Serving Others Quotes

127 Serving Others quotes by 89 unique authors

It is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelet in the pan for the love of God. — Brother Lawrence
Try to acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will no longer have… — Saint Augustine
If you are going to do something for the poor, the abused, or the imprisoned, above all be faithful. People with broken lives often come… — Helen Prejean
Peace begins with a smile-smile five times a day at someone you really don't want to smile at. Do it for Peace. — Mother Teresa
Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. — Jean de la Bruyere
I never looked at the masses as my responsibility. I can only love one person at a time. So I began. I picked up one… — Mother Teresa
The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place. — Therese of Lisieux
Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity. — Pope John Paul II
The means for maintaining perfect love is to accomplish frequent acts of love. Fire is kindled by the wood we cast into it and love… — Alphonsus Liguori
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything. — Teresa of Avila
In doing your best serving others for free, a lot of eyebrows will raise and sneers will curve many a - faces. But in the… — Mother Teresa
Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life and that to destroy, harm,… — Albert Schweitzer
One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. — Ann Radcliffe
It is good to be helpful and kindly, but don't give yourself to be melted into candle grease for the benefit of the tallow trade. — George Eliot
Anticipate charity by preventing poverty; assist the reduced fellow man, either by a considerable gift or a sum of money or by teaching him a… — Maimonides
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people… — Margaret Chase Smith
I'm doing what I think I was put on this earth to do. And I'm really grateful to have something that I'm passionate about and… — Marian Wright Edelman
It's time for greatness - not for greed. It's a time for idealism - not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words,… — Marian Wright Edelman
There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater… — Walter Reuther
Never forget that the purpose for which a man lives is the improvement of the man himself, so that he may go out of this… — William E. Gladstone

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