Motivational Quotes

Service

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

- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Best Quotes about Service

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

Diana, Princess of Wales

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 our own happiness, but that of the world at large.

Gandhi, Mahatma

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

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

If he works for you, you work for him.

Proverb, Japanese

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

Chisholm, Shirley Anita

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

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Schweitzer, Albert

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

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

Wieder, Marcia

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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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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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Great services are not canceled by one act or by one single error.

Benjamin Disraeli

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Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?

Tracy, Brian

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Preferring to store her money in the stomachs of the needy rather than hide it in a purse.

Jerome, St.

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

Bible

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

Johnson

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We came here to serve not be served.

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

Einstein, Albert

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Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.

Einstein, Albert

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

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The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.

Henderson, Nelson

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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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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

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You are never giving, nor can you ever give, enough service.

Cook, James R.

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Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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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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Human service is the highest form of self-interest for the person who serves.

Hubbard, Elbert

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We shall serve for the joy of serving, prosperity shall flow to us and through us in unending streams of plenty.

Fillmore, Charles

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Be unselfish. That is the first and final commandment for those who would be useful and happy in their usefulness. If you think of yourself only, you cannot develop because you are choking the source of development, which is spiritual expansion through thought for others.

Eliot, Charles W.

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

Selye, Hans

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Drop the hammer and pick up the shovel.

Dever, J. A.

33.

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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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

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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

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Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.

Diana, Princess of Wales

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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in the. [Ephesians 2:10]

Bible

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

Anthony, Dr. Robert

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

Augustine, St.

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Unwilling service earns no thanks.

Proverb, Danish

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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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To survive, men and business and corporations must serve.

Patterson, John H.

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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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No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.

Coolidge, Calvin

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

Mandino, Og

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Make sure somebody need you.

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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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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?

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

Doherty, Henry L.

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

Adams, John