Quotes about Service
God hasn't called me to be successful. He's called me to be faithful.
— Mother Teresa
The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.
— St. John Chrysostom
If you think about what you ought to do for other people, your character will take care of itself.
— Woodrow Wilson
Servant of God, well done! Well hast thou fought The better fight.
— John Milton
The life of a conscientious clergyman is not easy. I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. I would rather have chancery suits upon my hands than the cure of souls.
— Samuel Johnson
To do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me.
— Anonymous
No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty.
— Ulysses S. Grant
This is true joy of life-the being used for a purpose that is recognized by yourself as a right one, instead of being a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
— George Bernard Shaw
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbour.
— Hubert Humphrey
The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
— Albert Schweitzer
The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of oneself to others.
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
What do we live for if not to make life less difficult for each other?
— George Eliot