quotes about Serving Others
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One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.
-- Ann RadcliffeSource : Ann Radcliffe (1795). “The Mysteries of Udolfo: A Romance Interspersed with Some Pieces of Poetry”, p.214
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I will be kind to everybody, particularly to those whom I find troublesome.
-- Anthony Mary ClaretSource : St. Anthony Mary Claret “The Autobiography of St. Anthony Mary Claret”, TAN Books
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It is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelet in the pan for the love of God.
-- Brother Lawrence -
Being on a mission-not thinking about myself and focusing on serving other people-is what brought me closer to God than anything else.
-- David Archuleta -
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It seems to me that we spend an inordinate amount of time and attention on fixing ourselves when we could really be directing that out to serving others,
-- Eve Ensler -
There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.
-- James HunterSource : James C. Hunter (2008). “The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership”, p.182, Crown Business
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Serving others prepares you to lead others.
-- Jim GeorgeSource : Jim George (2008). “The Bare Bones Bible® Handbook for Teens: Getting to Know Every Book in the Bible”, p.35, Harvest House Publishers
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If God gave you a strong personality it's for serving others not controlling them.
-- Jimmy Evans -
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God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission.
-- John Henry NewmanSource : John Henry Newman (2002). “Prayers, Verses, and Devotions”, p.338, Ignatius Press
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Godly leadership is not about attaining recognition or glory; it's about serving others.
-- John M. Perkins -
Stewarding my time is not about selfishly pursuing only the things I like to do. It’s about effectively serving others in the ways I’m best able to serve and in the ways I am most uniquely called to serve.
-- Kevin DeYoung -
Every single person on the planet is rewarded for one thing and one thing only, and that is for serving other people. The more you serve others, the higher your reward.
-- Larry Winget -
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When you surrender completely to God, as the only truth worth having, you find yourself in service of all that exists. It becomes your joy and recreation. You never tire of serving others.
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Service is the rent we pay for living.
-- Marian Wright Edelman -
You are in the business of serving other people as you stand in the service of your destiny and express yourself through your work.
-- Michael PortSource : Michael Port (2006). “Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even if You Hate Marketing and Selling”, p.94, John Wiley & Sons
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There are many people who can do big things, but there are very few people who will do the small things.
-- Mother Teresa -
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Peace begins with a smile-smile five times a day at someone you really don't want to smile at. Do it for Peace.
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If we wish to keep peace with our neighbor, we should never remind anyone of his natural defects.
-- Philip Neri -
Among the gifts of serving others, then, is that we ourselves find our place of belonging.
-- Reggie McNealSource : Reggie McNeal (2013). “Get Off Your Donkey!: Help Somebody and Help Yourself”, p.44, Baker Books
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The only way you can serve God is by serving other people.
-- Rick Warren -
It is to those who have the most need of us that we ought to show our love more especially.
-- Saint Francis de Sales -
Too old to plant trees for my own gratification, I shall do it for my posterity.
-- Thomas Jefferson -
He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.
-- Venerable Bede -
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If leadership is, fundamentally, about serving others, then any one person should be able to move between being a "leader" and a "follower."
-- James M Strock -
We know that service is indispensable for bringing us close to the Savior and letting us feel his Spirit. In nothing do we resemble the Savior more than in serving others. So in nothing should we feel greater love and joy than in service.
-- Chieko N. OkazakiSource : Chieko N. Okazaki (1995). “Aloha!”, Shadow Mountain