David J. Brewer Quotes

Christians are to love their neighbors as we love ourselves.

Jesus Christ is a prince of peace. He told us to live in peace. He told us to love our enemies. He told us to do good to them that spitefully use us.

I don't believe in the war god of the Israelites. He's a bogeyman. Jesus preached the golden rule, by and large.

The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

I think regardless of what your religion is or what you believe, you try to treat people in a positive way, and that's all you can do in life.

Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.

Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.

The New Testament is about loving other people as you love yourself. That means caring for them and looking after them and being kind to them.

I have learned more about love, selflessness and human understanding from the people I have met in this great adventure in the world of AIDS than I ever did in the cutthroat, competitive world in which I spent my life.

Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the example of your life and glorify God in Heaven.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

My religious philosophy is kindness. Try to be kind. That's something worth achieving.

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

I just believe that our most redeeming feature as a species is our capacity for love.

I know of only one duty, and that is to love.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Alas for the rarity / Of Christian charity

If we all lived according to the teachings of Jesus Christ, life would be much simpler.

We must be agents of love.