Top 200 Helping Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”

— Leo Buscaglia

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Focus Quotes, Relationship Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Short Positive Quotes

2. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”

— Reinhold Niebuhr

Also featured in: Attitude Quotes, Change Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Acceptance Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life

3. “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Love Quotes, Christian Quotes, Positive Inspirational Quotes

4. “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”

— Stephen R. Covey

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Relationship Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

5. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Change Quotes, Action Quotes, Impact Quotes

6. “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.”

— Les Brown

Also featured in: Action Quotes, Coaching Quotes, Encouragement Quotes, Quotes About Dreams

7. “Start with the end in mind.”

— Stephen R. Covey

Also featured in: Strategy Quotes, Preparation Quotes, Intelligent Quotes, Future Quotes

8. “The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.”

— William James

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Change Quotes, Positivity Quotes, Psychology Quotes

9. “Don’t underestimate yourself. You are capable of more than you can ever imagine.”

— Les Brown

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Confidence Quotes, Attitude Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

10. “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone who allows you to know that no matter how dark the night, in the morning joy will come. A mentor is someone who allows you to see the higher part of yourself when sometimes it becomes hidden to your own view.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Positive Quotes for Women, Wisdom Quotes

11. “Kid, you’ll move mountains.”

— Dr. Seuss

Also featured in: Change Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Optimistic Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Meaningful Quotes

12. “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

— Charles Dickens

Also featured in: Positive Life Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Kindness Quotes, Appreciation Quotes

13. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

— John Wooden

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Meaningful Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Empowerment Quotes

14. “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”

— Jane Goodall

Also featured in: Focus Quotes, Change Quotes, Short Motivational Quotes, Short Positive Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

15. “It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.”

— Napoleon Hill

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Prosperity Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes

16. “The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.”

— Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Relationship Quotes, Mindfulness Quotes, Harmony Quotes, Wise Quotes

17. “A heart full of love and compassion is the main source of inner strength, willpower, happiness, and mental tranquility.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Happiness Quotes, Short Quotes About Life, Inner Peace Quotes

18. “You can be very much aware that when you are stressed, it always is a sign you have lost the present moment. So, you can choose to re-enter the present moment.”

— Eckhart Tolle

Also featured in: Positive Life Quotes, Awakening Quotes, Enlightenment Quotes, Reflection Quotes

19. “Compassion is a verb.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Be Kind Quotes, Morality Quotes, Practice Quotes, Kindness Quotes

20. “If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”

— Fred Rogers

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Emotional Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Kindness Quotes

21. “What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Focus Quotes, Self-Esteem Quotes, Positivity Quotes

22. “Happiness lies in making others happy, in forsaking self-interest to bring joy to others.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Also featured in: Emotion Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Unconditional Love Quotes

23. “While there is life, there is hope.”

— Stephen Hawking

Also featured in: Positive Inspirational Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Inspirational Life Quotes

24. “Work without love is slavery.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Care Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Passion Quotes, Purpose Quotes

25. “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.”

— Melody Beattie

Also featured in: Short Motivational Quotes, Sweet Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Inspirational Life Quotes, Beautiful Quotes

26. “Failure is an event, not a person.”

— Zig Ziglar

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Quotes About Life, Inspirational Life Quotes

27. “Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.”

— Swami Vivekananda

Also featured in: Blessed Quotes, Compassion Quotes, Thought Provoking Quotes

28. “The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious. The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

— Maya Angelou

Also featured in: Emotional Quotes, Emotion Quotes, Caring Quotes

29. “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

— Nelson Henderson

Also featured in: Life Quotes, Deep Quotes About Life, Meaning Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Intelligent Quotes

30. “Let’s do something beautiful for God.”

— Mother Teresa

Also featured in: Christian Quotes, Christian Motivational Quotes, Blessed Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes

31. “People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Positive Quotes, Happy Quotes, Positive Work Quotes

32. “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.”

— Brené Brown

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Psychology Quotes, Self-Love Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Wellness Quotes

33. “People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.”

— Tom Vilsack

Also featured in: Short Quotes, Positive Work Quotes, Collaboration Quotes, Sunday Motivational Quotes

34. “However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on them?”

— Buddha

Also featured in: Short Inspiring Quotes, Morality Quotes, Practice Quotes

35. “Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry.”

— Pio of Pietrelcina

Also featured in: Positive Inspirational Quotes, Sweet Quotes, Quotes About Hope, Quotes About Believing

36. “Stop worrying and start living.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Empowering Quotes, Sunday Quotes, Happy Quotes, Wellness Quotes

37. “If you want to change your life, begin by changing your words. Start speaking the words of your dreams, of who you want to become, not the words of fear or failure.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Empowering Quotes, Optimism Quotes

38. “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.”

— Wayne W. Dyer

Also featured in: Famous Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Motivational Monday Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life

39. “The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have.”

— Norman Vincent Peale

Also featured in: Success Quotes, Positivity Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Positive Motivational Quotes

40. “There can be no greater gift than that of giving one’s time and energy to help others without expecting anything in return.”

— Nelson Mandela

Also featured in: Make A Difference Quotes, Service Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Quotes About Humanity

41. “When you stop learning you stop growing.”

— Kenneth H. Blanchard

Also featured in: Education Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Reflection Quotes, Friday Motivational Quotes, Good Morning Motivational Quotes

42. “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.”

— Oprah Winfrey

Also featured in: Optimistic Quotes, Impact Quotes, Short Inspirational Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

43. “There is no health without mental health.”

— David Satcher

Also featured in: Psychology Quotes, Wellness Quotes, Mental Health Quotes, Health Quotes

44. “The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.”

— John Burroughs

Also featured in: Positive Motivation Quotes, Wisdom Quotes, Positive Work Quotes, Taking Action Quotes

45. “Self-worth comes from one thing – thinking that you are worthy.”

— Wayne W. Dyer

Also featured in: Self-Esteem Quotes, Self-Care Quotes, Psychology Quotes, Self-Love Quotes

46. “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”

— Nelson Mandela

Also featured in: Leadership Quotes, Positive Life Quotes, Empowering Quotes, Feel Good Quotes

47. “Life is short. Be of use.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Deep Quotes About Life, Motivational Work Quotes, Fulfillment Quotes, Life Is Short Quotes

48. “A culture is strong when people work with each other, for each other. A culture is weak when people work against each other, for themselves.”

— Simon Sinek

Also featured in: Positive Work Quotes, Intelligent Quotes, Collaboration Quotes

49. “Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.”

— Brian Tracy

Also featured in: Motivational Work Quotes, Professional Growth Quotes, Communication Quotes

50. “What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?”

— George Eliot

Also featured in: Empathy Quotes, Service Quotes, Kindness Quotes, Quotes About Giving