John Calvin Quotes

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

Service to others is the rent you pay for space on earth.

As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers.

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

When you have so many things, and you have no idea why, you think, 'Maybe I'm supposed to do things for other people.'

I just followed my parents' example and advice on living, which was to leave the world a better place than you found it. They were professional do-gooders, ministers of the church, social workers, teachers, and missionaries, that sort of thing.

We are here to help others; what the others are here for, I have no idea.

The root of happiness is altruism - the wish to be of service to others.

To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and wherever needed, without prejudice concerning the identity of those in need.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

I love helping people; just being of service makes me happy!

You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.

Goodwill can be indicated in various ways. I raised that particular example because at that time I was in charge. Today, I'm not in a position to present other possibilities.

You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others.

To be a Christian is to be obligated to be charitable. This is true whether you are rich or poor, healthy or ill, old or young, male or female, oppressed or free, established or disestablished.

There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.

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

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.

I only wanted to help my people.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Anytime I get to help the firefighters, I will. I'm real lucky to be in a position to help.

The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others; the best way to gather is to scatter.