QuoteProject
The greatest good is what we do for others.
Mother Teresa
ShareWTF𝕏

Interpretation

What this quote means

The highest benefit comes from serving and helping others.

This quote by Mother Teresa emphasizes the value of altruism and selflessness in life. It suggests that the true measure of goodness is derived from our acts of kindness and support towards others, rather than seeking personal gain or success.

Themes

AltruismKindnessServiceGoodnessHelping Others

In practice

Example use cases

This quote can be used in a speech about community service to inspire volunteers.

More from Mother Teresa

The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
Mother TeresaRead
I believe in person to person; every person is Christ for me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is only one person in the world for me at that moment.
Mother TeresaRead
Purity is the fruit of prayer.
Mother TeresaRead
If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. _x000D_ But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.
Mother TeresaRead
The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.
Mother TeresaRead
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.
Mother TeresaRead

Similar quotes

There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality.
Thomas NagelRead
when she thought it over afterwards it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural
Lewis CarrollRead
In you, as in each human being, there is a dimension of consciousness far deeper than thought. It is the very essence of who you are. We may call it presence, awareness, the unconditioned consciousness.
Eckhart TolleRead
It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong.
Jeremy BenthamRead
I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance deeper into the vale of years, I live with constantly increasing gusto and excitement. I am sure it all means something; in the last analysis, I am an optimist because I believe in God. Those who have no faith are quite naturally pessimists and I do not blame them.
William Lyon PhelpsRead
History calls those men the greatest who have ennobled themselves by working for the common good; experience acclaims as happiest the man who has made the greatest number of people happy.
Karl MarxRead

A little wisdom, now and then

Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.

Quote by Mother Teresa | QuoteProject