Motivational Quotes

Service

The more a man takes the needs of others on his own heart, the more he must take his own heart to God.

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Best Quotes about Service

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

Edelman, Marian Wright

Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.

Ade, George

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. [Mark 10:44]

Bible

One should be of service rather than be conspicuous.

Motto

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in doing good to their fellow men.

Ligario, Cicero Pro

If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.

Selye, Hans

To survive, men and business and corporations must serve.

Patterson, John H.

May he who is highest serve best.

Thibodeau, Robert

Try and forget our cares and sickness, and contribute, as we can to the happiness of each other.

Johnson

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One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion.

Beauvoir, Simone De

11.

Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

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The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

Gandhi, Mahatma

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Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

Chisholm, Shirley Anita

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Living creatures are nourished by food, and food is nourished by rain; rain itself is the water of life, which comes from selfless worship and service.

Bhagavad Gita

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Unwilling service earns no thanks.

Proverb, Danish

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Zeal for the public good is the characteristic of a man of honor and a gentleman, and must take the place of pleasures, profits and all other private gratification.

Steele, Sir Richard

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Anything done for another is done for oneself.

VIII, Pope Boniface

18.

Everybody has to be somebody to somebody to be anybody.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

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Be alert to give service -- what counts most in life is what we do for others.

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Teach me to do the best I can To help and cheer my fellowman; Teach me to lose my selfish need, And glory in the larger deed, Which smothers the road and lights the day, For all who chance to come my way.

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Just as a flower gives out its fragrance to whomsoever approaches our uses it, so love from within us radiates towards everybody and manifests as spontaneous service.

Ramdas, Swami

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Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

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If you wish to be a leader you will be frustrated, for very few people wish to be led. If you aim to be a servant you will never be frustrated.

Warren, Frank F.

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Perhaps we're too embarrassed to change or too frightened of the consequences of showing that we actually care. But why not risk it anyway? Begin Today. Carry out a random act of seemingly senseless kindness, with no expectation or reward or punishment. Safe in the knowledge that one day, someone somewhere might do the same for you.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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What madness it is for a man to starve himself to enrich his heir, and so turn a friend into an enemy! For his joy at your death will be proportioned to what you leave him.

Seneca

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The road to daily happiness is not hard to find, it's what we do for others that brings us peace of mind.

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Those who do the most for the world's advancement are the ones who demand the least.

Doherty, Henry L.

28.

Always do more than is required of you.

Patton, George S.

29.

To leave a sting within a brother's heart.

Young, Edward

30.

God likes help when helping people.

Proverb, Irish

31.

If you want to love you must serve, if you want freedom you must die.

Hegel, Georg

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In the service of the Lord, it is not where but how you serve.

Clark, J. Reuben

33.

Make sure somebody need you.

34.

To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.

Buck, Pearl S.

35.

Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.

Auchincloss, Louis

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Every day use your magic to be of service to others.

Wieder, Marcia

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The foundation stone of the whole scheme is service. Service to the people, a service that will lighten, brighten, and make more profitable the lives of the majority who do the necessary work of the world.

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If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Adams, John

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The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist.

Leamer, Laurence

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When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

Confucius

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Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little.

King Jr. Martin Luther

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No one has learned the meaning of life until he has surrendered his ego to the service of his fellow men.

Wolfe, Beran

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I'm not quite sure what the greatest achievement in a lifetime may be, but I am sure up there at the top of the list somewhere is to give pleasure to others.

44.

Rule number one: The customer is always right. Rule number two: If the customer is wrong, see rule number one!

Leonard, Steve

45.

I am all about caring. I have always been like that.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown.

Proverb, Jewish

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To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity.

Adams, Douglas

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The more you learn what to do with yourself, and the more you do for others, the more you will learn to enjoy the abundant life.

Boetcker, William

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Let every dawn of the morning be to you as the beginning of life. And let every setting of the sun be to you as its close. Then let everyone of these short lives leave its sure record of some kindly thing done for others; some good strength of knowledge gained for yourself.

Ruskin, John

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The only thing you will take through those pearly gates is what you have given away.

Moore, Marcia