I slept and dreamed that life was happiness. I awoke and saw that life was service. I served and found that in service, happiness is found.

— Unknown Source

The benchmark of greatness is finding joy in loving and serving others.

— Unknown Source

I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

— Albert Schweitzer, French-German philosopher, physician, musician, and Nobel Laureate, 1875-1965

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

— Rabindranath Tagore, a learned Bengali who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art, 1861-1941

The service we render others is really the rent we pay for our room on Earth.

— Wilfred Grenfell, British medical missionary to Newfoundland, 1865-1940

He profits most who serves best.

— Arthur F. Sheldon, British joint founding president, of the Institute of Economic Affairs where he directed editorial affairs and publishing for more than thirty years, 1916-2005
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