Peace Pilgrim Quotes

Self-sacrifice is essential to leadership. You will give, give all the time.

The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in giving of who you are.

It is the going out from oneself that is love and not the accident of its return. It is the expedition, whether it fail or succeed.

As we give, so shall we receive. Service does not mean self-sacrifice. It means giving the needs of another person the same priority as our own.

...there is power in self-sacrifice.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

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.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

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

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.

If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it.

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.

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.

You have to be generous if you want to spend your time making someone else dinner. Even if you're charging, you're still giving.

The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit 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.

When I'm not thanked at all, I'm thanked enough, I've done my duty, and I've done no more.

Some of our finest work comes through service to others.