution of any problem is optimism.”

- John Baines

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“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering you own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew.”

- Saint Francis de Sales

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“A gentle hand may lead an elephant with a single hair.”

- Persian proverb

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Matthew Henry, meditating on the theft of his wallet: “Let me be thankful, first, because he never robbed me before; second, because although he took my purse, he did not take my life; third, because although he took all I possessed, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.

- Matthew Henry

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“It is time to bring reasonable and appropriate falling apart into fashion.”

- Beth Miller, M.D.

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“The whole worth of a kind deed is in the love that inspires it.”

- The Talmud

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"The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers."

Everett Mámor

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"Unselfish and noble actions are the most radiant pages in the biography of souls." 

David Thomas

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"There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."

Edith Wharton

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"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart."

Elizabeth Andrew

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"Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless."

Sherry Anderson

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"You don't need to be the best there is to volunteer; you just need to offer your best."

Byron Pulsifer

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"Volunteering is an excellent way to provide meaning in your life and help give back to your local community."

Peter Muggeridge

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"Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer."

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"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give."

Winston Churchill

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"Volunteering is good for the heart and the soul."

Author Unknown

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"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

Aesop

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"We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

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“Make your opponents respect your will to win.”

- Curtis Borchardt

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“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”

- Elbert Hubbard