February 26

“Kind words are the music of the world. They have a power which seems to be beyond natural causes.”

F. W. FABER

“If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists vigour and yields to softness.”

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

“Kind encouragement is good, cutteth the root of evil.”

Proverbial Philosophy

“There is power in the direct glance of a sincere and loving human soul, which will do more to dissipate prejudice and kindle charity than the most elaborate arguments.”

GEORGE ELIOT [pen-name of Mary Ann Evans]