March 3

What reward should a good deed bring you? Only the joy you receive by performing it. And any other reward lessens the feeling of this joy.

He who does good to others makes the biggest gift to himself.

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

A saint prayed to God in the following way: "0 God, please be kind to evil people as much as you are to kind people. Kind people already feel good, because they are kind."

— Muslih-Ud-Din Saadi

If you do good and ask for a reward, you weaken the force of your goodness.

— From the Book Of Divine Thoughts

Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.

— Matthew 6:3

What a joy it is to do a good deed! And this joy is strongest if no one knows that you have done it. 

November 24

Helping others takes the form not only of physical aid, but of spiritual support for your neighbor. Stop blaming your neighbor and respect his human dignity.

 

Do not think that you are generous because you give your excess wealth to a poor person. Real generosity requires that you give this person a place in your heart.

— From the Book of Divine Thoughts

 

He is virtuous who does not pay any attention to libel and evil speech.

 

You should be truthful; you should avoid wrath; you should give to those who ask, because they ask for small things. You will become holier by following these three paths.

— Dhammapada, a book of Buddhist Wisdom

 

With humbleness, kindness, and self-sacrifice, you will take the weapon from any enemy. Any fire dies if there is insufficient wood.

— Buddhist Wisdom

 

Try not to hide the shameful memories of your sins in dark corners. On the contrary, keep them close to you and remember them, before you judge your neighbor.