Marcel Marceau Quotes

Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.

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.

I try to be a good person every day. If you didn't like me, there would be something wrong with you, because I really go out and work as hard as I can to help people. I put myself last - always. I'm a giver all the way.

Be just before you are generous.

I always kind of thought I want to be a good person, I want to be right to my fellow men and love them like we're supposed to.

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

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

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.

Giving should be entered into in just the same way as investing. Giving is investing.

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.

True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice.

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

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.

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

Honestly, I want to be known as a great ball player, but it's more important for me to be known as a good person. Like seriously, the greatest gift you have as a person is to give something to somebody else.

The thing, in general, about being a good person is just do the right thing as often as possible.

Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

I'd like to be remembered as a good person, that gave as much as she could with what she had to give.

You should never do something kind in hopes of recognition. Do it because its right. Do it because it makes you feel good.

Let this be our rule for goodwill and helpfulness, that whenever we are able to assist others we should behave as stewards who must someday give an account of ourselves.

Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.

The more light in your composition, the more generous you are. That is the first sign of a true light warrior. They give without waiting for you to ask. They give without expecting to be repaid. They give to strangers and even offer help to enemies. And sadly, because their light is so bright, they also attract tons of bugs and flies their way.

To give and to lose is nothing; but to lose and to give still is the part of a great mind.

Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.

Giving is a proof that you have conquered greed.