97 Inspirational Quotes About Volunteering (GIVING)

Top 10 Most Famous Quotes About Volunteering (BEST)

‘Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don’t live in the world all of your own.”
Albert Schweitzer

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. - Audrey Hepburn — As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. – **Audrey Hepburn**

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth. - Muhammad Ali — **Service** to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth. – **Muhammad Ali**

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. - Helen Keller — Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. – **Helen Keller**

What is the essence of life To serve others and to do good. - Aristotle — What is the essence of **life**? To serve others and to do good. – **Aristotle**

“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.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. - Sherry Anderson — Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless. – Sherry Anderson

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is What are you doing for others - Martin Luther King Jr. — Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others? – **Martin Luther King Jr.**

You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give. - Winston Churchill — You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give. – **Winston Churchill**

The intelligent way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others. - The Dalai Lama — The **intelligent** way to be selfish is to work for the welfare of others. – **The Dalai Lama**

20 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Volunteering That Will Encourage You To Serve Others

“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help. - Heather French Henry — Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else’s help. – Heather French Henry

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Gandhi — The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. – **Gandhi**

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
Leo Buscaglia

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. - Plato — Good **actions** give **strength** to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. – **Plato**

Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another. - Erma Bombeck — Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s **compassion**, unselfish caring, **patience**, and just plain loving one another. – Erma Bombeck

“At the end of the day it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished. It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.”
Denzel Washington

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time. - Rob McKenna — You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your **time**. – Rob McKenna

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. - Horace Mann — Doing nothing for others is the undoing of ourselves. – **Horace Mann**

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. - Herman Melville — We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. – **Herman Melville**

It is not enough to be compassionate – you must act. - The Dalai Lama — It is not enough to be compassionate – you must act. – The Dalai Lama

The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers. - Terri Guillemets — The world is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers. – Terri Guillemets

Only a life lived for others is worth living. - Albert Einstein — Only a life lived for others is worth living. – **Albert Einstein**

Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful. - Stephen King — Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful. – **Stephen King**

Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds. - Bill Clinton — Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it **changes** the odds. – **Bill Clinton**

Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. - Jim Rohn — Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have. – **Jim Rohn**

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. - Khalil Gibran — You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. – **Khalil Gibran**

Love cannot remain by itself – it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service. - Mother Teresa — Love cannot remain by itself – it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service. – **Mother Teresa**

If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart. - Rumi — If you become a helper of hearts, springs of **wisdom** will flow from your heart. – **Rumi**

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. - William Shakespeare — The meaning of life is to find your **gift**. The **purpose** of life is to give it away. – **William Shakespeare**

16 Motivational Quotes About Volunteering in Your Community

“Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.”
Gillian Anderson

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead — Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, **committed** citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. – Margaret Mead

I urge young people to consider public service, whether they do it now by volunteering in their community or prepare for public service as an adult. - John Walters — I urge young people to consider public service, whether they do it now by volunteering in their community or prepare for public service as an adult. – John Walters

“Whatever community organization, whether it’s a women’s organization, or fighting for racial justice, you will get satisfaction out of doing something to give back to the community that you never get in any other way.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The quality of your life will be determined by the quality of your contribution. When you work to improve the lives of others, your life improves automatically. - Kurek Ashley — The quality of your life will be determined by the quality of your contribution. When you work to improve the lives of others, your life improves automatically. – Kurek Ashley

If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever. - Kofi Annan — If our **hopes** of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever. – Kofi Annan

Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place. - Natalie Portman — Our generation has the ability and the **responsibility** to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and **peaceful** place. – **Natalie Portman**

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. - Helen Dyer — 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. – Helen Dyer

God and angels don’t get paid even though theirs is some of the most important work around. Ditto for volunteers. - Cherishe Archer — God and **angels** don’t get paid even though theirs is some of the most important work around. Ditto for volunteers. – Cherishe Archer

If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one. - Mother Teresa — If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one. – Mother Teresa

Volunteering is an act of supreme optimism that things can be better and that we can make them better. - John Bridgeland — Volunteering is an act of supreme **optimism** that things can be better and that we can make them better. – John Bridgeland

Volunteering creates a national character in which the community and the nation take on a spirit of compassion, comradeship, and confidence. - Brian O’Connell — Volunteering creates a national **character** in which the community and the nation take on a spirit of compassion, comradeship, and **confidence**. – Brian O’Connell

The effect of one good-hearted person is incalculable. - Oscar Arias — The effect of one good-hearted person is incalculable. – Oscar Arias

As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness. - Dieter F. Uchtdorf — As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own **happiness**. – Dieter F. Uchtdorf

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. - Charles Dickens — No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. – **Charles Dickens**

Volunteers help drive our country’s progress, and day in and day out, they make extraordinary sacrifices to expand promise and possibility. - Barack Obama — Volunteers help drive our country’s progress, and day in and day out, they make extraordinary sacrifices to expand promise and possibility. – **Barack Obama**

12 Touching Quotes About Volunteering and Giving Back

No one has ever become poor by giving. - Anne Frank — No one has ever become poor by giving. – **Anne Frank**

Every person can make a difference, and every person should try. - John F. Kennedy — Every person can make a difference, and every person should try. – **John F. Kennedy**

There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up. - Bernard Meltzer — There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up. – Bernard Meltzer

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. - H. Jackson Brown Jr. — Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more. – **H. Jackson Brown Jr.**

You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man. - Seth Parker — You may not have saved a lot of **money** in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man. – Seth Parker

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. - Henry Drummond — You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived, are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. – Henry Drummond

Even if you just change one life, you’ve changed the world forever. - Mike Satterfield — Even if you just change one life, you’ve changed the world forever. – Mike Satterfield

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. - Albert Pike — What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. – Albert Pike

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. - Desmond Tutu — Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. – **Desmond Tutu**

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

The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires. - Albert Schweitzer — The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires. – Albert Schweitzer

14 Quotes About Volunteering and Helping Others

“The greatest poverty that can afflict the human spirit is the loss of a generous heart. You will know that success has slipped away when your passion for helping others grows cold.”
Bill Lane Doulos