Never Walk Away

"Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God's hand for that person."

(Proverbs 3:27, The Message)

What You Cannot Do

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves."

- Abraham Lincoln or Rev. William J. H. Boetcker

Blessed Are Those...

"Blessed are those who give without remembering, and blessed are those who take without forgetting."

- Bernard Meltzer

Willing to Climb

"There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves.  You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself."

- Andrew Carnegie

Changing the World

"When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.  I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.  When I found I couldn't change the nation, I began to focus on my town.  I couldn't change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.  Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family.  My family and I could have made an impact on our town.  Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world."

- Author Unknown