“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi

“When we approach with reverence, great things decide to approach us.” – John O’Donohue

“Good thoughts and actions can never produce bad results. Bad thoughts and actions can never produce good results.” – James Allen

“Love can often be misguided and do as much harm as good, but respect can do only good. It assumes that the other person’s stature is as large as one’s own, his rights as reasonable, his needs as important.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” – Mark Twain

“You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.” – Zadie Smith

“Simple, genuine goodness is the best capital to found the business of this life upon. It lasts when fame and money fail, and is the only riches we can take out of this world with us.” – Louisa May Alcott

“Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others. Past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” – David Mitchell

“I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.” – Hunter S. Thompson

“When you come right down to it, the secret of having it all is loving it all.” – Joyce Brothers