"To do more for the world than the world does for you - that is success."
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"There is no use whatsoever in trying to help people who do not help themselves."
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"At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service."
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"Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet."
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"Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations."
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"There's a fine line between helping others and being a people pleaser, and mistaking one for the other can be hugely detrimental. When we put others' needs before our own, we deplete our energy, which can lead to depression, physical illness, and overwhelm."
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"A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible."
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"The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more."
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"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark."
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"What is the essence of life? To serve others and to do good."
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"If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never be truly fulfilled."
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"The noblest question in the world is: 'What good may I do in it?'"
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"An idealist is a person who helps other people to be prosperous."
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"Nobody loves a good worship service more than I do, but we are called to make religion real, to make our faith come alive. Helping others have a decent place to live is one way to do that and it doesn't take too long for others to recognize it, too."
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"I am a spark from the Infinite. I am not flesh and bones. I am light. In helping others to succeed I shall find my own prosperity. In the welfare of others I shall find my own well-being. I am infinite. I am spaceless, I am tireless; I am beyond body thought, and utterance; beyond all matter and mind. I am endless bliss."
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"If you ever need a helping hand, it is at the end of your arm. As you get older you must remember you have a second hand. The first one is to help yourself. The second hand is to help others."
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"Even if it is a little thing, do something for those who have need of help."
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"I feel that the dormant goodwill in people needs to be stirred. People need to hear that it makes sense to behave decently or to help others, to place common interests above their own, to respect the elementary rules of human coexistence."
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"Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other."
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"The rare individuals who unselfishly try to serve others have an enormous advantage-they have little competition."
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