John Wesley Quotes

The greatest happiness in the world is to make others happy.

There is great joy in doing something for somebody else with no thought in receiving anything in return.

Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.

Make others truly happy as you strive to make yourself happy. Speak a helpful word. Give a cheering smile. Do a kind act. Serve a little. Wipe the tears of one who is in distress. Render smooth a rough place in another's path. You will feel great joy.

I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be in .

To be happy, make other people happy.

If you want to be happy, make others happy!

I just want to make people happy and make a difference in people's lives.

The ultimate goal of all goals is to be happy. If you want to be happy make someone else happy.

Have you known what it is to give your meal to another and to go without yourself? It gives a happiness that no dinner eaten by yourself can give. Have you known what it is to give your coat to another and do without it yourself? It gives a joy that the satisfaction of your own wants cannot give you.

We often equate charity with visiting the sick, taking in casseroles to those in need, or sharing our excess with those who are less fortunate. But really, true charity is much, much more. Real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you acquire and make a part of yourself. And when the virtue of charity becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again.

When you feel down, go be a blessing to somebody else.

If you would be happy, render a kind service, make somebody else happy.

The most exquisite pleasure is giving pleasure to others.

Doing a kindness produces the single most reliable momentary increase in well-being of any exercise we have tested.

Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become.

I have wrought my simple plan If I give one hour of joy To the boy who’s half a man, Or the man who’s half a boy.

Even the smallest and most trivial thing can bring you happiness when you do it for another.

The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.

In nothing do humans approach so nearly to the gods as doing good to others.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

The way I ought to measure my life is in terms of the others I helped to become better and happier people. That's the biggest thing to think about if you're not happy.

Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.

When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.