Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Life is short. Help more people.

Being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become, but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others

My life is only important if i can help plenty of people

That's what we're here on this Earth for, to help others.

That's when I feel most alive, when I'm helping people.

Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

Life lived to help others is the only life that matters.

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.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

Service is what life is all about.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

I hope I contribute something useful to the human family. That's my intention. And I hope that it's useful to people.

I want to be able to serve people. For that it's important that I'm with them, among them and working for them.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

At a pretty young age, I wanted to do something with my life that would help people. I've been that way for quite a while.

If I could be useful to another human being, even for a day, that would be a great thing. It would be greater than all the big thoughts I could have at the university.

One of the secrets in life is that we really lead a better life when we're living for others than we do when we're living for ourselves, and I think that's the way for our creator intended for it to be, is that if we can live for other people, we really leave this world in a different way.

Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don't live in a world all of your own

I like to be useful to people.

We are reminded that, in the fleeting time we have on this Earth, what matters is not wealth, or status, or power, or fame, but rather how well we have loved and what small part we have played in making the lives of other people better.

The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others

Even the least work done for others awakens the power within.

Life is very short; be willing to serve.

I don't want to be a saint; I just want to help people.

The real joy in life comes from giving. It comes from service. It comes from doing things for other people. That is what is so powerful about this. Nothing will make you happier than giving.