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.
The time is now, the place is here. Stay in the present. You can do nothing to change the past, and the future will never come exactly as you plan or hope for.
Share your story with someone. You never know how one sentence of your life story could inspire someone to rewrite their own.
There’s no point to living life unless you make history and the best way to make history is to help others.
To establish true self-esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
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.
Lord help my poor soul.
Do one thing everyday that scares you. Those small things that make us uncomfortable help us build courage to do the work we do.
Whoever survives a test, whatever it may be, must tell the story. That is his duty.
For it is in giving that we receive.
Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.
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.
We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say “It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.” Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.
Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.
I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.
Real strength has to do with helping others.