Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

– Martin Luther King, Jr.


Whether you and I and a few others will renew the world some day remains to be seen. But within ourselves we must renew it each day.

– Herman Hesse


What you do may seem insignificant, but it's important that you do it.

– Mahatma Gandhi


Focus, not on the rudenesses of others, not on what they've done or left undone, but on what you have haven't done yourself.

– Dhammapada, 4, translation by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.