Gentleness

"Nothing is so strong as gentleness, 
nothing so gentle as real strength."

Saint Francis de Sales

Kindness

"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina

or softened the fiber of a free people.

A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough."

-- Franklin D. Roosevelt

Joy

"Joy is not in things; it is in us."

-- Richard Wagner

Peace

"I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule of the land." 

-- Martin Luther King Jr., giving his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize in 1964

Love

Love triumphs in Madeleine L'Engle's fantasy, which won the Newbery Medal in 1963.

Generosity

Every dollar donated to the North Texas Food Bank buys three meals for the hungry.