Eleonora Duse Quotes

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

True compassion is not about giving or taking. True compassion is doing just what is needed.

Never reach out your hand unless you're willing to extend an arm.

Young people, when they're left alone, always want to have compassion, and they always want to give. They always want to help people who are less fortunate.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

At its core Twitter is about sharing, and I think that in life we never feel better or more energized than when we're giving to someone else.

If what I have to do is share a sandwich to lift someone's spirits, put a smile on their face - the worst thing that happens is I go broke!

When you hear about what someone else is going through, and you are unable to distance yourself from it or in any way muzzle your empathy and are inspired to actually do something, these are moments to learn from.

Everyone is able to give to someone.

Everything I do is like tough love; everything I put out there in the universe is me trying to feed you. I really care.

Help is giving part of yourself to somebody who comes to accept it willingly and needs it badly.

Give, give, give - what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

There's a love that I want to continue to offer people. And, I hope I can offer people that love through the art.

With all the things I've been through, the No. 1 thing that I've learned is that we're supposed to help people through this world.

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

I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.

I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

After the verb 'to Love', 'to Help' is the most beautiful verb in the world.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

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.

When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.