Inspirational quotes about humanity and service from humanitarians

“Some of our finest work comes through service to others.” – Gordon B. Hinckley

“The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow

“Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community.” – Simon Mainwaring

“I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.” – Bob

“Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world.” – Ramana Maharshi

“It is always easier to require an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to

“If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?” – Abigail Adams

“Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show

“Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.” – Marie Osmond

“God spoke to me and called me to His Service. What form this service was to take the voice did

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.” – King George VI

“Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.” – James Cash Penney

“There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.” – Woodrow

“Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

“Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the

“To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity

“The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or

“From the strictest humanitarian viewpoint, any attempt to stop the processes by which over crowded cities purge themselves is not

“All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit.” – Albert

“Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises

“Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise

“I gave a very dear friend of mine my humanitarian award. Because you don’t need an award to be, or

“Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.” – Howard Zinn

“Being a humanitarian, supporting animal rights activists, human rights activists, it’s all the same.” – Daryl HannahA

“The humanitarian lays stress almost solely upon breadth of knowledge and sympathy.” – Irving Babbitt

“Anyone who is speaking of a greater compassion, a greater humanitarian concern, is a leader paving the path we all

“Since the world has existed, there has been injustice. But it is one world, the more so as it becomes

“My religion is humanitarianism, which is the basis of every religion in the world.” – Abdul Sattar Edhi

“A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress, and desire to serve the

“For me, humanitarian service, or rather service of all that lives, is religion. And I draw no distinction between such

“The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian.” – Daniel D.

“Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, feed just one.” – Mother Teresa

“Every action, no matter how small, is like drips on a rock—over time, they can carve a canyon through even

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it is those little bits of good put together that overwhelm

“A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world

“It’s not about giving bread to orphans. It’s about building a bakery that can fit an orphanage and sell bread

“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” – Malala Yousafzai