69 Most Inspiring Helpfulness Quotes (KINDNESS)

Top 10 Most Famous Helpfulness Quotes (BEST)

“Appearance is something absolute, but reality is not that way – everything is interdependent, not absolute. So that view is very helpful to maintain a peace of mind because the main destroyer of a peaceful mind is anger.”
Dalai Lama

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else. - Charles Dickens — No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else. – **Charles Dickens**

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. - Dalai Lama — Our prime **purpose** in this **life** is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. – **Dalai Lama**

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. - Ronald Reagan — We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone. – **Ronald Reagan**

No one is poor that they cannot give, nor so rich that they cannot receive. - Saint Francis of Assisi — No one is poor that they cannot give, nor so rich that they cannot receive. – **Saint Francis of Assisi**

“Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.”
Bernard Meltzer

I can't help thousands, I can help only the one who stands before me. - Mother Teresa — I can’t help thousands, I can help only the one who stands before me. – **Mother Teresa**

Down in their hearts, wise people know this truth the only way to help yourself is to help others. - Elbert Hubbard — Down in their hearts, wise people know this **truth**: the only way to help yourself is to help others. – **Elbert Hubbard**

Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others. - Martin Luther King Jr. — Somewhere along the way, we must **learn** that there is nothing greater than to do something for others. – **Martin Luther King Jr.**

Real action and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm. - Robert Greene — Real **action** and true helpfulness are perhaps the ultimate charm. – **Robert Greene**

18 Inspirational Helpfulness Quotes

“Women helped each other in ways small and large every day, without thinking, and that was what kept them going even when the world came up with new and exciting ways to crush them.”
Alyssa Cole

Helping others is like helping yourself. - Henry Flagler — Helping others is like helping yourself. – Henry Flagler

“No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way.”
Robert Baden-Powell

I'm not asking you to walk in my shoes; I'd never wish my afflictions on anyone. But could you walk beside me on secure ground and reach to hold my hand - Richelle E. Goodrich — I’m not asking you to walk in my shoes; I’d never wish my afflictions on anyone. But could you walk beside me on secure ground and reach to hold my hand? – Richelle E. Goodrich

“If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.”
Winston Churchill

Your greatest deeds are not those you boast or brag about but those little things in life you did for others with your heart's intuition. - Hermann J. Steinherr — Your greatest deeds are not those you boast or brag about but those little things in life you did for others with your heart’s intuition. – Hermann J. Steinherr

No man can rise to fame and fortune without carrying others along with him. It simply cannot be done. - Napoleon Hill — No man can rise to fame and **fortune** without carrying others along with him. It simply cannot be done. – **Napoleon Hill**

“But even with the inspiration of others, it’s understandable that we sometimes think the world’s problems are so big that we can do little to help. On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice, but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine.”
Queen Elizabeth II

Help people even when you know they can't help you. — Help people even when you know they can’t help you.

Life is about how much you have done to improve the lives of others. - Malika E. Nura — Life is about how much you have done to improve the lives of others. – Malika E. Nura

“As to the kindness you mention, I wish I could have been of more service to you than I have been, but if I had, the only thanks that I should desire are that you would always be ready to serve any other person that may need your assistance, and so let good offices go around, for humankind are all of a family. As for my own part, when I am employed in serving others I do not look upon myself as conferring favors but paying debts.”
Benjamin Franklin

The real road of compassion, that is, giving, helping, assistance and community service, is a road that can be set and declared as your life's purpose. - Byron Pulsifer — The real road of **compassion**, that is, giving, helping, assistance and community service, is a road that can be set and declared as your life’s purpose. – Byron Pulsifer

“The ego is often deeply involved in the desire to help others. If you do not want your ego to be involved in this way, do not be available for others unless you really want to be available. Do not feel that you should be available. Don’t sacrifice yourself in any way. Don’t go against your true feelings. Don’t carry the cross for anyone else. Make sure that there’s no sense that helping others makes you a better person or that it will gain you easy access into Heaven. Don’t be a martyr.”
Leonard Jacobson

You can't help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action. - Dalai Lama — You can’t help someone just by making a wish to do so, you have to take action. – Dalai Lama

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind. - Luther Burbank — Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind. – Luther Burbank

People appreciate and never forget that helping hand especially when times are tough. - Catherine Pulsifer — People **appreciate** and never forget that helping hand especially when times are tough. – Catherine Pulsifer

“The greatest comfort of my old age, and that which gives me the highest satisfaction, is the pleasing remembrance of the many benefits and friendly offices I have done to others.”
Cato

16 Touching Helpfulness Quotes That Will Encourage You To Extend a Helping Hand

“Today is sacred – for it will never come again. What could be more important than living this day with attention and the intention to be of benefit, to the best of your ability, to all you encounter?”
John Bruna

Power is the ability to do good things for others. - Brooke Astor — Power is the ability to do good things for others. – Brooke Astor

The greatest happiness in the world is to make others happy. - Luther Burbank — The greatest happiness in the world is to make others happy. – Luther Burbank

“Doing things for others is something that money cannot buy it is a priceless act which gives an abundance of worthy feelings for both involved, to empower others and to know that others care is an key part of listening, the stoppage of wars, the foundations of a hopeful future for everybody.”
Paul Isaacs

The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see. - Dalai Lama — The more we take the welfare of others to heart and work for their benefit, the more benefit we derive for ourselves. This is a fact that we can see. – Dalai Lama

Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental vision and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service. - Sathya Sai Baba — Small minds select narrow roads; expand your mental **vision** and take to the broad road of helpfulness, compassion and service. – Sathya Sai Baba

“One who is kind is sympathetic and gentle with others. He is considerate of others’ feelings and courteous in his behavior. He has a helpful nature. Kindness pardons others’ weaknesses and faults. Kindness is extended to all – to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high.”
Ezra Taft Benson

They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity. - Emily Dickinson — They might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity. – **Emily Dickinson**

In this world we must help one another. - Jean de La Fontaine — In this world we must help one another. – Jean de La Fontaine

The best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others; the right way to gather is to scatter. - Seneca the Younger — The best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others; the right way to gather is to scatter. – **Seneca the Younger**

Every life is meant to help all lives; each man should live for all men's betterment. - Alice Cary — Every life is meant to help all lives; each man should live for all men’s betterment. – Alice Cary

Show goodness onto the world and the world will show goodness onto you. - Joshua Teya — Show goodness onto the world and the world will show goodness onto you. – Joshua Teya

The more people I am able to help, the more people are willing to help others. The more followers we have, the closer we are to a perfect world. - Akilnathan Logeswaran — The more people I am able to help, the more people are willing to help others. The more followers we have, the closer we are to a perfect world. – Akilnathan Logeswaran

Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness. - Martin Luther King Jr. — Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness. – Martin Luther King Jr.

Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the chance to be helpful. - Ric Ocasek — Refusing to ask for help when you need it is refusing someone the **chance** to be helpful. – Ric Ocasek

One right and honest definition of business is mutual happiness. - William Feather — One right and **honest** definition of **business** is mutual **happiness**. – William Feather

7 Helpfulness Quotes that Inspires Spirituality

“Be helpful to others if you have no one to help you. Don’t change yourself according to others, Just remember one thing it is not between you and others it is always between you and God.”
Anurag Prakash Ray

If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life. - Hudson Taylor — If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain **experience** and **strength** that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life. – Hudson Taylor

By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That's the law of all spiritual progress. - Christopher Isherwood — By helping yourself, you are helping humankind. By helping humankind, you are helping yourself. That’s the law of all spiritual progress. – Christopher Isherwood

“When we desire to be a blessing, we find that there are many ways in which we can bless others. We can give material goods to others, and we can also offer them the benefit of our experience. People who have faced and overcome challenges with alcohol and drugs often involve themselves in helping others who are experiencing similar difficulties. They understand the value of overcoming the problem. In every area of the human experience, we may find those precious ones who are able and willing to be a blessing to others.”
John Templeton

To feel sorry for the needy is not the mark of a Christian - to help them is. - Frank A. Clark — To feel sorry for the needy is not the mark of a Christian – to help them is. – Frank A. Clark

“One of the most important decisions you’ll ever make is choosing the kind of universe you exist in: is it helpful and supportive or hostile and unsupportive? Your answer to this question will make all the difference in terms of how you live your life and what kind of Divine assistance you attract.”
Wayne Dyer

“People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church – even if they don’t share your beliefs – as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.”
Andy Stanley

3 Helpfulness Quotes and Success

“A successful home is based on the love and helpfulness of children just as it is based on loving parents handling their responsibilities. Be eager to forgive when problems arise at home. Help with your younger brothers and sisters when needed. You are their hero.”
Hugh W. Pinnock

“When we become more fully aware that our success is due in large measure to the loyalty, helpfulness, and encouragement we have received from others, our desire grows to pass on similar gifts. Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer.”
Wilfred Peterson

“You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.”
Jim Stovall

15 Helpfulness Quotes That Will Make You Think

“You need virtual reality to understand high level science or high level math. It’s very helpful to explain third and fourth dimensional things that people are constantly addressing in quantum physics. But, as soon as you’re creating an avatar, and you can live and you can start to feel sensations on VR, that has gone too far.”
Jaden Smith

I make it easier for people to leave by making them hate me a little. - Cecelia Ahern — I make it easier for people to leave by making them hate me a little. – Cecelia Ahern

Cultivating the habit of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being. - Debbie Macomber — Cultivating the **habit** of good deeds will not only affect those around us, it will improve our own emotional well being. – Debbie Macomber

“You cannot get poor enough to help poor people thrive or sick enough to help sick people get well. You only ever uplift from your position of strength and clarity and alignment.”
Abraham Hicks

Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best. - Joseph B. Wirthlin — Our **friends** should be **companions** who inspire us, who help us rise to our best. – Joseph B. Wirthlin

I felt acutely grateful to everyone, everywhere, who does their best by giving what they have to give, no matter what issues they are facing in their own lives. - Donna Goddard — I felt acutely grateful to everyone, everywhere, who does their best by giving what they have to give, no matter what issues they are facing in their own lives. – Donna Goddard

“Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people. The irony is that it is actually in your best interest to be selfless. The things you do for the benefit of others not only make you feel fulfilled, they increase your chances of living a long and happy life. Remember that an act of love always benefits at least two people.”
Bernie Siegel

Be helpful without expectation to be rewarded. - Trevor Carss — Be helpful without expectation to be rewarded. – Trevor Carss

A good Samaritan is generally a nobody before and after the good deed. - Amit Abraham — A good Samaritan is generally a nobody before and after the good deed. – Amit Abraham

“People who won’t help others in trouble “because they got into trouble through their own fault” would probably not throw a lifeline to a drowning person until they learned whether that person fell in through his or her own fault or not.”
Sydney J. Harris

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties. - Barbara Walters — Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties. – Barbara Walters

So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful. - Jack Markell — So, for me the town hall meetings are really an **opportunity** to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they’ve been very helpful. – Jack Markell

“I have a worm’s eye view and a bird’s eye view simultaneously and it’s immensely helpful to understand what is happening on the shop floor when you are harnessing many talents and telling an intimate story on a large scale.”
Richard Eyre

Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary. - Jessamyn West — **Talent** is helpful in **writing**, but guts are absolutely necessary. – Jessamyn West

“Salman was an amazing human being. There are lot of things about him for years, but he’s one of the most genuine, helpful guys out there. There’s Salman Khan the superhero, and there’s that gentle guy who pulls out a charcoal pencil and comes up with some soulful, pure art pieces.”
Kubra Sait