Horace Mann Quotes

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.

Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.

He who lives only unto himself withers and dies, while he who forgets himself in the service of others grows and blossoms.

You are your best self when you give yourself away.

I believe that we all have something to share with someone else that can better someone else's life.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The feeling of being accepted and acknowledgement and recognition and fame - I'm vain like everybody else. The feeling of achievement that I've helped the poor or somebody in need far outweighs the money.

If you really want to receive joy and happiness, then serve others with all your heart. Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

I have always believed that when you're feeling sorry for yourself, the best thing to do is help someone else.

To be happy, make other people happy.

Every person - with his or her own skills, abilities and uniqueness - can contribute to others and bring great joy to those that fortune has not smiled upon.

If you want to be happy, make others happy!

I've been lucky to have a lot of opportunities to help people.

Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.

I wish for a world where success is measured not by what we take nor by what we get. Just by what we give. And who we become.

One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself. One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything, including his own body, for the benefit of others.

Sometimes in life, we try to do our very best to help others, and in the process, it brings some anguish to us. But we can't ever let that stop us. We can't ever be stopped from helping others and allowing them to have some sense of happiness and joy in their life.

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

When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger

Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.

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.

Who am I helping, what am I breaking, what am I giving, what am I taking?

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

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

The happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others