Service To Others Quotes - Page 4

• Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.

  Henry Ford

  Positive, Time, Money

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• Give, but give until it hurts.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Hurt

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• There is incredible value in being of service to others. I think if many of the people in therapy offices were dragged out to put their finger in a dike, take up their place in a working line, they would be relieved of terrible burdens.

  Elizabeth Berg

  Thinking, People, Office

  Elizabeth Berg (2012). “Range of Motion: A Novel”, p.193, Ballantine Books

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• Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Helping Others, Understanding, Finding Yourself

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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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• Consciously or unconsciously, every one of us does render some service or other. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and will make, not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Happiness, Leadership, Wisdom

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1986). “The Moral and Political Writings of Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Resistance and Social Transformation”, Clarendon Press

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• No one has ever become poor by giving.

  Anne Frank

  Inspirational, Morning, Kindness

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• Our goal while on this earth is to transcend our illusions and discover the innate power of our spirit. We are responsible for what we create, and we must therefore learn to act and think with love and wisdom and live in service to others and all life.

  Caroline Myss

  Life, Thinking, Goal

  Caroline Myss (2013). “Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing”, p.283, Harmony

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• The needs of others are ever present, and each of us can do something to help someone.... Unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Needs, Purpose, Littles

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• Learn what you are good at and exploit it in service to others.

  Larry Winget

  Exploits

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• Any definition of a successful life must include service to others.

  George H. W. Bush

  Success, Definitions, Successful

  "Q&A: President George H.W. Bush talks about volunteerism, his family and his friendship with Bill Clinton". Interview with Richard Dunham, blog.chron.com. March 21, 2011.

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• The highest of distinctions is service to others.

  George IV of the United Kingdom

  Leadership, Volunteer, Distinction

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• Without self-expression, life lacks spontaneity and joy. Without service to others, it lacks meaning and purpose.

  Laurence Boldt

  Self, Expression, Joy

  Laurence G. Boldt (1999). “Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design”, p.67, Penguin

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• Of the twenty-four hours a day, Use six for earning and spending, six for contemplation of God, six of sleep and six for service to others.

  Sathya Sai Baba

  Sleep, Twenties, Use

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• The main question is not, how can we hide our wounds...but how can we put our woundedness in service to others.

  Henri Nouwen

  Woundedness, Wounds

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• As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Self, Cups, Forget

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• The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

  Dalai Lama

  Roots, Wish, Altruism

  "The Dalai Lama at Harvard: Lectures on the Buddhist Path to Peace". Book by Jeffrey Hopkins, 1988.

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• The most important service to others is service to those who are not like yourself.

  J. Irwin Miller

  Important, Like You, Like Yourself

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• Service to others leads to greatness.

  Jim Rohn

  Greatness

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• There is incredible value in being of service to others.

  Elizabeth Berg

  Incredibles, Values

  Elizabeth Berg (2012). “Range of Motion: A Novel”, p.193, Ballantine Books

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• Before you ever receive the wonderful treasures of a happy life, you must first give. Give of yourself. Be of service to others. Only what you give can be multiplied back into your own life.

  Mary Kay Ash

  Happy Life, Giving, Treasure

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• The way to freedom is through service to others. The way to happiness is through meditation and being in tune with God... break the barriers of your ego, shed selfishness, free yourself from the consciousness of the body, forget yourself, do away with this prison house of incarnations, melt your heart in all, be one with creation.

  Paramahansa Yogananda

  Heart, Meditation, House

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• Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.

  Marie Osmond

  Community, Community Service, True Happiness

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• There's no greater purpose than service to others.

  Nick Nolte

  Purpose, Peaceful Warrior, Greater

  "Fictional character: Socrates". "Peaceful Warrior", www.imdb.com. 2006.

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• What brings you closer to God is being in service to others. I think any religion or spiritual way of life will indicate that service to others will lead to a connection with a higher power.

  Steve-O

  Spiritual, Thinking, Way

  "The Stars of Jackass 3D On God, Cancer, and Homosexuality". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.vanityfair.com. October 14, 2010.

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