Tamora Pierce Quotes

So many of the high ranking about me have discarded mercy as a weakness.

Everybody has an inside scoop, so just be a nice guy. Be a nice person.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

The superior man is the providence of the inferior. He is eyes for the blind, strength for the weak, and a shield for the defenseless. He stands erect by bending above the fallen. He rises by lifting others.

Being nice doesn't necessarily mean you're weak. You can be nice and be strong at the same time. That's a character trait that we need more in Washington.

If You are mighty, gain respect through knowledge and gentleness of speech. Do not command except as is fitting.

People of power have to show empathy and kindness to the young.

Everyone knows someone struggling in some kind of way. You are a role model to so many people, even if you don't realize it. Take someone under your wing. Show them the right way to do things.

I try to be nice, I try to respect other people, but over the years I've learned that all this stuff we do is a bunch of crap. That doesn't mean it doesn't have its place. We are living in a material world, so why not live with something beautiful?

You who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.

Growing up I watched examples of how not to treat people. I knew when I got into certain positions that I wasn't going to talk to people the way that they did. My mindset is, if you want to see the true character of a person watch how they treat those who can't do anything for them.

Everyone, to those weaker than themselves, is kind.

Please be truthful, but also please be benevolent, please.

The challenge today is to convince people of the value of truth, honesty, compassion and a concern for others.

You'll not be in heaven if you're not leaning on the arm of someone you have helped.

Charity is a naked child, giving honey to a bee without wings.

When you discover the wonder of giving, you will wonder how you could have lived so long in any other way.

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.

Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love.

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave - and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

Alas for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun!

Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to chose to limit to onself - to serve. Humans often do this - in touching the infirm and sick, in serving the ones whos minds have left to wander, in relation to the poor, in loving the very old and the very young, or even in caring for the others who has assumed a position of power over them.