150+ Famous and Inspirational Quotes on Helping Others in Need
Quotes on Helping Others
“An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves.” —Lydia M. Child
“Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.” —Socrates
“Life’s most urgent questions is: What are you doing for others?”– Martin Luther King, Jr.
“In about the same degree as you are helpful you will be happy.” —Karl Reiland
“You feel alive to the degree that you feel you can help others.” —John Travolta
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” —Charles Dickens
“Don’t be afraid of outgiving God. It is impossible to do that.” —Charles R. Swindoll
“Charity is injurious unless it helps the recipient to become independent of it.” —John D. Rockefeller
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” —Mohammed Ali
“My favorite six words in recovery are: trust God, clean house, and help others.” —Matthew Perry
“It’s not that successful people are givers; it is that givers are successful people.” —Patti Thor
“It was the tiniest thing I ever decided to put my whole life into.” —Terri Guillemets
“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” —Napolean Hill
“Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.” —Norman B. Rice
“How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.” —William Shakespeare
Inspirational Quotes on Helping Others
“Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.” —Marianne Williamson
“Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy.” —Gretta Brooker Palmer
“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.” —Sally Koch
“Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.” —Gerald Jampolsky
“To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better.” —French Proverb
“Bread for myself is a material question. Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.” —Nicholas Berdyaev
“The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” —William James
“When you dig another out of their troubles, you find a place to bury your own.” —Unknown
“To do more for the world than the world does for you, that is success.” —Henry Ford
“Seek to do good, and you will find that happiness will run after you.” —James Freeman Clarke
“If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.” —Arabian Proverb
“Once I leave this earth, I know I’ve done something that will continue to help others.” —Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.” —Proverb 22:9
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill
“Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.” —H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other.” —George Eliot
“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” —Albert Schweitzer
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” —Philippians 2:4
“Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.” —Proverbs 19:17
“Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.” —Henry Ford
“I feel that if you are blessed, or lucky enough, to be doing well, you should help others.” —Laurell K. Hamilton
“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.” —Betty Reese
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” —Hebrews 13:16
“Every man feels instinctively that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.” —James Russell Lowell
“Everyone suffers some injustice in life, and what better motivation than to help others not suffer in the same way.” —Bella Thorne
“Whatever God would want me to do… love each other and help others. I want to add, not take away.” —Donna Douglas
“I’ve achieved ‘the American dream.’ I feel it’s my duty to help others achieve their vision, too – especially the youth.” —Joe Frazier
“With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.” —Arpad Busson
“My assignment is to take my situation and to use it to help others who feel hopeless and/or helpless because of loss.” —Marvin Sapp
Quotes About Helping Others And Getting Nothing In Return
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” —Steve Maraboli
“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” —Booker T. Washington
“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” —John Holmes
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” —John Bunyan
“There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.” —Mandy Hale
“If you’re not making someone else’s life better, then you’re wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better.” —Will Smith
“I’m starting to think this world is just a place for us to learn that we need each other more than we want to admit.” —Richelle E. Goodrich
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of person kind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.” —Leo Buscaglia
“I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.” —Charles De Lint
Quotes about Helping Others In Time Of Need
“Charity sees the need not the cause.” —German Proverb
“If we always helped one another, no one would need luck.” —Sophocles
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” —Anne Frank
“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.” —Maya Angelou
“Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.” —Khalil Gibran
“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.” —Jim Stovall
“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it’s at the end of your arm, as you get older, remember you have another hand: The first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.” —Audrey Hepburn
“Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.” —Gillian Anderson
“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” —Saint Augustine
“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve…. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
Famous Quotes about Helping Others in Need
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” —Benjamin Disraeli
“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.” —Thomas Carlyle
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” —Albert Pike
“I think to have the skill set and the ability to physically help others in matters of life and death must be incredibly empowering.” —Karlie Kloss
“My piece of bread only belongs to me when I know that everyone else has a share, and that no one starves while I eat.” —Leo Tolstoy
“Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels, simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.” —Sai Baba
“A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.” —Jack London
“The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of tiny pushes of each honest worker.” —Helen Keller
“My role model was my grandfather. He instilled in me the feeling that no matter how successful you are you have a responsibility to help others.” —Kevin Johnson
“I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone’s problems – like a beauty therapist!” ―Beyonce Knowles
“The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.” —Brian Tracy
“Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just to make discoveries.” —Rita Levi-Montalcini
“If you want to touch the past, touch a rock. If you want to touch the present, touch a flower. If you want to touch the future, touch a life.” —Unknown
“You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.” —Seth Parker
“It’s also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I’ve been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That’s why we’re here, after all, to help others.” —Carol Burnett
“People with lower incomes tend to give a greater percentage of their incomes to help others and show greater empathy and compassion – perhaps because they know they might face the same circumstances.” —Kavita Ramdas
“I have quite a strong sense of wanting to sort of, wanting to help others. I’m not claiming I’m a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.” —John Key
“It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.” —Dalai Lama
“The main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.” —Joel Osteen
“I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt nots – that is, the not harming others – and say we can help others and we should be helping others.” —Peter Singer
“One of the things we’ve always tried to do is help others with our story. Whether it’s with the infertility issues, whether it’s with the breast cancer, we said we’re gonna turn these negatives into positives. And if we can help others by sharing our story, then it’s worth it.” —Bill Rancic
“Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Gandhi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone … faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.” —Ricky Martin
“When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I’ll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don’t have. I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too.” —Bernie Siegel
Quotes About Helping Others And Making A Difference
“Success comes in direct proportion to the number of people you help.” —Will Craig
“You can raise your potential, when you help someone to reach their potential.” – Amit Ray
“There is no greater joy, nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.” —Mary Rose McGeady
“A truly successful person is not one who achieves his highest ambitions, but one who enjoys helping others reach theirs.” —Charbel Tadros
“Be nice to people… maybe it’ll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others.” —Germany Kent
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” —Saint Augustine
“Being a man or a woman is a matter of birth. Being a man or a woman who makes a difference is a matter of choice.” —Byron Garrett
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” —Buddha
“Never underestimate the difference you can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out and help. This week reach to someone that might need a lift.” —Pablo
“If you are truly concerned about helping people and creating value for them in your business and life. God will take care of you, and the universe will reward you.” —Bernard Kelvin Clive
“Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the world around you, its greatest reward is the enrichment and new meaning it will bring your own life.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Don’t value your self-worth by others or external things but by appreciating who you are within. And if you must measure your success do it not by what you have gained personally but what you have contributed to a wider benefit.” —Rasheed Ogunlaru
“Focus on building up others, and your own sense of self-worth will improve. Some call these random acts of human kindness. But the truth is, acting unselfishly is not random at all. Instead, it is a conscious, concerted effort to make the world better by making someone else’s life better. The bonus: you will be happier by doing it.” —Scott Hamilton
Quotes About Helping Others Before Yourself
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” —Mahatma Gandhi
“Maturity begins to grow when you can sense your concern for others outweighing your concern for yourself.” —John MacNaughton
“Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It’s what you do for others.”
“As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” —Audrey Hepburn
“Give yourself entirely to those around you. Be generous with your blessings. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” —Steve Maraboli
“Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also.” —Joseph Barber Lightfoot
“When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor.” —Norman Vincent Peale
“Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books – especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.” —John Wooden
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” —Barack Obama
Mother Teresa Quotes About Helping Others
“Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.” —Mother Teresa
“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” —Mother Teresa
“There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love.” —Mother Teresa
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness: kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, and kindness in your smile.” —Mother Teresa
“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.” —Mother Teresa
Buddha Quotes On Helping Others
“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.” —Buddha
“If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.” —Buddha
“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.” —Buddha
“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” —Buddha
Meaningful Quotes about Helping Others
“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains is immortal.” —Albert Pine
“When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.” —Edward G. Bulwer
“In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.” —Flora Edwards
“I believe that love expands. As you give love out, it’s received and reciprocated and it grows. That’s the beauty of it.” —Hill Harper
“Life is too short not to create, not to love, and not to lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters.” —Eric Maisel
“Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water -it will make ripples throughout the entire pond.” —Jessy and Bryan Matteo
“There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself.” —Andrew Carnegie
“Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.” —Jim Rohn
“When you do nothing, you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.” —Pauline R. Kezer
“If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” —Chinese Proverb
Short Inspirational Quotes On Helping Others
“We rise by lifting others.” —Robert Ingersoll
“A single generosity enlarges the world.” —Mary Anne Radmacher
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” —Anne Frank
“If you get, give. If you learn, teach.” —Maya Angelou
“Instead of counting your days, make your days count.” —Unknown
“To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.” —Abraham Lincoln
“Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.” —Horace Mann
“A good example has twice the value of good advice.” —Unknown
“Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.” —Jesse Jackson
“We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” —Dr. Loretta Scott
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” —Albert Einstein
“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.” —Les Brown
“Plant flowers in others’ gardens and your life becomes a bouquet!” ―Unknown
“It’s good to be blessed. It’s better to be a blessing.” —Unknown
“The deed is everything, the glory is naught.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Every single time you help somebody stand up, you are helping humanity rise.”
“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” —(Matthew 7:12)
“When you open your heart to giving, angels fly to your door.” —Unknown
“Life is never so busy that there is no time to serve.” —Unknown
“I am going to give from every corner of my soul.” —Mike Dolan
“Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.” —Pope Paul VI
Quotes About Helping Others Without Expecting Anything In Return
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.” —Edmund Burke
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” —Winston Churchill
“Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish a man’s growth without destroying his roots.” —Frank A. Clark
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” —Nelson Henderson
“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” —Ann Landers
“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.” —Zig Ziglar
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” —John Quincy Adams
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‘What’s in it for me.” —Brian Tracy
“If you want your life to get better, sometimes the best thing you can do is to help improve somebody else’s life.”
“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” —Dalai Lama
“To be a revolutionary you have to be a human being. You have to care about people who have no power.” —Jane Fonda
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Your purpose in life is to use your gifts and talents to help other people. Your journey in life teaches you how to do that.” —Tom Krause
“If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.” —John W. Gardner
“Let me do all the good I can, to all the people I can, as often as I can, for I shall not pass this way again.” —John Wesley
“I shall not pass this way again: Then let me now relieve some pain, Remove some barrier from the road, or brighten some one’s heavy load.” —Eva Rose Park
“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.” —Swami Vivekananda
“The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.”