Ethel Percy Andrus Quotes

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.

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.

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

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

Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others.

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.

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.

Service is what life is all about.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself. One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything, including his own body, for the benefit of others.

Everything I've ever thought about doing has been, in some sense, about helping people.

The key lesson for me: Don't make this life about you. It's about other people.

When we stop thinking about ourselves, when we stop being so devoted to 'me,' we can start behaving in a way that actually benefits others!

The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

Love is sacrifice.

The greatest gift God has given me is the capacity of love for people. I have so many faults, but caring about people is not one of them.

The New Testament is about loving other people as you love yourself. That means caring for them and looking after them and being kind to them.

The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart.

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

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.