Samaritan Quotes

25 quotes from 23 authors

When a good Samaritan steps forward, the act ripples beyond the immediate gesture, weaving a narrative of lasting care. These twenty‑five reflections examine justice, motive, and the deeper responsibility that follows a single act of kindness, inviting readers to rethink what true altruism looks like.

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Clean conscience good Samaritan.

Mac Miller

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The man who smokes, thinks like a sage and acts like a Samaritan.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions - he had money too.

Margaret Thatcher

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I have always believed that the Good Samaritan went across the road to the wounded man just because he wanted to.

Wilfred Grenfell

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“Live for your country, die to yourself; live for yourself, die to your country.”

Anthony Liccione

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Justice goes across racial and economic barriers - like the good Samaritan.

John M. Perkins

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You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan, without the oil and twopence.

Sydney Smith

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Thanks to the good samaritan that returned my Ish!! Its good to be good. Karma.

Idris Elba

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“How good would a Good Samaritan be, if a Good Samaritan would only intend to do good?”

John Janzen

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“Yes, of course we could all use some help. There isn't a person alive without a need. So don't ask the silly…

Richelle E. Goodrich

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“A Spiritual Samaritan lives knowing that if we were to leave this world tomorrow, we were the best humans we could be…

Molly Friedenfeld

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Fasting makes sense if it really chips away at our security and, as a consequence, benefits someone else, if it helps us…

Pope Francis

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Each day millions of children arrive in American classrooms in search of more than reading and math skills. They are looking for…

Jim Trelease

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The good Samaritan should have not helped the person beaten by thieves, but he did out of compassion. He chose to help…

Anonymous

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Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them…

Pope Francis

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A Good Samaritan is not simply one whose heart is touched in an immediate act of care and charity, but one who…

James A. Forbes

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On your way back home again A Good Samaritan You see a man stuck in the rain Stranded with no friends and…

Cage The Elephant

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“The parable about the Good Samaritan tells how a Samaritan rescues a man who is mugged and beaten by robbers on the…

Paul Miller

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I admire the good samaritan, but I don't want to be one.I don't want to spend my life picking up people by…

Martin Luther King, Jr

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In the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus not only teaches us to help people in need; more deeply, he teaches us…

Dallas Willard

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“The value the world sets upon motives is often grossly unjust and inaccurate. Consider, for example, two of them: mere insatiable curiosity…

H.L. Mencken

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“The Good Samaritan The lawyer wanted to trick Jesus. He asked, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered with a story: “A man…

Daniel Partner

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The Samaritan woman grasped what He said with fervor that came from an awareness of her real need. The transaction was fascinating.…

Ravi Zacharias

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No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well.

Margaret Thatcher

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There is no better Samaritan job than to spur up employment avenues.

Anuj Somany

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