The passion of rescue reveals the highest dynamic of the human soul.

I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion

The worth of a faith does not consist in the clarity with which it is stated but in the steadfastness with which it is defended.

There is more to us than we know. If we can be made to see it, perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.

There is more in you than you think.

We are all better than we know. If only we can be brought to realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for anything less

The experience of helping a fellow man in danger, or even of training in a realistic manner to be ready to give this help, tends to change the balance of power in a youth's inner life with the result that compassion can become the master motive.