Motivational Quotes

Service

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

- Augustine, St.

Best Quotes about Service

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

Leamer, Laurence

Obedience to our Heavenly Father starts with our loving service to a needy brother.

Ward, William A.

Drop the hammer and pick up the shovel.

Dever, J. A.

Customer needs have an unsettling way of not staying satisfied for very long.

Albrecht, Karl

The public must and will be served.

Penn, William

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.

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

Somebody did a golden deed; Somebody proved a friend in need; Somebody sang a beautiful song; Somebody smiled the whole day long; Somebody thought, 'Tis sweet to live; Somebody said, I'm glad to give; Somebody fought a valiant fight; Somebody lived to shield the right; Was that somebody you?

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule...

Einstein, Albert

10.

What we can do for another is the test of powers. What we can suffer for is the test of love.

Westcott, Bishop

11.

He who lives not to others, lives little to himself.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

12.

In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.

Dix, Dorothy

13.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Dalai Lama

14.

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.

Schweitzer, Albert

15.

My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. That's why we put on clinics. The only thing I can do is try to give back. If it works, it works.

Woods, Tiger

16.

A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.

Ford, Henry

17.

Unwilling service earns no thanks.

Proverb, Danish

18.

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

19.

Joy can be real only if people look on their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

Tolstoy, Count Leo

20.

Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed, and puts them in your debt.

Olney, Judith

21.

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

Selye, Hans

22.

To survive, men and business and corporations must serve.

Patterson, John H.

23.

Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today. Go another mile!

Mandino, Og

24.

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.

Diana, Princess of Wales

25.

Always do more than is required of you.

Patton, George S.

26.

Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.

Augustine, St.

27.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.

Curie, Madame Marie

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You were placed on this earth to create, not to compete.

Anthony, Dr. Robert

29.

There are at least four things you can do with your hands. You can wring them in despair; you can fold them in idleness; you can clench them in anger; or you can use them to help someone. should all be masters at lifting them up and making them feel better.

30.

Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise.

31.

Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow them.

Madame de Stael

32.

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

Wolfe, Beran

33.

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

Clark, J. Reuben

34.

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

Adams, Douglas

35.

We came here to serve not be served.

36.

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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He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the wind. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current. Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on towards ultimate success.

Pike, Albert

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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.

39.

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

Diana, Princess of Wales

40.

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

Bible

41.

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward.

Chah, Achaan

42.

It is when we forget ourselves that we do things which will be remembered.

43.

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

Wieder, Marcia

44.

Find a need and fill it.

Peale, Ruth Stafford

45.

Never stop serving your customers. They'll love you for it.

46.

He who helps in the saving of others, Saves himself as well.

Aue, Hartmann Von

47.

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

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Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.

Holtz, Lou

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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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Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received.

Seneca