Doing Things For Others Quotes

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Edmund Burke

Life, Courage, Time

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One of the things I keep learning is that the secret of being happy is doing things for other people.

Dick Gregory

Happiness, Helping Others, People

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Even if it is a little thing, do something for those who have need of help.

Albert Schweitzer

Helping Others, Volunteer, Needs

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You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

John Bunyan

Motivational, Success, Perseverance

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The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

Marc Benioff

Powerful, Real, People

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To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing.

Elbert Hubbard

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

"Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen" by Elbert Hubbard, (p. 370), 1898.

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Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Horace Mann

Compassion, Helping Others, Help And Support

"Thoughts" by Jessie K. Freeman and Sarah S. B. Yule, (p. 83), 1901.

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Doing things for others always pays dividends.

Claude M. Bristol

Pay, Cooperation, Dividends

Claude M. Bristol (2014). “The Magic of Believing”, p.111, Courier Corporation

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Not being able to do everything is no excuse for not doing everything you can.

Ashleigh Brilliant

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.

Zora Neale Hurston

Feelings, Abuse, Want

Zora Neale Hurston (1995). “Zora Neale Hurston: Novels and Stories: Jonah's Gourd Vine / Their Eyes Were Watching God / Moses, Man of the Mountain / Seraph on the Suwanee / Selected Stories”

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It is important to understand that the most important currency is social debt. Doing things for others. In order to get, you have to give.

Kabir Sehgal

Order, Giving, Important

Source: bobmorris.biz

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It is only hard work that brings about results, doing things for others. Forget about your problems. Take responsibility for your life and make it into something beautiful in the midst of changing circumstances.

Frederick Lenz

Beautiful, Hard Work, Responsibility

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You get to the point where you have to wash the dishes. That's the fun in life. Being behind the scenes and doing things for others; being an instrument of that cause. That is the secret teaching.

Frederick Lenz

Fun, Teaching, Secret

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Altruism is one of the most fundamentally social impulses, and doing things for others without expecting anything in return is core to what makes us human. This is why, from the day Facebook Platform launched in 2007, Causes has been honored to be one of the most popular applications, with over 140 million users.

Joe Greene

Return, Causes, Social

"New Facebook Changes Will Help You Change the World" by Joe Green, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 23, 2011.

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I used to think that if I had success I would have freedom. But I have less freedom now than I've ever had. And what gives me satisfaction is not the jewelry and not the cars. What gives me satisfaction is doing things for others, like children.

Criss Angel

Children, Thinking, Giving

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Daily, I examine myself in three areas. Have I done my best when doing things for others? Have I been trustworthy in my dealings with my friends? Have I revised the lessons I have been taught?

Zengzi

Goal, Three, Done

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Being generous or doing things for others actually makes me feel good so I don't do it because I hope karma will come round and get me and I'll benefit from it.

David Schwimmer

Karma, Feel Good, Benefits

"Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. November 28, 2008.

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