Service Quotes - Page 2

I was not merely cleaning an oven; I was improving the world.

So long as we love we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.

The Simple Path
Silence is Prayer
Prayer is Faith
Faith is Love
Love is Service
The Fruit of Service is Peace

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.

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?

I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.

Though my work may be menial, though my contribution may be small, I can perform it with dignity and offer it with unselfishness. My talents may not be great, but I can use them to bless the lives of others.... The goodness of the world in which we live is the accumulated goodness of many small and seemingly inconsequential acts.

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

In the end, the number of prayers we say may contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer may be of even greater importance.

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 have sought and found how to serve.

There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

I cannot choose but adhere to the word of God, which has possession of my conscience; nor can I possibly, nor will I even make any recantation, since it is neither safe nor honest to act contrary to conscience! Here I stand; I cannot do otherwise, so help me God! Amen.

For all works and things, which are either commanded or forbidden by God and thus have been instituted by the
supreme Majesty, are 'musts.' Nevertheless, no one should be dragged to them or away from them by the hair, for I can drive no man to heaven or beat him into it with a club.

The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.

Why don't people ask us about our hope? The answer is probably that we look as if we hope in the same things they do. Our lives don't look like they are on the Calvary road, stripped down for sacrificial love, serving others with the sweet assurance that we don't need to be rewarded in this life.

Ukitaka kufanikiwa katika maisha angalia watu wanataka nini halafu wape. Kama wanataka burudani wape. Kama wanataka elimu wape. Kama wanataka bidhaa wape. Kama wanataka huduma wape. Wape kwa msaada wa wataalamu.

Helping others
I order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Moslem or not.

The more you become aware of and respond to the needs of others, the richer your own life becomes.

A catalyst by definition creates a reaction, but itself remains unchanged. Be a positive catalyst for a cause you are passionate about. I dare you to remain unchanged!