May 9

“Small kindnesses, small courtesies, small considerations, habitually practised in our social intercourse, give a greater charm to the character than the display of great talents and accomplishments.”

M. A. KELTY

“Another interesting point in the social life of Jesus is His courtesy. There is, perhaps, no part of our life that is so unreal and unsatisfactory, none of which we find it so hard to give an account of ourselves, as the courtesy which we pay to one another. And there is none which, in the life of Jesus, is more thoroughly satisfactory and perfect. I find the secret of it in the clear perception and value of the personal life behind the class condition of which we have just been speaking. True courtesy gets its essence from honour of the individual, while it gets its special form from consideration of the class condition.”

PHILLIPS BROOKS

“That best portion of a good man’s life,
His little, nameless, unremembered, acts,
Of kindness and of love.”

WORDSWORTH