36 Quotes On Helping Others

In a world bustling with activity and priorities, the simple act of helping others often stands as a beacon of humanity, guiding us toward a more compassionate existence. Whether it’s offering a listening ear, extending a hand in times of need, or simply sharing a moment of kindness, the impact of helping others can be profound and far-reaching. This collection of inspiring quotes serves as a reminder of the beauty and power inherent in acts of generosity and support. As you explore these words of wisdom, may you feel inspired to embrace the enriching experience of helping others and realize the ripple effect that a single gesture can create in the world.

1. “Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” - Horace Mann

2. “They have a Right to censure, that have a Heart to help: The rest is Cruelty, not Justice.(Frequently misquoted as "He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.")” - William Penn

3. “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” - John Holmes

4. “The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” - Barack Obama

5. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. “We only have what we give.” - Isabel Allende

7. “It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something.May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.” - Leo Buscaglia

8. “Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help. This week reach to someone that might need a lift” - Pablo

9. “A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.” - Vera Nazarian

10. “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” - Steve Maraboli

11. “Jesus soon is coming,and Christmas too,Good reason for being happy, Helping people to do.” - Miguel Ángel Sáez Gutiérrez «Marino»

12. “Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same -- with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead.” - Mother Teresa

13. “I like video games, but they're really violent. I'd like to play a video game where you help the people who were shot in all the other games. It'd be called 'Really Busy Hospital.” - Demetri Martin

14. “If you’re in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.” - Warren Buffett

15. “Give, but give until it hurts.” - Mother Teresa

16. “So the small things came into their own: small acts of helping others, if one could; small ways of making one's own life better: acts of love, acts of tea, acts of laughter. Clever people might laugh at such simplicity, but, she asked herself, what was their own solution?” - Alexander McCall Smith

17. “Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.” - Criss Jami

18. “Disasters work like alarm clocks to the world, hence God allows them. They are shouting, 'Wake up! Love! Pray!” - Criss Jami

19. “What is hard work? It takes strength, energy, and stress to truly care about others enough to place oneself last, but it is easy to wrap oneself up and selfishly scramble on the heads of others.” - Criss Jami

20. “If suffering like hers had any use, she reasoned, it was not to the sufferer. The only way that an individual's pain gained meaning was through its communication to others.” - Diane Wood Middlebrook

21. “Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” - Booker T. Washington

22. “Sometimes those who give the most are the ones with the least to spare.” - Mike McIntyre

23. “I interviewed my dad on video in his final weeks. When I asked about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, "I don't think you can be focused on, 'Oh gee, I want to make a difference.' It has to be spontaneous. If it's not...there's some kind of egotistical thing going on. That's a red flag. You hope you impact people on the deepest level you are capable of at the time. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don't. You're trying.” - Lisa Shannon

24. “Strong people don't put others down... They lift them up.” - Michael P. Watson

25. “Sometimes I guess it just feels better to know that you have someone to help you when you can’t even help yourself. ~ Willow Mosby (Exposing ELE)” - Rebecca Gober

26. “It might be depressing, but it's also the truth that no one has the power, the money, or the resources to save everyone on the planet from going hungry, living in poverty or allowed basic human rights. But consider the other side of this: there are people in this world who truly WOULD do all of these things for everyone if only they could. There is hope after all.” - Ashly Lorenzana

27. “The truist indication of gratitude is to return what you are grateful for.” - Richard Paul Evans

28. “I'm just helping someone who is unfortunate. Is that a crime?” - Shannon A Thompson

29. “He's nothing fierce or terrible or filled with light. He's like us, sometimes we can't even tell him apart. Sometimes we're the ones who try to save him. He's there to show us who we are. Human beings aren't gods. We makes mistakes.” - Alice Hoffman

30. “Every success I have ever had or will have in the future comes not solelyfrom my own ambition and hard work, but also from those that have encouraged,supported and challenged me. Success is never, ever a one person job.” - T.S. Tate

31. “I'm starting to think this world is just a place for us to learn that we need each other more than we want to admit.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

32. “We change the world a little each day with our kindness.” - Tom Giaquinto

33. “People love superheroes.  It's true we're  impressed by their bravery and fortitude, their supernatural gifts and physical brawn.  But the fact is, villains possess these same qualities.  So why our admiration for the hero and not the nemesis?  Because of virtue.   A superhero gives everything to defend what's good and right without seeking praise or reward.  Think about it.  All the great heroes give without taking, help without grumbling, sacrifice without asking recompense.  A superhero's real strength, what we absolutely fall in love with, is his finer virtue.” - Richelle E. Goodrich

34. “May your heart open.May joy emerge.May love flow through you.May you heal and help others.” - Charlene Costanzo

35. “If you shift your focus from yourself to others, extend your concern to others, and cultivate the thought of caring for the well being of others, then this will have the immediate effect of opening up your life and helping you to reach out.” - His Holiness the Dalai Lama

36. “No political body is sacred, sustainable or under protection, which allows the exploitation of its weakest citizens.” - Bryant McGill