To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
タグ: service, world, good, happiness

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Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
タグ: life
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
タグ: natural, feeling, gratitude, kindness
A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.
タグ: nothing, war, fear, peace
There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher.
タグ: stand, ambition, world, inspirational
Look around for a place to sow a few seeds.
タグ: around, place, seeds, look, wisdom
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