Edwin Hubbel Chapin Quotes

We should be inspired by people... who show that human beings can be kind, brave, generous, beautiful, strong-even in the most difficult circumstances.

Heroic people take risks to themselves to help others. There's nothing heroic about accepting $5 million to go out and run around chasing a ball, although you may show fortitude or those other qualities while you do it.

We remember the heroes who ran into the burning buildings to rescue those trapped inside, and the dauntless passengers on Flight 93 who laid down their lives to save others, including almost certainly those of us in the U.S. Capitol.

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.

Day after day, ordinary people become heroes through extraordinary and selfless actions to help their neighbors.

I'm trying to set a good example. I don't need to take a high salary, which would impede the success of Morningstar.

And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family.

Never was a miser a brave soul.

Heroism often results as a response to extreme events.

One of the marks of a gift is to have the courage of it.

A woman's decision to carry a baby to term knowing that she will not reap the fruits of motherhood should be treated as an act of bravery and selflessness - the ultimate standards of good motherhood.

Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Heroism is a matter of choice.

I have enormous respect for anyone who would offer to sacrifice their life to defend my right to live. Is there any greater gift one can give another?

My dad has sacrificed so much for me and my family, so for me to be getting the star treatment is insane.

I believe that you have to live a life that involves both courage and compassion.

Peace we achieve When we do not expect anything From the world, But only give, give, and give Unconditionally What we have and what we are.

He who gives money gives some, he who gives time gives more, and he who gives of himself gives all.

Those who are acquainted with the literature of India will remember a beautiful old story about this extreme charity, how a whole family, as related in the Mahâbhârata, starved themselves to death and gave their last meal to a beggar. This is not an exaggeration, for such things still happen.

The greatest rewards come when you give of yourself. It's about bettering the lives of others, being part of something bigger than yourself, and making a positive difference.

Don't undo a brave and noble deed. Don't rob yourself of your own virtue.

Give. Giving affirms Christ's lordship. It dethrones me and exalts Him. It breaks the chains of mammon that would enslave me and transfers my center of gravity to Heaven.

Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.

Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.