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“Non nobis solum nati sumus.

(Not for ourselves alone are we born.)”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: duty, helping-others, latin, self

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“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: helping-others, make-a-difference, purpose, purpose-of-life

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“A fine glass vase goes from treasure to trash, the moment it is broken. Fortunately, something else happens to you and me. Pick up your pieces. Then, help me gather mine.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

tags: aid, assistance, breaking, broken, broken-glass, commuity, esteem, glass, help, helping, helping-others, not-alone, pieces, recovery, self, self-esteem, self-help, shattered, shattered-glass, support, together, togetherness, trash, treasure, value, vase, worth

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“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
― Maya Angelou

tags: charity, compassion, gratitude, helping-others, inspiration

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“They have a Right to censure, that have a Heart to help: The rest is Cruelty, not Justice.

(Frequently misquoted as "He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.")”
― William Penn

tags: 1693, criticism, helping-others, misattributed-to-abraham-lincoln, misquote, volunteerism

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