Helping Quotes - Page 14

We don't help people by showing them our trophies. We help them by showing them our scars.

I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another. How could we not,except in a world of perfect parents, siblings, neighbours, companions? And then there is the question on which so much depends, of how we react to the damage: whether we admit it or repress it,and how this affects our dealings with others.Some admit the damage, and try to mitigate it;some spend their lives trying to help others who are damaged; and there are those whose main concern is to avoid further damage to themselves, at whatever cost. And those are the ones who are ruthless, and the ones to be careful of.

Fire will attract more attention than any other cry for help.

No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.

When we really see each other, we want to help each other.

I think I have to be aware of how much power words can have. And it makes me consider everything that I say before I say it, because you can really help a lot of people, or you can really, really mess things up.

It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.... Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.

If you come upon a person who is drowning, would you ask if they need help—or would it be better to just jump in and save them from the deepening waters? The offer, while well meaning and often given, ‘Let me know if I can help’ is really no help at all.

Progress depends on our brain. The most important part of our brain, that which is neocortical, must be used to help others and not just to make discoveries.

To help others develop, start with yourself.

Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.

What matters in this life is more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win too. Even if it means slowing down and changing our course now and then.

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.

We cannot, of course, save the World because we do not have authority over its parts. We can serve the world though. That is everyone's calling, to lead a life that helps.

They say the universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.

Be with those who help your being.

Money is not the goal. Money has no value. The value comes from the dreams money helps achieve.

One of the greatest things you can do to help others is not just to share and give what you have, but to help them discover what they have within themselves to help themselves.

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

It is true that no one can harm the person who wears armor. But no one can help him either.

Go out and do something for somebody. Go out and give something to somebody. It will take you away from yourself and make you happy.

Let's say you're in a situation where crystal meth can help you. Like, I don't know, you have too many teeth.

It's a strange lesson to learn in life that your differences, the things that make you feel uncomfortable about yourself are what will help you to grow into who you are. Those are your gifts.

The point is not to convert anyone to our view, but rather to help people wake to their own view, their own sanity.

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.