“There is not a man of us who does not at times need a helping hand to be stretched out to him, and then shame upon him who will not stretch out the helping hand to his brother.”

“A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.”

“When thy enemy stretches out his hand to thee, cut it off if thou art able, otherwise kiss it.”

“And Satan smiled, stretched out his hand, and said,—
"O War, of all the scourges of humanity, I crown you chief."”

“Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.”

“Then lies him down the lubber fiend,
And stretched out all the chimney's length,
Basks at the fire his hairy strength.”

“We all need someone or a helping hand in times of need.”

“A man's dignity isn't measured by the people he has around him when he's at the peak of his success, but by his ability not to forget those who helped him when his need was greatest.”

“To look away from the world, or to stare at it, does not help a man to reach God; but he who sees the world in Him stands in His presence.”

“Stretch forth thine hand.”