Helpfulness Quotes

184 quotes by 140 authors

Most arts require long study and application; but the most useful of all, that of pleasing, only the desire. — Lord Chesterfield
When I pray, I never pray for myself, always for others, or else I hold a silly, naive, or deadly serious dialogue with what is… — Etty Hillesum
When one has reverence for life, one will never do anything to harm, hinder, or destroy life. Instead one bends every effort to help life… — Wilferd Peterson
By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress. — Christopher Isherwood
If you can help anybody even a little, be glad; up the steps of usefulness and kindness, God will lead you on to happiness and… — Maltbie Davenport Babcock
If you really want to help, then help others to be more present. Help others to free themselves from the past. Help others to take… — Leonard Jacobson
People who won't help others in trouble "because they got into trouble through their own fault" would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning… — Sydney J. Harris
In this world we must help one another. — Jean de La Fontaine
Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people. The irony is that it is actually in… — Bernie Siegel
As Aunt Naomi was listing all the things she was going to do to help this person, her friend stopped her in mid-sentence. "Naomi, girl,"… — Patti LaBelle
When we desire to be a blessing, we find that there are many ways in which we can bless others. We can give material goods… — John Templeton
The only measure of your success is in the number of people you have help. — Michael Bassey
The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least--the privilege of making others happy. — Charles Caleb Colton
God is everywhere or nowhere, the father of all people or of none, concerned about everything or nothing. Only in His presence shall we learn… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, "I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm… — Albert Schweitzer
The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a… — Dalai Lama
You canÂ’t help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action. — Dalai Lama
I can't help thousands, I can help only the one who stands before me. — Mother Teresa
Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service. — Sathya Sai Baba
Life is best spent in alleviating pain, assuaging distress, and promoting peace and joy. The service of man is more valuable than what you call… — Sathya Sai Baba

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