Here’s a new topic…quotes on making a difference.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. -Anne Frank
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. -William James
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. -Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
Live simply that others might simply live. -Elizabeth Seaton
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. -Mother Teresa
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. -Edward Everett Hale
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. -Albert Schweitzer
The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist. -Laurence Leamer
In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy. -Karl Reiland
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it. -Stevie Wonder
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. -Winston Churchill
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. -Mohammed Ali
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. -Horace Mann
The only gift is a portion of thyself. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Find a need and fill it. -Ruth Stafford Peale
If I thought I was going to die tomorrow, I should nevertheless plant a tree today. -Stephan Girard
There are two ways of spreading light – to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. -Edith Wharton
If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. -Lucy Larcom
Go the extra mile. It’s never crowded. -Unknown
You can’t lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. -Gene Mauch
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Hello Shawn,
Wonderful quotes and I always enjoy reading them, I share them with family and friends.
These are my favourite:
We can do no great things, only small things with great love. -Mother Teresa
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do. -Edward Everett Hale
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him. -Albert Schweitzer
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. -Winston Churchill
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. -Mohammed Ali
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity -Horace Mann
I believe we can always make a difference by sharing the love in our heart. Someone always needs a hug or a smile, kind words to show you care; to touch a heart in despair. We have the power to change someone’s day by just one flower picked from a garden can light up their day. The gift of prayers can work miracles, it is indeed such a powerful gift that lives in our heart, we can make a difference in our own lives and those who need to share in our love. Be well and happy.
I would like to thank you very much for posting these wonderful quotes and sending me the links every week. I hope you never stop. I am a fourth grade teacher in West Virginia, and I start every day by going to one of your wonderful pages and selecting a quote for the day which I then post on my door for all the staff and students to read. It has gotten to be such a habit that I hear about it if I neglect to change the quote, or forget to put one up. Keep up the good work. You are making a difference in my small corner of the world.
Peace Out
That’s awesome, Jeff! Thanks for letting me know about this; I love hearing about all those young minds that you’re helping to inspire. Thanks again; keep me posted on any interesting results.
Thank you for these wonderful quotes. I manage a recreation facility where the patrons and staff enjoy the daily postings. It definitely makes a difference in peoples lives.
Awesome! Thanks Rosalind. Thanks for making the positive ripple effect.