Edwin Arnold Quotes

The noblest art is that of making others happy.

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

Great men cultivate love and only little men cherish a spirit of hatred; assistance given to the weak makes the one who gives it strong; oppression of the unfortunate makes one weak.

I am thankful for all the blessings and talents I have been given, but most of all I am thankful for my loving and supportive family.

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to it. So how do you be good to life? You live it.

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

To be loved is a strength. To love is a weakness.

I think love and beauty are what life is all about.

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.

My wife has been my greatest earthly inspiration. She excels in eloquence, the poetry of words, empathy and graciousness.

Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won't stand up for other people.

Love and compassion don't at all have to make us weak, or lead us to losing discernment and vision. We just have to learn how to find them. And see, in truth, what they bring us.

How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.

My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never would have. So, from that standpoint, there is some truth and good in everything.

You have to take strength from the people that love you and the people that love Barbara and the huge number of expressions of sympathy and compassion and support. That has been extremely moving.

We are taught that revenge is strong and compassion is weak. We are taught that power is more important than love.

I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have.

Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?

Value your friendship. Value your relationships.

In order to understand life it is not only necessary not to be indifferent to men, but not to be indifferent to flocks, to trees. One should be indifferent to nothing.

We may not know what each day has in store for us. We could be gone tomorrow. Any minute could truly be our goodbye. But we do have this moment. This time. Today. Right now. It takes way more effort to shell out hate then it does to allow love to flow freely in our lives. After all, it's what we were born to do.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.