“As my mother says, 'You give back, you don’t give up.' You can always choose to help others. If you do, it will change you. ”

“Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. you only need a heart full of grace. a soul generated by love.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-68), American civil rights leader

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.”

“Appreciation, acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

—Ashley Smith (b. 1978), author, speaker

“Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement -- and we will make the goal. ”

Circumstances are the weather that passes over our lifescape.Just as the earth needs both sun and rain,winter and springtime,so our character requires hardship and reprieve,struggle and joy.

In every phases of our life we are confronted with challenges beyond our comprehension yes we have blessed assurance that victory is ours

People, who consider themselves victims of their circumstances, will always remain victims unless they develop a greater vision for their lives.

Where wisdom and knowledge are not applied abuse is inevitable

Fight the good Fight of Faith, lay hold on eternal life

So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

People are complicated creatures on one hand capable of great acts of kindness and on the other hand the most underhanded forms of evil.
It is a constant battle that rages inside us, between the angels of our loving side and the temptations of our inner demons.
Sometimes the only way to ward off the evil is to shine the light of compassion.

Pests, they come in all shapes and sizes and disrupt our lives in a variety of ways. At first they are merely annoying, and do our best to ignore them, but if we don't take them seriously, they can become quite dangerous. For some, death seems to be the easiest solution.
But the problem with pests is that what they leave behind is just as dangerous.

All children love to play games, but before they can race their bikes or jump their ropes, children understand that they must first convince their friends to play along with them.
The same is true for adults. All children love games but children grow up and then they find new games to play, they pretend to be well so their families won't worry, they lie to their lovers where they go, they invent stories to hide the truth from their friends.
Yes everyone has fun playing games right up until the moment someone gets hurt.

There is nothing more deceptive than the smile and no one knows this better than the people who hide behind them. Some flash their teeth as a polite warning to their enemies. Some put on beaming faces to keep their tears from falling. Others wear silly grins to mask their fear but then there is that rare smile that is actually genuine its the smile of the person who knows his trouble will soon be over.

When you lose, do not lose the lesson.

Each day we need good thoughts to live by. And remember, you get what you order in life.

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old , he will not depart from it

That can't be said to be the case of the Ransome Kuti family

You are just where you are by choice.

Except a man repent and be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.

The will of a person determines the mnifestation of his result

Enthusiasm and persistence can make an average person superior;
indifference and lethargy can make a superior person average.

When you stop learning, you will start to die.

Whatever you have in your heart, will be delivered to your hand.

The secret of the wise is the wisdom to make ample use of their time.

What you receive from God is a function of your perception of God

How courageous you are is known where you stand during controversy and deplorable circumstances

Whao ! ! !

just seeing this thread for the first time:
this is my own contribution.

"If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly." (English proverb)

"Where there is heart, there are hands." (Albanian proverb)

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." (Arabic proverb)

"Be patient with a bad neighbor. Maybe he’ll leave or a disaster will take him out." (Egyptian proverb)