Top 31 Quotes About Those Less Fortunate
#1. Turn thy crown upside down! You need to feel how it is to kneel as those less fortunate than your noble deal.
Stanley Victor Paskavich
#2. That is all that makes life worth our while - to do good deeds and to help those less fortunate than ourselves.
L. Frank Baum
#3. I think any film that asks its audience a degree of tolerance and acceptance of those less fortunate than themselves isn't a bad thing from whatever culture you're in or from whatever part of any political spectrum.
Hugh Bonneville
#4. Helping those less fortunate than us is a blessed opportunity to show thanks for the gifts of life that we ourselves enjoy.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
#5. When we can only be happy for the success of those less fortunate, we are secretly undermining our own success.
Charles F. Glassman
#6. Keep all your promises, don't take what doesn't belong to you, and always look after those less fortunate than yourself, and you'll do well in the world.
Rebecca Rupp
#7. The most important elements of faith [are] believing in something bigger than yourself, taking care of those less fortunate than you.
Mitch Albom
#8. True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.
Pema Chodron
#9. It is for this reason that rationality is of supreme importance to the well-being of the human species ... even more, in those less fortunate times in which it is despised and rejected as the vain dream of men who lack the virility to kill where they cannot agree.
Bertrand Russell
#10. Those less fortunate eat dried fish while the truly destitute fight with the spiny shells of crabs or lobsters. Decades later, my father will find it incomprehensible that Americans crave what in his childhood was considered repugnant fare.
Nayomi Munaweera
#11. The festive season isn't just a time to teach children about Jesus and giving, it's also a time to teach your children about those less fortunate. This year, encourage your children to pick a present and give it to a child who has none, or take them to a charity drive.
Soraya Diase Coffelt
#12. We all have a responsibility in life to do what we can to help those less fortunate.
Roger Moore
#13. I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.
Dikembe Mutombo
#14. While earning your daily bread, be sure you share a slice with those less fortunate.
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
#15. I can't save them by myself, oh but God forbid that I just turn my head and walk on by. Don't let me be a stranger to those less fortunate than I.
Darryl Worley
#16. Celebrate Life. Care for others and share whatever you have with those less fortunate than you. Broaden your vision, for the whole world belongs to you.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
#17. The man of good character is humble before those less educated than him, compassionate to those less fortunate than him, and kind to those inferior to him.
Matshona Dhliwayo
#18. I just feel that I'm compelled; that I have a responsibility to give back to those less fortunate.
Stewart Rahr
#19. I am most supportive of organizations whose goal is to increase the living situation of those less fortunate than myself.
Rosanna Pansino
#20. Respect those elder to you in years, in knowledge and spiritual attainment and act with love and compassion with those who are younger or less fortunate than you.
Radhe Maa
#21. If you REALLY want to know what another person is like, notice how he or she treats the less fortunate or those without position or title.
Steve Shallenberger
#22. ... she was one of those happily created beings who please without effort, make friends everywhere, and take life so gracefully and easily that less fortunate souls are tempted to believe that such are born under a lucky star.
Louisa May Alcott
#23. I have manifested everything I want in the way of physical things. I have a beautiful family and enough abundance to take care of them. I put my attention on manifesting for other people, helping those who are less fortunate.
Wayne Dyer
#24. When I was younger, I played sports and went to camp. As I got older, my parents began to instill in us the importance of giving back to the community, especially those places around the world that are less fortunate than my very privileged life growing up in Los Angeles.
Katherine Schwarzenegger
#25. Why'd you give him all that stuff after he tried to rob me?"
"Because he was less fortunate than us, Natty. And Daddy always said that we have to be mindful of those who are less fortunate."
"But Daddy killed people, didn't he?"
"Yes," I admitted. "Daddy was complex.
Gabrielle Zevin
#26. Although labor income is by far the largest component of gross national product, a job is not just a commodity. For many, work is an important reason for living. Even for those who are less fortunate in their allocation of work, being unemployed is a miserable state.
Dale T. Mortensen
#27. To discipline ourselves through fasting brings us in tune with God, and fast day provides an occasion to set aside the temporal so that we might enjoy the higher qualities of the spiritual. As we fast on that day we learn and better understand the needs of those who are less fortunate.
Howard W. Hunter
#28. To preserve openness of heart and calmness of mind, nurture these attitudes:
Kindness to those who are happy
Compassion for those who are less fortunate
Honor for those who embody noble qualities
Equanimity to those whose actions oppose your values
Nischala Joy Devi
#29. A person less fortunate than yourself deserves the best you can give. Because of duty, and honor, and service. You understand those words? You should do your job right, and you should do it well, simply because you can, without looking for notice or reward.
Lee Child
#30. I believe there are only one or two people in the world with whom one can have a true connection. When you've been fortunate enough to marry one of those people, you are reluctant to settle for less. One can have lovers, those are easily found, but true love rarely strikes twice.
Nicole Richie
#31. In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another.
Jeff Miller