Quotes About Support

'Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after.

People will support that which they help to create.

Sons branch out, but one woman leads to another.

Female friendships that work are relationships in which women help each other belong to themselves.

Women's propensity to share confidences is universal. We confirm our reality by sharing.

Whoever in trouble and sorrow needs your help, give it to him. Whoever in anxiety or fear needs your friendship, give it to him. It isn't important whether he likes you. It isn't important whether you approve of his conduct. It isn't important what his creed or nationality may be.

Charity begins at home, and usually stays there.

Charity looks at the need, not at the cause.

Give what you have. To someone else it may be better than you dare to think.

Two thirds of help is to give courage.

Simply give others a bit of yourself; a thoughtful act, a helpful idea, a word of appreciation, a lift over a rough spot, a sense of understanding, a timely suggestion. You take something out of your mind, garnished in kindness out of your heart, and put it into the other fellow's mind and heart.

Blessed influence of one truly loving soul on another!

There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear.

One cannot make oneself, but one can sometimes help a little in the making of somebody else.

There are times when sympathy is as necessary as the air we breathe.

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

Help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore.

Set about doing good to somebody. Put on your hat and go and visit the sick and poor of your neighborhood; inquire into their circumstances and minister to their wants. Seek out the desolate and afflicted and oppressed ... I have often tried this method, and have always found it the best medicine for a heavy heart.

We grow by love ... others are our nutriment.

We all of us need assistance. Those who sustain others themselves want to be sustained.

When one's own problems are unsolvable and all best efforts are frustrated, it is lifesaving to listen to other people's problems.

The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.

The people you need to help you make your dream come true are everywhere, and within your reach.

We not only need to be willing to give, but also to be open to receiving from others.