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"The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life."
"The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you."
"Without being peace, we cannot do anything for peace. If we cannot smile, we cannot help other people to smile. If we are not peaceful, then we cannot contribute to the peace movement."
"It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world."
"It's incredibly touching when someone who seems so hopeless finds a few inches of light to stand in and makes everything work as well as possible. All of us lurch and fall, sit in the dirt, are helped to our feet, keep moving, feel like idiots, lose our balance, gain it, help others get back on their feet, and keep going."
"Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."
"Grow spiritually and help others to do so. It is the meaning of life."
"Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk."
"If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as well as individual volunteers."
"Help others solve their problems; standing farther away, you can often see matters more clearly than they do. . . The greatest service you can render someone else is helping him or her help themselves."
"The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still."
"If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them."
"When you give yourself, you receive more than you give."
"Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little."
"Humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate nor try to forget this indignation, which is one of the most passionate forms of love."
"If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones."
"I realized that I was connected to Africa. I wasn't just a Colored girl. I was part of a whole world that wanted a better life. I'm part of a majority and not a minority. My life has been a life of growth. If you're not growing, you're not going to understand real love. If you're not reaching out to help others then you're shrinking. My life has been active. I'm not a spectator"
"I have always believed that if we do well, we must also do something to help others in society."
"Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve."
"What are you doing for others?"
