Kindness and Service

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.
Nathaniel Branden, author and psychologist

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight.
Psalm 19:14

Grace be with you all.
Titus 3:15c

...forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14

Let him who means to love life and see good days refrain his tongue from evil and his lips from deceit
And let him turn away from evil and do good;
Let him seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
I Peter 3:10

The really great person is the person who makes every person feel great.
G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936), English writer

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), writer

My religion is simple. My religion is kindness.
Dalai Lama

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, British clergyman

I don't think there's anything as wonderful in life as being able to help someone else.
Betty Ford

It's always worthwhile to make others aware of their worth.
Malcolm Forbes

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese poet/novelist

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mohandas Karamchand Ghandi (1869-1948)

A service project is a social event with a higher purpose.
Lynne Harwood

Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.
Elizabeth Harrison

If you always give, you will always have.
Chinese proverb

Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
Henry James (1843-1916), writer

A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Ken Keyes, jr., author

When we truly care for ourselves, it becomes possible to care more profoundly about other people. The more alert and sensitive we are to our own needs, the more loving and generous we can be toward others.
Eda LeShan (1922-2002), writer

It is not how much we do, it is how much love we put into the doing.
Mother Teresa

Service is love in work clothes.
church marquee

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), medical missionary and Nobel Peace prize winner

When you give of yourself, you receive more than you give.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944), writer

Loving life is a two-way street... We don't receive care and compassion if we don't extend them to others.
George Shinn, entrepreneur

The more of your heart you give... the fuller it gets.
"Since I Gave My Heart Away", Sonya Isaacs,
lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you;
It's what you leave behind you when you go.
"Three Wooden Crosses," Randy Travis

The world is good-natured to people who are good-natured.
William Makepeace Thackeray

Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao-Tzu, philosopher

You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving.

Reach down and lift others up. It's the best exercise you can get.

Funny thing about kindness. The more it's used, the more you have of it.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late.

Love is the doorway through which the human soul passes from selfishness to service and from solitude to kinship with all mankind.

The greatest high you can get in life is by helping somebody.
Timothy Stackpole, NYC firefighter who perished at WTC, 09/11/01

I think that anyone who has had a decent life has an obligation to give back.
Kelsey Grammer