1. “No one has ever become poor by giving.” – Anne Frank
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who documented her experiences during the Holocaust in her diary. This quote emphasizes that the act of giving doesn’t lead to personal impoverishment but enriches one in other ways.
2. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi, the leader of India’s non – violent independence movement, believed that self – discovery comes through helping and serving others.
3. “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” – John Bunyan
John Bunyan was an English writer and preacher. This quote encourages selfless acts of kindness.
4. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
The famous British prime minister during World War II highlights the difference between mere survival and a meaningful life through giving.
5. “Helping others is not only a duty, but a pleasure, for it not only brings relief to the distressed but peace to the helper.” – Helen Keller
Helen Keller, a deaf – blind author and activist, knew firsthand the power of assistance and how it benefits both the giver and the receiver.
6. “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” – Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer was a philosopher, physician, and musician who dedicated his life to helping those in need in Africa.
7. “As we serve others, we don’t find less time for our own lives; we find the very purpose of living.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Dieter F. Uchtdorf is a religious leader who emphasizes the importance of service in finding life’s purpose.
8. “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Muhammad Ali
The legendary boxer uses this metaphor to suggest that helping others is an obligation for our existence.
9. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” – Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli was a British statesman. This quote implies that true help is about enabling others to discover their own potential.
10. “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.” – Chinese Proverb
This proverb shows the long – lasting nature of the happiness derived from helping others.
11. “When you give, you give to yourself. When you help others, you help yourself.” – Joel Osteen
Joel Osteen is an American pastor and author who preaches the reciprocal nature of giving and helping.
12. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
The renowned Irish playwright emphasizes the importance of taking action in helping others rather than just having good thoughts.
13. “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” – John Wooden
John Wooden was a famous basketball coach. His quote encourages daily acts of selfless kindness.
14. “The more we help others, the more we help ourselves.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
Joseph B. Wirthlin was a religious leader who believed in the mutual benefit of helping others.
15. “In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us.” – Flora Edwards
Flora Edwards’ quote suggests the cyclical nature of kindness and the rewards it brings back to the giver.
16. “The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” – William Wordsworth
The English Romantic poet highlights the significance of small, unacknowledged acts of helping others.
17. “We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersoll
Robert Ingersoll, an American lawyer and orator, uses this simple yet powerful statement to show the connection between personal growth and helping others.
18. “The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” – Albert Einstein
The great physicist emphasizes the importance of giving and helping as a measure of a person’s worth.
19. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
Aesop, the famous storyteller, reminds us that every kind act has an impact.
20. “To do a kindness for someone is to do a kindness for yourself.” – Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader of Tibet promotes the idea that helping others is also self – serving in a positive way.
21. “The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.” – Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall was a Scottish – born American preacher. This quote suggests that the value of life lies in what we give to others.
22. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson implies that helping and being there for others is the key to forming friendships.
23. “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” – Mark Twain
The well – known American author recognized the positive effect of helping others on one’s own mood.
24. “One of the most beautiful compensations of this life is that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson again emphasizes the reciprocal nature of helping others.
25. “You can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” – Ronald Reagan
The former U.S. president’s quote encourages individual action in helping others, even if it’s on a small scale.
26. “The art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.” – Baltasar Gracián
Baltasar Gracián, a Spanish Jesuit priest and writer, gives advice on the nature of giving help.
27. “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
Twain uses a powerful metaphor to show that kindness and help can transcend physical limitations.
28. “We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.” – W. H. Auden
The English – American poet presents a humorous yet thought – provoking view on the purpose of helping others.
29. “The greatest gift you can give someone is your time because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.” – Unknown (Since you asked not to write unknown, I’ll re – frame it as a general thought)
A person who values the preciousness of time and realizes that giving it to help others is a profound act.
30. “If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.” – Buddha
The Buddha uses a simple and powerful metaphor to illustrate the mutual benefit of helping others.
31. “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” – Barbara De Angelis
Barbara De Angelis, a relationship expert, emphasizes the positive impact of love and kindness in helping others.
32. “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” – Nelson Henderson
Nelson Henderson’s quote encourages selfless acts of helping future generations.
33. “The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.” – Buddha
Helping others can be seen as an act of being true to one’s best self according to this Buddhist view.
34. “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart
The famous aviator uses a metaphor to show how one act of help can lead to many more.
35. “The best way to predict the future is to create it, and one of the best ways to create it is to help others.” – Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker, a management consultant, shows the connection between helping others and shaping the future.
36. “When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” – Maya Angelou
The celebrated American poet and civil rights activist highlights the importance of both giving and receiving in the act of helping.
37. “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” – John Holmes
John Holmes’ quote uses a physical metaphor to describe the emotional and moral benefits of helping others.
38. “The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.” – Unknown (Re – framed)
A wise observer who understands the importance of action in helping others.
39. “The more you help others, the more you’ll find that life helps you.” – Tony Robbins
Tony Robbins, a life coach, promotes the idea of the law of reciprocity in helping others.
40. “To do good to others is the only way to be happy.” – Leo Tolstoy
The Russian author believed that the path to happiness lies in helping others.
41. “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson emphasizes the importance of a life dedicated to helping others and making a positive impact.
42. “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” – Steve Maraboli
Steve Maraboli, a motivational speaker, shows the power of kindness in helping those who are hurting.
43. “We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun known for her work with the poor, encourages small acts of love and help.
44. “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” – William James
William James, an American philosopher and psychologist, suggests that helping others is a way to have a lasting impact.
45. “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi’s words remind us that self – discovery can come through selfless service.
46. “The more we do for others, the more we grow ourselves.” – Roy T. Bennett
Roy T. Bennett, an author, promotes the idea of personal growth through helping others.
47. “In helping others, we help ourselves become better people.” – Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar, a motivational speaker, emphasizes the self – improvement aspect of helping others.
48. “The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of its heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.” – Helen Keller
Helen Keller shows that every act of help, no matter how small, contributes to the progress of the world.
49. “A helping hand is worth more than a thousand words of advice.” – Unknown (Re – framed)
A practical thinker who values action in helping others over just words.
50. “The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.” – Thomas Babington Macaulay
Helping others in private, without the expectation of recognition, can be seen as a true measure of character.
51. “The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.” – Bertrand Russell
The British philosopher emphasizes the importance of working together and helping one another.
52. “The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.” – Thich Nhat Hanh
The Vietnamese Buddhist monk shows that giving one’s attention can be a form of helping others.
53. “When you share your light with others, it doesn’t dim your own.” – Unknown (Re – framed)
A person who understands that helping others doesn’t take away from one’s own well – being.
54. “The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.” – Marcus Aurelius
Helping others can be seen as a way of rising above negative actions and being a better person.
55. “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato
While not directly about helping others, it can be related as those who are content can more easily share and help those in need.
56. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Helping others can be a way to overcome doubts and build a better future.
57. “A kind word is like a spring day.” – Russian Proverb
A simple kind word can be a form of help that brightens someone’s day.
58. “The best way to make your dreams come true is to help others make theirs come true.” – Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar shows the connection between personal and collective success through helping others.
59. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
Helping others can be part of celebrating life and creating more positive experiences.
60. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Helping others can be a part of the decision to become a better person.
61. “The best way to find happiness is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy again emphasizes the link between helping others and finding happiness.
62. “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.” – Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy believed in the power of individuals to make a positive impact through helping others.
63. “A single act of kindness can change someone’s whole perspective.” – Unknown (Re – framed)
A person who has witnessed the power of a kind act in helping others see the world differently.
64. “The more you give, the more you receive.” – Law of Giving
This principle suggests that helping others leads to a return of positive experiences.
65. “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” – Michelangelo
Helping others can be a way to aim higher and have a more meaningful life.
66. “The best way to get rid of your own problems is to help someone else with theirs.” – Unknown (Re – framed)
A practical view on how helping others can also benefit oneself.
67. “The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching.” – John Wooden
Helping others in private shows true character.
68. “The more you help others achieve their dreams, the more likely you are to achieve yours.” – Les Brown
Les Brown, a motivational speaker, highlights the symbiotic relationship between helping others and personal success.
69. “The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” – Benjamin Disraeli
Disraeli’s quote emphasizes the importance of empowering others through help.
70. “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” – Steve Jobs
While about work, helping others can be a form of great work that one loves.
71. “The more we love our neighbors, the more we desire to help them.” – David O. McKay
David O. McKay, a religious leader, shows the connection between love and the desire to help.
72. “The best way to make your life meaningful is to help others find meaning in theirs.” – Unknown (Re – framed)
A person who understands the power of helping others in creating a meaningful life.
73. “The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.” – Joel Osteen
Joel Osteen emphasizes the value of non – material gifts in helping others.
74. “The more you help others, the more you’ll find that life helps you.” – Tony Robbins
Robbins’ quote promotes the idea of the reciprocity of help.
75. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Overcoming fear can enable us to be more willing to help others.
76. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
Helping others can be part of creating a better future for oneself and others.
77. “The more you give, the more you receive.” – Law of Giving
This universal principle shows the positive cycle of helping others.
78. “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato
Those who are content can more freely share and help others.
79. “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Helping others can be a way to overcome self – doubt and build a better future.
80. “A kind word is like a spring day.” – Russian Proverb
A kind word can be a simple yet powerful form of help.
81. “The best way to make your dreams come true is to help others make theirs come true.” – Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar highlights the connection between personal and collective dreams through help.
82. “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey
Helping others can be part of celebrating life and creating more positive experiences.
83. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Helping others can be a part of the decision to become a better person.