Serving Others

It seems to me

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

True patriots believe that we should measure a citizen’s worth by contribution to country and community, not by wealth or power-that those whom America has benefited most should contribute in proportion to their good fortune-and that serving others should be esteemed more highly than serving self. Eric Liu

Everyone is my teacher.

Everyone is my teacher. Some I seek. Some I subconsciously attract. Often I learn simply by observing others. Some may be completely unaware that I’m learning from them, yet I bow deeply in gratitude. Eric Allen

The only joy in

The only joy in this hard life is serving others. Eleanor Roosevelt

When will our consciences

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? Eleanor Roosevelt

Nobody made a greater

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. Edmund Burke

You must learn to

You must learn to meditate and stop your thoughts. You must overcome all egotism and selfishness by serving others. You must cleanse your mind so that enlightenment will find a happy place to reside there. Frederick Lenz

Blessed is the servant

Blessed is the servant who esteems himself no more highly when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, foolish, and to be despised; since what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more. Francis of Assisi

It would be considered

It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn’t give to someone in greater need than we are. Francis of Assisi

We have been called

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ’s disciples. Francis of Assisi