I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve. —Albert Schweitzer

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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

Philosopher, Physician, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

COMMENTS

Laura from Nevada DECEMBER 12, 2016
It's an endless, joyful journey- learning to serve is a greater gift to the one serving, than to the recipient.
Anonymous AUGUST 13, 2016
This is the lesson of mo
Kiyaz from Colombo, Sri Lanka JULY 21, 2016
absolutely thats true
Gordon from North Carolina MAY 13, 2016
FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (MINE) I HAVE FOUND THOS TO BE SOOOO TRUE
Stephanie from Westcheter County  MAY 9, 2016
very strengths based and hopeful.

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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. —Nelson Mandela
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. —Amelia Earhart
Do it again. Play it again. Sing it again. Read it again. Write it again. Sketch it again. Rehearse it again. Run it again. Try it again. Because again is practice, and practice is improvement. —Richelle E. Goodrich
Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit. —Robert J. Furey
I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all. —Leo Rosten
The soul is the truth of who we are. —Marianne Williamson
Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. —Marie Curie
The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination. —Don Williams Jr.
Honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values. —Ellen DeGeneres
Talent wins games, but teamwork wins championships. —Michael Jordan
Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others. —Booker T. Washington
Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. —Howard Thurman
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. —William Penn
Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. —Bob Kerrey
Endeavor to see the good in every situation. —Unknown

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