Quotes About Community

A good mayor is a useful person. How can you hold back when you have the chance to do good?

Certaines personnes sont méchantes uniquement par besoin de parler. Leur conversation, causerie dans le salon, bavardage dans l`antichambre, est comme ces cheminées qui usent vite le bois; il leur faut beaucoup de combustible; et le combustible, c'est le prochain.

Monastic communities are to the great social community what the mistletoe is to the oak, what the wart is to the human body.

I do not know whether it will be read by all, but I wrote it for all.

This is the shade of difference: the door of physicianshould never be shut, the door of the priest should always be open.

in a little town, where there are many mouths which talk, and very few heads which think.

Society absolutely must look into these things since they are its own work.

Un prete opulento è un controsenso. Il prete deve tenersi vicino al povero.

M. Myriel devait subir le sort de tout nouveau venu dans une petite ville où il y a beaucoup de bouches qui parlent et fort peu de têtes qui pensent.

Cultiven la cabeza del hombre del pueblo, quítenle las malas hierbas, riéguenla, fecúndenla, ilumínenla, llénenla de moralidad, utilícenla: así no tendrán que cortarla

There is nothing like the hand of the populace for building everything that is built by demolishing.

Great perils have this fine characteristic, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers.

A primeira santidade consiste em pensar no próximo. Vejamos

Those who do deeds sovereignly great are always sure of being served by somebody in the multitude.

The only social peril is darkness.

Es propio de las personas felices desear que las demás también lo sean. Buscaba

M. Myriel had to undergo the fate of every newcomer in a little town, where there are many mouths which talk, and very few heads

Qué son las convulsiones de una ciudad al lado de los motines del alma? El hombre es más profundo que el pueblo.

L'uguaglianza, cittadini, non significa ridurre ogni vegetazione a ad uno stesso livello, una società di giganteschi fili d'erba e querce nane.

No dia em que nós não lhes formos mais convenientes, que nos anulem, mas até então ajudem-nos a caminhar.

Il passaggio da bovaro a carmelitano non ha nulla di stridente: si passa dall'uno all'altro senza gran fatica. Il fondo comune d'ignoranza del villaggio e del convento è una base che mette il contadino allo stesso livello del frate; tenete un po' più grande il gabbano, ed avrete un saio.

You are not alone, and you are not the one in charge," Mother said gently. "Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God - and each other and ourselves - in times as dark as these.

You're not alone and you're not the one in charge," Mother said gently. "Ask for help when you need it, and give help when you can. I think that is how we serve God- and each other and ourselves- in times as dark as these.

Alone is overrated," he said simply.