Quotes on Volunteerism

I am only one,_x000D_ But still I am one.

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

The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

Our lives are to be used and thus to be lived as fully as possible, and truly it seems that we are never so alive as when we concern ourselves with other people.

Kindness is gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.

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

You only need a heart full of grace

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve. [...] You only need a heart full of grace.

If you go out and make some things happen, you will fill the world with hope.

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.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

I believe that to meet the challenge of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. We must all learn to work not just for our own self, family, or nation but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace, the equitable use of natural resources, and through concern for future generations, the proper care of the environment.

I've always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.

There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.

A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.

To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.