Herbert Hoover Quotes

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers.

When your enemy falls, don't rejoice -- but don't pick him up either.

Be loyal to those who are loyal to you. And respect everyone, even your enemies and competition.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

The best way is to say that as a Christian for me the essence of Christian faith is that you treat others as if you wish to be treated.

From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don’t take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either. And when you lose, as you will from time to time, I hope every now and then, your opponent will gloat over your failure. It is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship. I hope you’ll be ignored so you know the importance of listening to others, and I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion. Whether I wish these things or not, they’re going to happen. And whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes.

I don't believe revenge is part of my agenda. I'm a firm believer that, just like hate spreads hate, love and kindness spread love and kindness.

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness.

I'm a good girl because I really believe in love, integrity, and respect.

Jesus said, 'Greater things of these you shall do...' Become a peace builder, a bridge builder, not a destroyer, and the way you do that is through friendships and relationships, and through authentic character.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

The whole concept of treating people with dignity and respect is a concept that isn't a business concept, it's a life concept. It's who you are at the end of the day.

Respect all manner of men regardless of their station in life. Compassion is one of the greatest virtues.

Being humble matters.

It is indeed hard for the strong to be just to the weak, but acting justly always has its rewards.

Love is stronger than justice.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The greatness of a man is measured by the way he treats the little man. Compassion for the weak is a sign of greatness.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Kindness is wisdom.