Volunteerism Quotes

The greatest part of our existence enfold in service of humanity.

I wish you much more grace for all your works.

Our deeds and actions can change the heart of men.

The spirit of volunteerism is the spirit of service.

Do all the work you while you still have strength.

Look at this one.” I picked up a small painting of a man with dark hair and a short, dark beard. He wore a loose shirt, cobalt blue, unbuttoned at the top, showing a prominent, knobby collarbone. He looked…complicated and hungry. She’d captured him focused intensely on a book, his face pressed against a wall like he was resting. Or waiting.

If you put your heart into everything you do, you will recreate yourself.

A noble leader answers not to the trumpet calls of self promotion, but to the hushed whispers of necessity.

We have to work and serve humanity while we have the grace.

I’m not sure about all the particulars that led to this moment. Do I believe life is a series of dots to be connected…or that no one can outrun destiny…or that all roads lead to truth and coincidence is a lie to distract us? The reason I was in this place no longer mattered. The harsh reality stared me in the face and demanded an immediate decision. Walk away and blame it on my age. Or stay and try to help a woman who had slowly become my friend over the last few weeks.

Generosity is an act of love.

I will get the work done with or without pay.

I have what takes to get the job done.

You must put all your heart into everything you do.

I’d stumbled upon the inner sanctuary of a woman who loved the world. Loved the faces of people she saw. Loved the way a hand looked when it was relaxed. Loved the way a woman looked when she touched her own face. The way a man looked when he opened himself to her. Loved the way wind changed a tree or a field or a child’s hair. The beauty of a neck meeting a shoulder. The softness of a smile that wasn’t forced.

Good deeds awaken the good spirit of every soul.

Service to humanity is service to God.

It is better to serve than be served.

You don't have to be a billionaire to believe you can make a difference. Give your resources to a charity and volunteer in your community.

The more you give of yourself, the more you find yourself.

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves.

Work with joy.

I reached down and picked up a baseball bat at my feet and I flung it as hard as it could. It circled and arced high in the air until it slammed against the side of the dining hall with a crack and fell.I sat down in the dirt. Then I lay down in the dirt.Because not only was there no trail to follow, there was no evidence he’d ever been here.There was no evidence any of them had been here.

Our ancestors did great work for humanity. What will we do for the next generations?

You have great talent for great contribution to humanity.

To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own.

He who want to be served must first know how to serve.

Those who serve others will be served.

Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others.

Work with enthusiasm.

I devote my life in service of humanity.

We are all valuable. Humanity needs our individual services.

If you seek immortality, then give. For giving frees humanity from the bondage of time. When all is gone, what's left is what you gave.

Give what you possess.

The point at which things happen is a decision. In stead of focusing on yourself, focus on how you can help someone else.

Volunteering to help others is the right thing to do, and it also boosts personal happiness; a review of research by the Corporation for National and Community Service shows that those who aid the causes they value tend to be happier and in better health. They show fewer signs of physical and mental aging. And it's not just that helpful people also tend to be healthier and happier; helping others causes happiness. "Be selfless, if only for selfish reasons," as one of my happiness paradoxes holds. About one-quarter of Americans volunteer, and of those, a third volunteer for more than a hundred hours each year.

That churchgoers do the lion's share of the charitable work in our communities is simply untrue. They get credit for it because they do a better job of tying the good works they do to their creed. But according to a 1998 study, 82% of volunteerism by churchgoers falls under the rubric of "church maintenance" activities -- volunteerism entirely within, and for the benefit of, the church building and immediate church community. As a result of this siphoning of volunteer energy into the care and feeding of churches themselves, most of the volunteering that happens out in the larger community -- from AIDS hospices to food shelves to international aid workers to those feeding the hungry and housing the homeless and caring for the elderly -- comes from the category of "unchurched" volunteers.

What needs to be done will be done by grace.

If it has to be done, take the responsibility to do it.

The sun is never denied the light it gives; likewise, you are never denied the kindness you bestow.

May we reach out to one another in love, in faith and in kindness.

The beauty of life is sharing life.

Serve one another with great humility.

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

It's impossible to be involved in all situations, but there's no excuse not to be involved in something, somewhere, somehow, with someone. Make an ounce of difference.

Don’t despise your contributions to Humanity. Every little kind deed counts.

For a second, I stared at the map of her veins just under the surface of her thin skin. It was like her body was trying to become diaphanous. Instead of getting harder and stronger and full of life as we age, we disappear slowly. Our skin thins and evaporates. Our nails barely coat our fingertips. Our hair falls out. We are never more see-through.

Whenever we have opportunity to serve, we must serve with all our heart.

Always work enthusiastically.

Steve Thomas Rooney embraces a simple concept of providing a hand up versus a hand out to families in need. We are deeply grateful to volunteers, donors and other supporters around the world who help us with this life-changing work

It is only love that fuels the spirit of great deeds.

There were many, many times thereafter that Don regretted having enlisted - but so has every man who ever volunteered for military service.

The heart of service is grace of belonging.

The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired. One of the great ironies of life is this: He or she who serves almost always benefits more than he or she who is served.

For every God-given goal, He gives grace to accomplish it.

My dad used to say, ‘This is what your right arm’s for, son,’” John said. “This is the time and these are the people and I’d give my right arm to be a light, a comfort, to them. I know you would, too. In whatever form it takes. Use these materials and make something great. Do it on faith, knowing you probably won’t be around to see how the story ends.

Joyfully we undertake our daily work.

We work in the best of our abilities.

We can serve humanity with our divine passions and gifted skills.

The greatest conduct is love in action.