Quotes about Service

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.

Provision for others is a fundamental responsibility of human life.

I was hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: I was naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who have need of help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.

Set about doing good to somebody. Put on your hat and go and visit the sick and poor of your neighborhood; inquire into their circumstances and minister to their wants. Seek out the desolate and afflicted and oppressed ... I have often tried this method, and have always found it the best medicine for a heavy heart.

Do things for others and you'll find your self-consciousness evaporating like morning dew.

Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.

No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave.

A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labours of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received.

I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.

Too many church services start at eleven sharp and end at twelve dull.