Quote by Clara Barton

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the sum of human suffering, or diminishing the sum of happiness.

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must

Summary

This quote highlights that for an institution or reform movement to truly be selfless, it must first acknowledge the presence of an evil or wrongdoing that either contributes to human suffering or decreases overall happiness. The quote suggests that genuine acts of change and progress stem from understanding and addressing these issues. By recognizing and actively seeking to rectify the sources of suffering or diminished happiness, the institution or reform movement demonstrates its commitment to selflessness and improving the wellbeing of society.

Topics

Happiness

By Clara Barton

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state, we must be

Indolence is a delightful but distressing state, we must be doing something to be happy.

Indolence

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears I come to bur

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them The good is oft interred with their bones.

William Shakespeare

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Old deeds for old people, and new deeds for new.

Henry David Thoreau

People Deeds

I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every re

I am saying voluntarily that I have sung for almost every religious group in the country, from Jewish and Catholic, and Presbyterian and Holy Rollers and Revival Churches. I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.

Pete Seeger, from testimony for

Patriotism

Don't give up hope...Don't ever give up hope!

Don't give up hope...Don't ever give up hope!

Inspirational Bullying Ben

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

Heston Blumenthal

Failure

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the surrender is mutual.

Love

My life may be much happier to-morrow Hunger and love that p

My life may be much happier to-morrow Hunger and love that press against the body, The two eternal needs we recognise, Desires that so relentlessly pursue one, May get me down or raise me to the skies And make me a Don Bradman or Don Juan.

Life Love

The common people of America display a quality of good commo

The common people of America display a quality of good common sense which is heartening to anyone who believes in the democratic process.

Common Sense

People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and

People like to say love is unconditional, but it's not, and even if it was unconditional, it's still never free. There's always an expectation attached. They always want something in return. Like they want you to be happy or whatever and that makes you automatically responsible for their happiness because they won't be happy unless you are ... I just don't want that responsibility.

Responsibility Happiness Love Relationships Unconditional Love

Once he had been so formidable that he was surrounded by ene

Once he had been so formidable that he was surrounded by enemies. Now even his enemies has lost interest in him. What clearer sign of failure could you find than that?

Orson Scott Card

Failure Enemies

It's very expressive of myself. I just lump everything in a

It's very expressive of myself. I just lump everything in a great heap which I have labeled the past, and, having thus emptied this deep reservoir that was once myself, I am ready to continue.

Past