Hildegard Knef Quotes

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

The most important thing is contribution because the secret to living is giving. If you catch on to that you start realizing that there's nothing you can get that comes close to what you can give. Life is calling all of us to be more than just about ourselves and that is when we get that spiritual hit.

When people are serving, life is no longer meaningless.

There is no joy equal to that of being able to work for all humanity and doing what you're doing well.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time.

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.

When I see people that are my age and reaching 50, the ones that are really sparkly and full of joy are the ones that are committed to something bigger than themselves.

All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don't discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule.

Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

If I didn't feel that I was doing something or trying to do something for others, then I would have very little excuse for the life that I lead.

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.

I gave my life for freedom--This I know; For those who bade me fight had told me so.

The great happiness in life is not to donate but to serve.

To have a meaningful life, you have to be of service …

Find something bigger than yourself and pour every ounce of who you are into it. If that's your family, be the best father on Earth. If you are a cop, firefighter, or a trash man, be the best.

People used me, in a way, to achieve something, and I was glad of it. I was just doing my job.