40+ Volunteer Quotes To Inspire Volunteers And The Act Of Giving

Volunteering Quotes

Volunteering is the act of giving your time freely and voluntarily in service of others mainly during community service or during a disaster.

Volunteering can be hard, although there are various benefits to volunteering. It can be hard sometimes, here are 40+ hand-picked inspirational Volunteer Quotes to inspire volunteers and yourself as well.

If You like these Volunteer Quotes, do check Philanthropy Quotes, Andrew Carnegie Quotes, and Giving Quotes.

Famous Volunteer Quotes

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands — one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” — Audrey Hepburn

“Volunteering is at the very core of being a human.  No one has made it through life without someone else’s help.” – Heather French Henry

“Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action.  These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.” – Helen Dyer

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”  – Margaret Mead

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

“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

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I urge young people to consider public service, whether they do it now by volunteering in their community or prepare for public service as an adult.” – John Walters

Inspirational Volunteer Quotes

“Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.” – William J. Clinton

“Every person can make a difference, and every person should try.” – John F. Kennedy

“The quality of your life will be determined by the quality of your contribution. When you work to improve the lives of others, your life improves automatically.” – Kurek Ashley

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.” – Jim Rohn

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss

“Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” – Steve Jobs

“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.” –Bernard Meltzer

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson

“Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for which there is no pay but the privilege of doing it. Remember, you don’t live in the world all of your own.” – Albert Schweitzer

“You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.” – Rob McKenna

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.” – Elizabeth Andrew

“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” – Winston Churchill

“Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.” – Erma Bombeck

“You may not have saved a lot of money in your life, but if you have saved a lot of heartaches for other folks, you are a pretty rich man.” – Seth Parker

“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in”- Unknown

Quotes About Volunteering

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Mohammad Ali

“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless, but because they’re priceless.” – Sherry Anderson

“Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” – Gandhi

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde

“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” – Seneca

“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.” – Henry David Thoreau

“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.” – Herman Melville

“You give but little when you give of your possessions.  It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” – Kahlil Gibran

 “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

“If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.” – Betty Reese

“The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.” – Thomas Carlyle

“Even if it’s a little thing, do something for those who have need of a man’s help– something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For, remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here, too.” – Albert Schweitzer

“I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands.  You need to be able to throw something back.” – Maya Angelou

 “Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.” – James Matthew Barrie

“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pike

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