Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'

How can you regret helping a suffering patient?

We are fortunate people. It is our need and responsibility to help our fellow man.

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

I thought to myself, there's a man who gave up his life to serve others - to touch people in that way is probably the greatest thing you can do as a human being.

I always pull over for people who need a push.

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.

I was told by my grandfather who was a minister that we all were put here on earth to be of service to one another, and it is quite gratifying to know that if I am able to be of help to one that is not able to help themselves then I am fulfilling my obligation as a human being.

If I saw someone in need and I did nothing, I'd be defacing my own humanity.

I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.

Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.

True compassion is universal in scope. It is accompanied by a feeling of responsibility.

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

We hear all around us about practical religion, and analysing all that, we find that it can be brought down to one conception - charity to our fellow beings.

They should give until it hurts, maybe a very small thing, maybe just a packet of cigarettes, but instead of by smoking that one packet, maybe I share that packet with somebody who has not got even one cigarette, and that's the beginning of love, to give until it hurts.

It is at times such as this that we show our true spirit of giving and of brotherhood - of revealing the good Samaritan in all of us.

Some things have eternal value, and compassion is one of them. I hope we never lose that. Compassion for humans as well as animals.

My parents were fairly laid-back, but there were certain things about which they were very strict. My brother and I were told never to turn away a person in need. And it didn't matter what we thought of their motives, whether they were truly in need or not.

If you see a woman who is struggling with bags or looks struggling in general, help her. Don't leave her vulnerable to someone else.

Helping people that are down and out is all I've ever wanted to do.

Inherently I think the goodness in most people, we get a warm sense of satisfaction if we help someone, it makes you feel better.

I was always a giver by nature. I wanted to make sure the person next to me or maybe even the person I don't know didn't go without if I could help it. That's always been in me.

Helping others is the key duty for everyone on this earth who is remotely capable to do so.

We all, as individuals, can and should act compassionately and charitably. We can volunteer our time, energy, and dollars to help the underprivileged. We can feed the hungry, house the homeless. Most of us feel a moral and ethical responsibility to do so - to 'do unto others.'

You never know how many people are compassionate about something, especially when it's not happening to you. You just hope somebody's out there helping.