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    Love is not getting, but giving. Not a wild dream of pleasure and a madness of desire--oh, no--love is not that! It is goodness and honor and peace and pure living Yes, love is that and it is the best thing in the world and the thing that lives the longest.

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A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as read more

A pessimist, they say, sees a glass of water as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. But a giving person sees a glass of water and starts looking for someone who might be thirsty.

by G. Donald Gale Found in: Volunteerism Quotes,
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Learn to lead in a nourishing manner. Learn to lead without being possessive. Learn to be helpful without taking the read more

Learn to lead in a nourishing manner. Learn to lead without being possessive. Learn to be helpful without taking the credit. Learn to lead without coercion.

by Lao Tzu Found in: Volunteerism Quotes,
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Somewhere on this planet, someone has a solution to each of the world's problems. It might be one of us. read more

Somewhere on this planet, someone has a solution to each of the world's problems. It might be one of us. With your help, we can build a more hopeful world.

by Marianne Larned Found in: Volunteerism Quotes,
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I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that read more

I shall pass through this world but once. Any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

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Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.

Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.

by Gerald Jampolsky Found in: Volunteerism Quotes,
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Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people read more

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.

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Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.

by Kahil Gibran Found in: Volunteerism Quotes,
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It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without read more

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

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Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need read more

Let us not be satisfied with just giving money. Money is not enough, money can be got, but they need your hearts to love them. So, spread your love everywhere you go.

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