Danny Thomas Quotes

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Helping others isn't a chore; it is one of the greatest gifts there is.

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.

I profoundly feel that the art of living is the art of giving. You're fulfilled in the moment of giving, of doing something beyond yourself.

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.

True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.

All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.

The most important thing is you have to want to do something for somebody other than yourself.

Give your hands to serve and your hearts to love.

This only is charity, to do all, all that we can.

The Christmas spirit does not shine out in the Christian snob. For the Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor -- spending and being spent -- to enrich their fellow humans, giving time, trouble, care and concern, to do good to others -- and not just their own friends -- in whatever way there seems need.

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

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.

Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.

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

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Even if you don't have a lot, you can help someone.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

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.

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

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.