Browse 478 quotes about Social Work.
“This is the only secret to life - serve others as your own reflection.”
Source: Solo Standing on Guard: Life Before Law
“Lift Others (The Sonnet)
If you want to lift your spirit,
Lift others.
If you want to help yourself,
Help others.
If you want to find happiness,
Forget about happiness.
If you want to discover joy,
Just give without selfishness.
Be crazy, loco and bonkers,
For the welfare of others.
The only kingdom of heaven,
Is in cheering someone who suffers.
Better than self-help is unself-help,
For the rise of people is rise of the self.”
Source: Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered
“To heal and to help are the highest miracle.”
Source: Generation Corazon: Nationalism is Terrorism
“A true healer is not the one with magical powers, but the one who does everything in their power to help those in need.”
Source: I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted
“Be afraid, be extreme and be absurd - be afraid of losing touch - be extreme in accepting others - and be absurd in serving society.”
Source: Citizens of Peace: Beyond the Savagery of Sovereignty
“I am not your run-of-the-mill scholar. My philosophy comes from the streets. My science comes from the soil.”
Source: Woman Over World: The Novel
“There's no progress without a dingaling.”
Source: Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live
“Existence lived in service of others, is existence that outlives the entity.”
Source: Sonnets From The Mountaintop
“Life lived for self is goods,
Life lived for others is gift.
Time spent on self is product,
Time spent on others is present.”
Source: Yaralardan Yangın Doğar: Explorers of Night are Emperors of Dawn
“Honor He Wrote Sonnet 77
Be a muse to the world, not a mole.
Be a flute to the world, not a fluke.
Be a whistle to the world, not a hoax.
Be a warm coat to the world, not a coup.
Be O2 to the world, not CO.
Be water to the world, not booze.
Be a castle to the world, not another chaos.
Be ointment to the world, not another wound.
If you can't be a castle, be an apartment,
If you can't be an apartment, be a hut.
It's not about the size of your sacrifice,
It's about the intent, you impetuous lovenut!
Be a lamp, ladder or lego, what, it doesn't matter.
Just be something that makes the world better.”
Source: Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables
“The lower you bow in front of the helpless, the higher you rise in front of the world.”
Source: Şehit Sevda Society: Even in Death I Shall Live
“Miracle Human (The Sonnet)
Turning water into wine is no miracle,
It just means you are high on something.
Real miracle is to share your last drop,
With someone who is suffering.
To heal and to help are the highest miracle,
Even if it requires the self to be sacrificed.
A mortal who bears agony for others,
Is the real miracle personified.
So wake up and work O Miracle Human,
Rush to the helpless as monsoon rain.
Cast yourself at the feet of the forgotten,
There is nothing more noble and humane.
Prayers don't work for there's no merciful almighty.
Answer to all prayers is a human practicing humanity.”
Source: Generation Corazon: Nationalism is Terrorism
“Go, get drunk, my friend!
Get so drunk with a vision unseen,
even monsoon begins to cry!
Get so drunk with an unbent cause,
even bosons bow to thy might!
Get so drunk with incorruptibility,
you emerge a walking Wardencliffe.
Get so drunk with accountability,
no Rorschach can analyze your spirit.
Get so drunk with uncontaminated justice,
every government keeps a file on you!
Get so drunk with untainted love,
conclaves convene to decipher you!”
Source: The Divine Refugee
“Never Planned (The Sonnet)
I never planned to be a poet,
I never planned to be a writer.
I never planned to be a scientist,
I never planned to be a philosopher.
I never had any plans whatsoever,
As to what I was going to be.
As a vagabond I only had one inkling,
That is to equalize the society.
Now that I am a scientist,
Logic comes to me like clockwork.
Now that I am a writer and poet,
Words and rhymes come like lovewalk.
The path appears itself as you start to walk.
Means flow like heartbeat in all purposeful work.”
Source: Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability
“Slowly you may have transformed from a helper to one in need of help. It’s important to talk about this, to identify the wounds you carry.”
Source: Helping Effortlessly: A Book of Inspiration and Healing
“I'm a mad monk,
I won't return to paradise -
the world is a giant headache,
yet my suffering is my cure.”
Source: Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
“The I is in all people,
But people are not in all the I.
That is why we suffer so much,
That is why we all cry, cry and cry.”
Source: Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables
“Nutty Community (The Sonnet)
Crazy am I, crazy are you,
When crazy together, we live anew.
Miserable am I, miserable are you,
When miserable together, I find joy in you.
Broken am I, broken are you,
When broken together, we are each other's glue.
Insecure am I, insecure are you,
When insecure together, we find it all untrue.
Disfunctional am I, disfunctional are you,
When disfunctional together, we function well.
Fallen am I, fallen are you,
When we fall together, we'll rise sure as hell.
Let us go against ourselves in defying self-centricity.
You be a nut, I'll be a nut, let's build a nutty community.”
Source: Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World
“Because we often think of bias as a function of overt acts of bigotry, we can sometimes remain blind to the invisible structures, systems, and behaviors that bestow and reinforce that power and privilege on a daily basis.”
Source: Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives
“Amidst the sea of joy-seeking juveniles,
Be the one anomaly that feasts on pain.
Seek out the pain among those around,
Rush down to heal like monsoon rain.”
Source: Yüz Şiirlerin Yüzüğü (Ring of 100 Poems, Bilingual Edition): 100 Turkish Poems with Translations
“People taking care of people, that's how a society is transformed, not by relying on vatican, washington or some other dingdong institution.”
Source: Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather
“I look after the world as family, so the world may look after my family, when I'm not there - that's the kind of blind faith that actually makes a difference.”
Source: Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
“Allergic to Opulence (Sonnet 2230)
Do I have any right to happiness,
when millions go without food and shelter!
That's why, there's not a trace of luxury in my life,
I churn out humanitarian electricity all waking hours.
Most expensive clothes I own cost 20 dollars,
most expensive devices I own cost 200 dollars.
Born to a factory worker, I never knew luxury,
then I made me a name, but saw the world's condition,
I grew an absolute repulsion to lifestyle luxurious.
The question is not, how much can I enjoy,
but how much can I endure to lift up the world!
Life's meaning comes not from what we gain for
ourselves, but from what we give up for others.
I'm existentially allergic to opulence,
every soft bed feels like a betrayal -
expensive meals scream of starving children,
dollar spent on luxury is a dollar animal.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“Amantes Assemble Sonnet 9
The world doesn't need more avengers, but amantes.
Hear me well, my brave amantes, it's time to assemble!
More than Captain America we need Amelia Earhart,
More than Madame Web we need Madame Curie-like rebel.
Scrutinize all tradition with a fresh set of eyes,
Rebel against dogma, and stand up to discrimination.
Beliefs and doctrines surely have their place,
But none of it is above scrutiny of the new generation.
Each generation is to write their new set of laws,
Learning from the triumphs and downfalls of yesterday.
You just remember, that all roads lead to people,
And life that doesn't lift people is life gone astray.
Ayudar a la gente es la salvación de la mente.
Elevación de la gente es la elevación de la mente.”
Source: Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
“Anybody with martial training and engineering skills can be a superhero, but that doesn’t make them a hero. Superhero culture is dangerous, for it facilitates a paradigm of secret identity. And consistent practice of such secrecy eventually ruins an individual's accountability. You don't see soldiers hiding their identity do you, no matter how much they've got to lose!”
Source: Karadeniz Chronicle: The Novel
“The world doesn't need superheroes, it just needs the humans to act human.”
Source: Karadeniz Chronicle: The Novel
“Clowns wear cape and mask, not heroes.”
Source: Karadeniz Chronicle: The Novel
“Sacrifice is the law behind all love and light.”
Source: Handcrafted Humanity: 100 Sonnets For A Blunderful World
“Sight up - might up - light up!
Denounce the shore and sail the sea!
Draw electricity from your spinal cord,
One brain can make or break society.”
Source: Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor Kainat
“Adoption is the most intentional process on Earth.”
Source: The Eye of Adoption: The True Story of My Turbulent Wait for a Baby
“If bloodline dictated destiny,
We'd still be dangling from trees.
Not that we've done much better,
But at least there is possibility.”
Source: Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
“Let us throw all fear and anxiety overboard, for the dreams that’ll determine our destiny. Let us trample every foul desire for luxury, and treat the hard problem of inhumanity.”
Source: Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth
“You Are The Universe (The Sonnet)
You don't carry the torch, you are the torch.
You don't build the bridge, you are the bridge.
You don't pave the way, you are the way.
You don't make peace, you are the peace.
You don't build the future, you are the future.
You don't build civilization, you are civilization.
You don't serve the society, you are the society.
You don't work for reform, you are reformation.
You don't walk the path, you are the path.
You don't lift humanity, you are the humanity.
You don't make progress, you are the progress.
You don't serve the community, you are community.
You don't live in the universe, you are the universe.
Dimension destiny unfolds only in the human heart.”
Source: Mücadele Muhabbet: Gospel of An Unarmed Soldier
“Boil yourself in oil of the soil, till the spirit till it starts to shine.”
Source: Amor Apocalypse: Canım Sana İhtiyacım
“Confessions (Sonnet 1034)
Naskar is invincible,
Got no a fear in the world.
Abi is often crippled by fear,
Pushing through with a panicky heart.
Naskar is a pillar of strength,
Beyond all dilemmas and insecurity.
Abi is just an ordinary creature,
Often trapped in bottomless ominosity.
Every time that Abi hits a new low,
Naskar ends up flying to new heights.
Naskar is such a shining beacon,
Because of Abi who burns all night.
Behind every extraordinary Naskar,
there is a clumsy, ordinary Abi.
You only see the light of the sun,
not its combustion agony.”
Source: Her Insan Ailem: Everyone is Family, Everywhere is Home
“If you can help even one person become self-reliant, it's the greatest achievement of social reform.”
Source: Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity
“Life is a three act existence: eat, sleep and serve.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat
“People have a tendency to either fundamentalize things or philosophize things - those who fundamentalize things, boast about heritage, and those who philosophize things, boast about intellect. I say, neither heritage nor intellect is to be placed at the supreme altar of the human mind, instead what we must place in our mind's altar is people.”
Source: Gente Mente Adelante: Prejudice Conquered is World Conquered
“I Give You My Life (The Sonnet)
I give you my life,
Crossing all foul insecurity.
Don't let me dwindle in chains,
Accept this offering of my serenity.
Pour me with all your suffering,
So I can bathe in your smile.
Take this torch of my burning soul,
With it light up your shadowy aisle.
Darkness is a fiendish illusion,
Our each molecule is a fountain of light.
I have nothing to give my friend,
So I give you my life to amplify your might.
We are dead till we live for others.
In helping them our burden disappears.”
Source: When Veins Ignite: Either Integration or Degradation
“Selfless Nuts (The Sonnet)
If someone wants to do harm they'll do harm,
Whether they have nukes or sticks and stone.
If someone wants to do good they'll do good,
Whether they have a billion dollars or just one.
Intention is the mother of all good deeds 'n bad,
It has got nothing to do with having resources.
With intention one bread can feed ten people,
It cannot feed even one when there is no intent.
A world that is run by greed stops for nobody,
Who cares what such a world thinks as righteous!
In such a world you gotta throw caution to the wind,
And stand as pillar of service among the retards.
Long enough snobbish retards have ruled the world!
Now it is time for selfless nuts to take charge.”
Source: Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather
“Be the breeze, be the water, be the serene shade of a heartful tree. In character be an elephant, gentle, unafraid and forever free.”
Source: Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables
“To understand the world you must start by saying, I know nothing. To serve the world you must start by saying, I am nothing.”
Source: Mucize Insan: When The World is Family
“You cannot have a self, and not burn it. You cannot have a life, and not sacrifice it.”
Source: Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
“I take care of the world as my family, and someone somewhere will take care of my immediate family when I am not there, that's the kind of blind illogical faith that actually makes a difference.”
Source: Kral Fakir: When Calls The Kainat
“I'm A Mad Monk (Sonnet 2702)
I'm a mad monk,
I won't return to paradise -
the world is a giant headache,
yet my suffering is my cure.
I'm exhausted, I want to sleep,
but I'm afraid, if I fall asleep,
I might not wake up -
so I toil, till the soil is human.
Soy un monje loco,
no volveré al paraíso -
o la tierra es de todos,
o ilegales todos somos.
The world ain't mine,
the world ain't yours -
either earth belongs to all,
or we are all illegal.”
Source: Nazmahal: Palace of Grace
“You don't wake up to a better world, you toil through the dead of night, so the world wakes up civilized.”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“The question is not, how much can I enjoy, but how much can I endure to lift up the world!”
Source: Iftar-e Insaniyat: The First Supper
“I don't need invite from some puny paradise;
Cosmos, my Shangri-la - me, the Servant King.
Odin doesn't wait up for Valhalla to call -
Valhalla is my empire - I am Visvaviking!”
Source: World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets
“I burnt my youth, so that you could have a torch. Take this torch and ignite yourself.”
Source: The Shape of A Human: Our America Their America
“Amor Armada (The Sonnet)
I don't do drugs,
languages are my LSD.
Half-lovers crave escape,
I crave absolute unity.
Music is my MDMA,
Cultures, my cocaine.
Languages are my LSD,
People are my heaven.
Those drunk on love, language and
culture, need no artificial stimulant.
Only the half-lovers and the half-dead,
chase booze, drugs and institutions.
I'm drunk with the spirit of sacrifice,
You can keep your puny bottled charisma.
In a world of broken glass and
cigarette buds, I am Amor Armada.”
Source: Abigitano: El Divino Refugiado