Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.
Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.
Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others... By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves.
I’m not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good.
As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.
Our prayers for others flow more easily than those for ourselves. This shows we are made to live by charity.
It’s not enough to be compassionate. You must act.
Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness .
In our concern for others, we worry less about ourselves.
If you want to be wisely selfish, care for others.
The most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility, commitment, and concern for each of our fellow human beings.
If you want others to like you, if you want to develop real friendships, if you want to help others at the same time as you help yourself, keep this principle in mind: Become genuinely interested in other people.
There’s no point to living life unless you make history and the best way to make history is to help others.
Bringing people together is what i call ‘ubuntu,’ which means ‘I am because we are.’ Far too often people think of themselves as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected and what you do affects the whole world. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
For it is in giving that we receive.
What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win too. Even if it means slowing down and changing our course now and then.