C. S. Lewis Quotes

It is hideous and coarse to assume that we can do something for others-and it is vile not to endeavor to do it.

I can think of no greater God-given responsibility we have than that of extending a helping hand to our fellow man.

Your government is still on the same side of the street as the Good Samaritan and not those who pass by on the other side.

Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.

Anyone who has two shirts when someone has none is not a christian.

Prayer in action is love, love in action is service.

You'll not be in heaven if you're not leaning on the arm of someone you have helped.

Have a great compassion for people. To be able to have a heart full of compassion, we need to pray. Especially be kind, be loving to the poor. We think we do so much for the poor, but it is they who make us rich. We are in debt to them. Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

He who spins before the poor, inviting them to do likewise, serves God as no one else does.

The only justification for looking down on anyone is that you're going to stop and pick them up.

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

Her hands quieted. "Yeah. Because even if the law says that no one is responsible for anyone else, helping someone who needs it is the right thing to do." I sat down beside her, close enough that the skin of her arm hummed right next to mine. "You really believe that?" She looked down at her lap "Yeah." Then how," I asked, "can you walk away from me?

Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero?

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

I run a bunch of charities and I say this line to people: 'I am somebody who has always been helped.' A little thing like that can make people believe it.

There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more important than what you want me to do for you?'

Whenever I see people in difficulty, I just try to help them. In fact, I believe I have helped over 700,000 people in my life.

It is the true duty of every man to promote the happiness of his fellow creatures to the utmost of his power.

Though we cannot relieve all the distressed, we should relieve as many as we can.

My faith is central to everything I do. My faith position is a Good Samaritan position of trying to watch out for the other person.

My mother wasn't a very patient woman. If I complained about being lonely or bored, she'd tell me to go help someone, anyone. To this day, when I start feeling sorry for myself, I look for a good deed to do.

Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.

As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.