There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.
—Aeschylus

Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. 
—Camille Pissarro

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.
—Eleanor Roosevelt

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
—John Quincy Adams

In prayer, more is accomplished by listening than by talking.
—Saint Jane Frances De Chantal

In a world so rife with vulgarity, with brutality and violence, love exists. I’m grateful to know that it exists.
—Maya Angelou

It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.
—Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Never measure your generosity by what you give, but rather by what you have left. 
—Bishop Fulton J. Sheen

The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. 
—G. K. Chesterton

Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
—Barack Obama

Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak.
—Saint Ignatius

Teach us to give and not count the cost.
—Saint Ignatius of Loyola

I ground my faith upon Jesus Christ, and by Him I steadfastly believe to be saved.
—Saint Margaret Clitherow

What we must have now are organized interrelated ministries. The act of social justice is organization.
—Msgr. Jack Egan

Faith does not force obedience, though it increases responsibility.
—Saint John Henry Newman

Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
—Francis of Assisi

God intended the Earth with everything contained in it for the use of all human beings and peoples. 
—Gaudium et spes